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Animal species/
category (animals
per treatment)
Duration (days) or
living span (kg)
Portion in diet (%
or kg)
GM plant/trait
Parameters
Main results
References
Insect-protected (Bt MON810)
maize; grain
Male weanling pigs
(16)
7.5 kg; 31 days
38.9%
Feed intake, weight gain,
organ morphology
No signifi cant effects on
growth and slaughtering
data, no histopathological
changes or alterations in
blood biochemistry
Walsh
et al
., 2012
Insect-protected (Bt) maize
(grain, 2 trials)
Laying hens (18)
26 weeks
60%
Feed intake, laying
performance, fate of
tDNA
No signifi cant effects on laying
performances, no tDNA in
organs, meat or eggs
Aeschbacher
et al.
,
2005
Insect-protected (Bt; rootworm)
and glufosinate (pat)-tolerant
maize (grain)
Laying hens (72)
84 days (3
28
days)
64.75%
Feed intake, body weight
gain, egg production and
quality
No signifi cant differences in
laying performances and
egg quality
Jacobs
et al
., 2008
Insect-protected (Bt, rootworm
resistant) maize; grain (2
trials)
Laying hens
(48/12)
56/28 days
51.1% in both
studies
Feed intake, performances,
fate of transgenic protein
No signifi cant effects on feed
intake and animal yields;
transgenic protein was
digested extensively, similar
to other feed proteins; no
transgenic protein
fragments in eggs and
tissues
Scheideler
et al
.,
2008a
Insect-protected (Bt) maize;
grain
Laying hens (84)
112 days
60%
Feed intake, egg production
and quality
No signifi cant differences in
laying performance and egg
quality
Scheideler
et al.
,
2008b
Insect-protected (Bt 176)
maize; grain
Broilers (640)
38 days
58/64% (starter/
fi nisher)
Feed intake, weight gain,
carcass characteristics
Better feed conversion,
increased weight of
pectoralis minor
muscle; no
further differences
Brake and Vlachos,
1998
Glyphosate-tolerant (RR)
maize; grain
Broilers (80)
40 days
50-60%
Feed intake, growth,
carcass characteristics
No signifi cant differences
between RR maize and
conventional maize
Sidhu
et al
., 2000
Insect-protected (Bt 11) maize;
grain
Broilers
(800)
47 days
48-63%
Feed intake, growth,
carcass characteristics
No signifi cant differences
Brake
et al
., 2003
