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Genetically Engineered Goats to Produce Human Breast Milk Substitute

September 10, 2012 / No Comments

We all know there is no substitute to human breast milk. It nourishes and keeps infants healthy. Unfortunately, low breast milk supply is a common problem among mothers. They are most of the time made to undergo medication to increase the level. What if goats are genetically engineered to produce enzymes and proteins found in breast milk? Animal scientists at the ...

Goat Fighting in China

April 15, 2009 / 1 Comment

We love animals here at Greenpacks.We don't like when they are abused, mistreated and exploited. And that includes goat fighting. Goat fighting? [caption id="attachment_4644" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Goat-fighting at Wadian Township, Linquan County, Anhui Province, China"][/caption] I had never heard of the practice until just yesterday when I happened upon a short article in at a Chinese news site that I look at from ...

Goats Are Not Crazy Animals! Think Again!

September 7, 2008 / 2 Comments

We'll start with the fainting goats. No it's not the name of a rock band or anything like that. It really refers to the animal we all know, the goat. Thanks to my good friends at WebEcoist, I found out that on planet Earth, there are special goats that faint. And they do so at the slightest scare. They freeze and ...