Chinese scientists successfully clone yak


his photo taken on July 11, 2025 shows a cloned yak at a yak breeding base in Damxung county, southwest China's Xizang autonomous region. - Xinhua

LHASA: A cloned yak was born via caesarean section on Thursday (July 10) at a yak breeding base in Damxung county, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, researchers have said.

The cloned calf weighed 33.5 kg at birth, heavier than most yak newborns, according to the researchers.

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