Results of a 16-week safety assurance study with rats fed genetically modified Bt maize: effect on growth and health parameters

Szymczyk Beata; Szczurek Witold; Świątkiewicz Sylwester; Kwiatek Krzysztof; Sieradzki Zbigniew; Mazur Małgorzata; Bednarek Dariusz; Reichert Michał

doi:10.2478/jvetres-2018-0060

Journal of Veterinary Research (Dec 2018)

Results of a 16-week safety assurance study with rats fed genetically modified Bt maize: effect on growth and health parameters

Szymczyk Beata,
Szczurek Witold,
Świątkiewicz Sylwester,
Kwiatek Krzysztof,
Sieradzki Zbigniew,
Mazur Małgorzata,
Bednarek Dariusz,
Reichert Michał

Affiliations

Szymczyk Beata: Department of Nutrition Physiology, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083Balice, Poland
Szczurek Witold: Department of Nutrition Physiology, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083Balice, Poland
Świątkiewicz Sylwester: Department of Nutrition Physiology, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083Balice, Poland
Kwiatek Krzysztof: Department of Hygiene of Animal Feedingstuffs, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100Pulawy, Poland
Sieradzki Zbigniew: Department of Hygiene of Animal Feedingstuffs, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100Pulawy, Poland
Mazur Małgorzata: Department of Hygiene of Animal Feedingstuffs, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100Pulawy, Poland
Bednarek Dariusz: Department of Cattle and Sheep Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100Pulawy, Poland
Reichert Michał: Department of Pathology, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100Pulawy, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2018-0060
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 62, no. 4
pp. 555 – 561

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Introduction: The influence of feeding genetically modified MON 810 hybrid maize on the growth and haematological and biochemical indices of rats was tested.

Published in Journal of Veterinary Research

ISSN: 2450-8608 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/JVETRES

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