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Eight calves have been born in Britain to a single cloned cow, it has been disclosed.
The cattle - four cows and four bulls - were produced in the Midlands using embryos flown in from America and placed in surrogate mothers.
Four of the calves were born at Smiddiehill Holsteins in Albrighton, Shropshire but the herd has since been broken up.
Two of these, Dundee Paradise and Dundee Paratrooper, were put up for auction in Bristol earlier this year, prompting claims from critics that dairy products could end up in the food chain. They were later withdrawn from sale.
Although none of the eight calves is a clone, the process was used to produce their mother in America from cells taken from the ear of a milking cow.
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Tags: Albrighton, Animals, Baby Animals, Baby Cows, Bristol, Calves, Cattle, Cloned Animals, Cloning, Cows, Dairy Cows, Shropshire, Smiddiehill Holsteins
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