ANALYSIS FOR DNA/PROTEIN FROM ANIMALS FED BIOTECH CROPS

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1 Analysis For DNA/Protein From Animals Fed Biotech Crops Milk ANALYSIS FOR DNA/PROTEIN FROM ANIMALS FED BIOTECH CROPS Milk Aumaitre, A., Aulrich, K., Chesson, A., Flachowsky, G., Piva, G New Feeds from Genetically Modified Plants - Substantial Equivalence, Nutritional Equivalence, Digestibility, and Safety for Animals and the Food Chain. Livestock Production Science. 74(3): Faust, M., Miller, L Study Finds No Bt in Milk. Iowa State University Integrated Crop Management Newsletter IC-478 (Special Livestock Edition): 1. Klotz, A., Eispainer, R Detection of "Novel-Feed" in Animals? Injury of Consumers of Meat and Milk is Not Expected. Mais. (3): Phipps, R., Jones, A.K., Tingey, A., Abeyasekera, S Effect of Corn Silage from an Herbicide-tolerant Genetically Modified Variety on Milk Production and Absence of Transgenic DNA in Milk. Journal of Dairy Science. 88(8): Phipps, R., Deaville, E., Maddison, B., Sutton, J., Beever, D., Givens, D Detection of Transgenic Protein and DNA in Bovine Milk and the Effect of Transgenes on Nutrient Digestion and Milk Production in Dairy Cows. CEDAR Report for Food Standards Agency(Project FO1004): Phipps, R., Beever, D., Humphries, D Detection of Transgenic DNA in Milk from Cows Receiving Herbicide Tolerant (CP4 EPSPS) Soyabean Meal. Livestock Production Science. 74(3): Phipps, R., Beever, D The Search for Transgenic DNA in Bovine Milk. Genetically Modified Crops and Co-Producers as Feeds for Livestock, International Symposium, Nitra, Slovak Republic, 19-20th September 2001: Poms, R., Hochsteiner, W., Luger, K., Glossl, J., Foissy, H Model Studies on the Detectability of Genetically Modified Feeds in Milk. Journal of Food Protection. 66(2): Yonemochi, C., Ikeda, T., Harada, C., Kusama, T., Hanazumi, M Influence of Transgenic Corn -CBH 351, named Starlink- on Health Condition of Dairy Cows and Transfer of Cry9C Protein and Cry9C Gene to Milk, Blood, Liver and Muscle. Animal Science Journal. 74: Scientific Affairs 1 August 2007

2 Analysis For DNA/Protein From Animals Fed Biotech Crops - Meat/Eggs Meat/Eggs Genetically Modified Crops - Impact on Meat, Milk and Eggs. FASS - Federation of Animal Science Societies , Ash, J., Scheideler, S., Novak, C The Fate of Genetically Modified Protein from Roundup Ready Soybeans in the Laying Hen. Poultry Sciences. (Supplement 1): 26. Aumaitre, A., Aulrich, K., Chesson, A., Flachowsky, G., Piva, G New Feeds from Genetically Modified Plants - Substantial Equivalence, Nutritional Equivalence, Digestibility, and Safety for Animals and the Food Chain. Livestock Production Science. 74(3): Cromwell, G., Lindemann, M., Randolph, J., Stanisiewski, E., Hartnell, G Soybean Meal from Roundup Ready or Conventional Soybeans in Diets for Growing- Finishing Pigs. Journal of Animal Science. 79: Deaville, E., Maddison, B Detection of Transgenic and Endogenous Plant DNA Fragments in the Blood, Tissues, and Digesta of Broilers. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 53(26): Jennings, J., Whetsell, A., Nicholas, N., Sweeney, M., Klaften, M., Kays, S., Hartnell, G., Lirette, R., Glenn, K Determining Whether Transgenic or Endogenous Plant DNA is Detectable in Dairy Milk or Beef Organs. Bulletin of the International Dairy Federation. 383/ (2): Jennings, J., Albee, L., Kolwyck, D., Surber, J., Taylor, M., Hartnell, G., Lirette, R., Glenn, K Attempts to Detect Transgenic and Endogenous Plant DNA and Transgenic Protein in Muscle from Broilers Fed YieldGard Corn Borer Corn. Poultry Science. 82: Khumnirdpetch, V., Intarachote, U., Treemanee, S., Tragoonroong, S., Thummabood, S Detection of GMOs in the Broilers that Utilized Genetically Modified Soybean Meals as a Feed Ingredient. Plant and Animal Genome IX Conf., San Diego, CA (Poster 585); Jan McAllan, A The Fate of Nucleic Acids in Ruminants. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 41: McAllan, A The Degradation of Nucleic Acids in, and the Removal of Breakdown Products from the Small Intestines of Steers. British Journal of Nutrition: Reuter, T., Aulrich, K Investigations on Genetically Modified Maize - Bt-maize - in Pig Nutrition - Fate of Feed-Ingested Foreign DNA in Pig Bodies. European Food Research and Technology. 216(3): Reuter, T., Aulrich, K., Berk, A., Flachowsky, G Nutritional Evaluation of Bt-Corn in Pigs. Journal of Animal Science. 79: Scientific Affairs 2 August 2007

