Comparison of broiler performance when fed diets containing grain from Roundup Ready (NK603), YieldGard x Roundup Ready (MON810 x NK603), non-transgenic control, or commercial corn

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 443-453

  Taylor, M L ^a   Hartnell, G F ^a   Riordan, S G ^a   Nemeth, M A ^a   Karunanandaa, K ^a   George, B ^b   Astwood, J D ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b Colorado Quality Research ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Broiler performance; Carcass yield; CP4 EPSPS; Cry1A(b)

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA; ZEA MAYS;

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; GLYPHOSATE; MYCOTOXIN; PESTICIDE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MAIZE; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; DIET; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GLYCINE; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOTOXINS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ORGAN SIZE; PESTICIDES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; WING; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037872258     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.3.443     Document Type: Article

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