An improved method of nuclear transfer involving the transplantation of
donor differentiated pig cell nuclei into enucleated pig oocytes is
provided. The resultant nuclear transfer units are useful for
multiplication of genotypes and transgenic genotypes by the production of
fetuses and offspring. Production of genetically engineered or transgenic
pig embryos, fetuses and offspring is facilitated by the present method
since the differentiated cell source of the donor nuclei can be
genetically modified and clonally propagated.