Texas A&M University announced Monday that they had cloned a
white-tailed deer for the first time. The healthy-looking fawn, named
Dewey, represents the latest confirmed addition to a clone menagerie at
Texas A&M that also includes cattle, goats, pigs and a cat. Others
have successfully cloned mammals such as sheep, mice, rabbits, mules
and horses.The deer experiment was a joint venture involving ViaGen
Inc., based in Austin, Texas, as well as Texas A&M’s College of
Veterinary Medicine.White-tailed deer currently rank as the most
abundant big-game species in North America, and ranchers can turn a
significant profit by breeding high-quality deer for livestock and
organized hunts. Quality bucks are sold for thousands of dollars.
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