China's First Two Skin-cell Cloned Calves in Good Condition

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Saturday, December 08, 2001

China's First Two Skin-cell Cloned Calves in Good Condition

China's first two calves cloned from skin cells have been doing well since their birth just over a month ago at the Laiyang Agricultural College in Shandong province. Both are female and black. Kangkang, born on November 3, now weighs 53.5 kilograms, and Shuangshuang, born three days later, weighs 54.5 kilograms.

The calves' breathing and heart rate were normal, according to experts with the college.

China's first cloned calf was born in mid-October in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province, but died 80 minutes after birth.

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