1. The practice of using genetically modified animals (especially livestock) to produce pharmaceutical proteins or drugs in their milk, blood, or other bodily fluids.
Usage: biotechnology; also called 'molecular farming' or 'biopharming'; plural form of 'pharming'

Examples

• Pharmings have emerged as a cost-effective method for producing large quantities of therapeutic proteins.
• Scientists are exploring pharmings to generate insulin and clotting factors in transgenic goats.
• The regulatory approval of drugs produced through pharmings has accelerated in recent years.
• Pharmings offer advantages over traditional fermentation-based pharmaceutical production.
• Several companies are investing in pharmings to manufacture monoclonal antibodies.