Detection of transgenic and endogenous plant DNA in digesta and tissues of sheep and pigs fed roundup ready canola meal

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1699-1709

  Sharma, Ranjana ^a   Damgaard, Dana ^a,d   Alexander, Trevor W ^a   Dugan, Mike E R ^b   Aalhus, Jennifer L ^b   Stanford, Kim ^c   McAllister, Tim A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^d Norwest Labs   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; cp4 epsps; Genetically modified canola; Lambs; PCR; Recombinant DNA; Roundup Ready; Swine

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHLOROPLAST; DIGESTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SWINE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TURNIP;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BRASSICA RAPA; CHLOROPLASTS; DIGESTION; DNA, PLANT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33645456338     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf052459o     Document Type: Article

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