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Can Gene Editing Improve Livestock Health? - Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam

In this episode of The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, Distinguished Professor of Cooperative Extension at the University of California, Davis, explains how gene editing differs from traditional genetic engineering and how it can complement conventional breeding. She discusses polled cattle, heat tolerance, disease resistance, feed efficiency, current market examples, and the regulatory path for edited livestock.

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In this episode, Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam describes gene editing as using targeted molecular tools to modify specific DNA sequences, with the aim of changing selected traits while leaving the rest of an animal's valuable genetics largely intact.

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Linde, R. [@linde007]. (2026, November 5). Can Gene Editing Improve Livestock Health? - Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam [Video]. CIT.ED. https://cit.education/p/655bc9c1-4f18-46d4-a216-46738eb27d9b

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Linde, R. [@linde007] (2026) Can Gene Editing Improve Livestock Health? - Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam [Video]. CIT.ED, 5 November. Available at: https://cit.education/p/655bc9c1-4f18-46d4-a216-46738eb27d9b (Accessed: 6 November 2026).

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Linde, Rudolph [@linde007]. “Can Gene Editing Improve Livestock Health? - Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam.” CIT.ED, 5 Nov. 2026, cit.education/p/655bc9c1-4f18-46d4-a216-46738eb27d9b.

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Linde, Rudolph (@linde007). 2026. “Can Gene Editing Improve Livestock Health? - Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam.” CIT.ED video, November 5, 2026. https://cit.education/p/655bc9c1-4f18-46d4-a216-46738eb27d9b.

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Linde R. Can Gene Editing Improve Livestock Health? - Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam [video on the Internet]. CIT.ED; 2026 Nov 5 [cited 2026 Nov 6]. Available from: https://cit.education/p/655bc9c1-4f18-46d4-a216-46738eb27d9b

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