Long term feeding of Bt-corn--a ten-generation study with quails.
A ten-generation experiment with growing and laying quails were carried out to test diets with 40 (starter) or 50% (grower, layer) isogenic or transgenic (Bt 176) corn. Feeding of diets containing genetically-modified corn did not significantly influence health and performance of quails nor did it affect DNA-transfer and quality of meat and eggs of quails compared with the isogenic counterpart.
Flachowsky
Gerhard
G
Institute of Animal Nutrition, Federal Agricultural Research Centre, Braunschweig, Germany. gerhard.flachowsky@fal.de
Halle
Ingrid
I
Aulrich
Karen
K
D000821:Animal Feed; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003370:Coturnix / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis; D010058:Oviposition / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D012098:Reproduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003313:Zea mays / Q000235:genetics*
D018744:DNA, Plant