Gene editing can contribute to animal wellbeing by more quickly getting pigs resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome. Emily Metz, with the animal genetics company Genus, compares getting a PRRS resistant pig to getting five cherries on a slot machine.
“Gene editing allows us to stack the deck, it allows us the get five cherries and hit the jackpot that much faster,” Metz told the audience at the National Institute for Animal Agriculture Conference in Kansas City.
