Cloned Cow Gives Birth In 'World First'

Cloned Cow Gives Birth In World First A cow cloned from cells contained in mammary-gland fluid has successfully given birth in Japan.
Officials say it is the first offspring of its kind.
The calf, which is reportedly healthy and apparently normal at birth, has been killed to allow anatomical and tissue tests.
Officials from Ebetsu-based Rakuno Gakuen University, working with Snow Brand Milk Products Co, said the male calf was born on Monday weighing 40kg.
The Japan Times reports two cows were cloned in April 1999 at Snow Brand's research centre in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, which deals with the transplant of fertilised eggs.
Officials said the two were born from cells contained in colostrum, or foremilk, which is fluid secreted by their mammary glands during birth and before formation of milk.
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