=A0=A0=A0=A0 CHICAGO (Reuter) - Dolly the sheep has a U.S. rival. A Wisconsi=
n
company said Wednesday it had successfully cloned a Holstein calf, born six
months ago.=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0 ABS Global Inc. of DeForest said it had developed a ''proprieta=
ry,
highly advanced genetic technology for cloning dairy cattle and beef
cattle'' and would announce details at a news briefing Thursday.=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0 Researchers in Scotland earlier this year successfully cloned a=
sheep
and a lamb, setting off a frenzied global discussion on the ethics of the
new technology. The sheep, named Dolly, was the first mammal cloned from an
adult cell. The cloning process involves use of a DNA-altered cell joined
with an egg to create an embryo.=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0 In March Australian scientists reported the cloning of 400=
cattle.=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0 Details of the Wisconsin company's process and its implications=
for
production were not immediately released. "