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Kiwis approves 4,000 transgenic sheep

- 27 April 1999
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27 April 1999

Kiwis approves 4,000 transgenic sheep


NEW Zealands Environmental Risk Management Authority has given PPL Therapeutics the go-ahead to keep up to 4,000 transgenic sheep.

But the biotechnology company which bred Dolly the sheep faces opposition from Maoris natives and environmental groups Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.

PPL has produced sheep that are genetically altered to produce certain medicines in their milk.

There have been some concerns that if some escape, they could breed with other local animals.

The group has just reported a full-year pre-tax loss of 14.2m, up 40% on last time.


  • The Times 27/04/02/99 page 28
  • The Independent 27/04/02/99 page 17
  • Financial Times 27/04/99 page 27
  • The Guardian 27/04/99 page 23
  • The Daily Telegraph 27/04/99 page 27, page 28 (Questor)
  • The Herald 27/04/99 page 22, page 23

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