Effects of long-term feeding of genetically modified corn (event MON810) on the performance of lactating dairy cows

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Steinke, K ^a   Guertler, P ^a   Paul, V ^a   Wiedemann, S ^a   Ettle, T ^b   Albrecht, C ^a   Meyer, H H D ^a   Spiekers, H ^b   Schwarz, F J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture (Grub)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cry1Ab protein; Dairy cow; Genetically modified corn; MON810; Performance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; FAT; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MAIZE; MILK; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; DIET; ENDOTOXINS; FATS; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LACTATION; MILK; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ZEA MAYS;

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77956758753     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2010.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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