GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
I have one questions: The article says that a cloned cow costs between $10,000 and $20,000 while a standard cow costs about $50. The article also says that cloned cows will never amount to more than a minuscule part of the market.
So what are the benefits if cloning costs so much more and will never account for a majority of the meat sold?
My understanding is that the cloned animals will be used as breeding stock and their offspring is what will become meat.
From NPR: Cloned Beef: It's What's for Dinner? :
Cloning creates a genetic copy of an animal, so making clones of a cow that produces an amazing amount of milk, for example, could be quite lucrative. Several companies are trying to make a business out of cloning; those animals could then be used for breeding.
btw, I like my steak medium rare.