Walsh, Maria C.; Buzoianu, Stefan G.; Gardiner, Gillian E.; Rea, Mary C.; O'Donovan, Orla; Ross, R. Paul; Lawlor, Peadar G.

2012

July

British Journal of Nutrition

Effects of feeding Bt MON810 maize to sows during first gestation and lactation on maternal and offspring health indicators

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Maize Cry1Ab 1 epidopteran-active crystalline protein Cross-generational effects GM food Safety

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A total of twenty-four sows and their offspring were used in a 20-week study to investigate the effects of feeding GM maize on maternal and offspring health. Sows were fed diets containing GM or non-GM maize from service to the end of lactation. GM maize-fed sows were heavier on day 56 of gestation (PP=񁖜8). Sows fed GM maize tended to have decreased serum total protein (P=񁖜8), and increased serum creatinine (PP=񁖜7) on day 28 of lactation. Serum urea tended to be decreased on day 110 of gestation in GM maize-fed sows (P=񁖝0) and in offspring at birth (P=񁖜8). Both platelet count (P=񁖜7) and mean cell Hb concentration (MCHC; P=񁖜5) were decreased on day 110 of gestation in GM maize-fed sows; however, MCHC tended to be increased in offspring at birth (P=񁖜8). There was a minimal effect of feeding GM maize to sows during gestation and lactation on maternal and offspring serum biochemistry and haematology at birth and body weight at weaning.

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https://www.cambridge.org/core/article/effects-of-feeding-bt-mon810-maize-to-sows-during-first-gestation-and-lactation-on-maternal-and-offspring-health-indicators/FBDCCF98741148350E05BF03D0E984C1

10.1017/S0007114512002607