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Table 6.3.
Continued
Animal species/
category (animals
per treatment)
Duration (days) or
living span (kg)
Portion in diet (%
or kg)
GM plant/trait
Parameters
Main results
References
Glyphosate-tolerant (RR)
canola meal
Rainbow trout (2
studies) (45 per
level and
treatment)
(1) 10-529 g; (2)
16-145 g
5/10/15/20%; 2
studies
Feed intake, weight gain,
body composition
Some differences between
groups depending on
inclusion level, but in
summary, GM canola meal
is equivalent to parenteral
line; no effect on body
composition
Brown
et al
., 2003
Cottonseed
Insect protected (Bt) and
glyphosate tolerant (RR);
whole seeds (2 studies)
Dairy cows (4
4
Latin square)
4
28 days
2.5 kg per day;
about 10% of
DM
Feed intake, milk yield and
composition, body
weight, fate of tDNA
No signifi cant infl uence on
milk yield and composition,
no tDNA in milk
Castillo
et al
., 2004
Insect protected (Bt);
cottonseed meal
Broilers
42 days
10%
Feed intake, growth,
carcass characteristics,
blood constituents
No signifi cant differences to
diets with isogenic
cottonseed meal
Mandal
et al
., 2004
Insect protected (Bt);
cottonseed meal
Broilers (40)
49 days
10%
Feed intake, growth,
carcass characteristics,
blood constituents
No signifi cant differences to
diets with isogenic
cottonseed meal
Elangovan
et al
., 2006
Insect protected (Bt) and
cowpea trypsin inhibitor
(CpTI); cottonseed meal
Broilers (108)
42 days
3%
Nutrient digestibility, feed
intake, growth, carcass
characteristics, Bt + CpTI
genes and proteins
No signifi cant differences to
cottonseed meal from
isogenic cottonseed
Guo
et al
., 2012
Wheat
Glyphosate tolerant (RR
wheat)
Broilers (90)
40 days
40%
Feed intake, growth,
carcass composition
No signifi cant differences in
feed intake, growth and
slaughtering data
Kan and Hartnell,
2004a
Rice
Glufosinate tolerant (LL rice)
Growing/fattening
98 days
72.8-85.8%
Feed intake, growth,
No signifi cant differences in
Cromwell
et al
., 2005
