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Olé! Breeder to Clone Prize Bull

Posted Feb 24, 08 2:16 PM CST in World,  Science & Health 

(Newser) – Alcalde is one in a million: The hulking black bull's sons have struck fear in the hearts of Spain's bravest matadors for more than a decade. But now, in his waning years, his famed breeder has commissioned a US company to make him two in a million—with the cloned bull taking Alcalde's place as sire to champions.

ViaGen has cloned beef cattle and winning racehorses before, the Independent reports. Next month, scientists will remove a piece of Alcalde's skin and graft a nucleus into a cow's egg. Alcalde is "beyond price," so breeder Vitoriano del Rio wants two or three clones to get the best match: the lesser clones will take their turn in the bull ring.

Source Independent (UK)

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Alcalde's offspring has made many matadors famous in Spain   (Associated Press)
Alcalde's offspring is destined for the bullfighting rings of Spain.   (Associated Press)
Vitoriano del Rio has commissioned a US company to clone Alcalde   (Associated Press)
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