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The use of genetically altered livestock, such as cows, goats, pigs, and chickens, to produce medically useful products is referred to as _________.

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The answer is pharming.
In pharming, the techniques of genetic engineering are used to introduce hybrid genes for some desired substance into animal embryos. These embryos will develop into transgenic animals, which will then secrete that desired substance.
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