County at centre of clone row
The Shropshire farm at the centre of a genetics row after successfully breeding embryos from a cloned cow is Humphreston Farm in Albrighton, the Shropshire Star can reveal. The Shropshire farm at the centre of a genetics row after successfully breeding embryos from a cloned cow is Humphreston Farm in Albrighton, the Shropshire Star can reveal. The farm is run by father-and-son team Jeremy and Simon Eaton, who are leading breeders of premier cow stock in Britain. No-one at the farm wanted to comment on the scientific breakthrough which resulted in the birth of a calf, named Dundee Paradise, almost seven weeks ago. Staff took down signs yesterday to try to retain the farm's anonymity, while also piling up straw bales to prevent photographers from getting pictures of their herd. But American farmer Mark Reuth confirmed that he had supplied the embryos from the cloned cow to the Eatons and said he was surprised by the level of public outcry. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star