3 Analysis For DNA/Protein From Animals Fed Biotech Crops - Meat/Eggs Sanden, M., Bruce, I., Rahman, M., Hemre, G The Fate of Transgenic Sequences Present in Genetically Modified Plant Products in Fish Feed, Investigating the Survival of GM Soybean DNA Fragments During Feeding Trials in Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar L. Aquaculture. 237(1-4): Scientific Affairs 3 August 2007

4 Analysis For DNA/Protein From Animals Fed Biotech Crops - Other Other Artim, L., Charlton, S., Dana, G., Faust, M., Glenn, K., Hartnell, G., Hunst, P., Jennings, J., Shillito, R Detection of DNA and Protein in Farm Animal Products Fed Biotech Crops. Int'l Symposium Proceedings Addendum - Genetically Modified Crops and Co-Products as Feeds for Livestock, Nitra, Slovak Republic: 45. Aulrich, K., Flachowsky, G Assessment of Novel Feeds in Animal Nutrition. Journal of Animal Science. 79: 477. Beever, D., Kemp, C Safety Issues Associated With the DNA in Animal Feed Derived from Genetically Modified Crops. A Review of Scientific and Regulatory Procedures. Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series B: Livestock Feeds and Feeding. 70 (3): Doerfler, W Consequences of Foreign DNA Integration and Persistence. Foreign DNA in Mammalian Systems. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH.l. Chapter 10: Doerfler, W Uptake of Foreign DNA from the Environment: the Gastrointestinal Tract and the Placenta as Portals of Entry. Foreign DNA in Mammalian Systems. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH.l. Chapter 11: Doerfler, W Relevance In Applied Molecular Biology: An Overview. Foreign DNA in Mammalian Systems. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH.l. Chapter 12: Doerfler, W Future Research. Foreign DNA in Mammalian Systems. Wiley- VCH Verlag GmbH.l. Chapter 13: Doerfler, W., Schubbert, R., Heller, H., Kammer, C., Hilger-Eversheim, K., Knoblauch, M., Remus, R Integration of Foreign DNA and Its Consequences in Mammalian Systems. Tibtech. 15: Duggan, P., Chambers, P., Heritage, J., Forbes, J Fate of Genetically Modified Maize DNA in the Oral Cavity and Rumen of Sheep. British Journal of Nutrition. 89(2): Edwards, H., Douglas, M., Parsons, C., Baker, D.M Protein and Energy Evaluation of Soy Bean Meals Processed from Genetically Modified High-Protein Soybeans. Poultry Science. 79: Einspanier, R., Klotz, A., Kraft, J., Aulrich, K., Poser, R., Schwagele, F., Jahreis, G., Flachowsky, G The Fate of Forage Plant DNA in Farm Animals: A Collaborative Case-Study Investigating Cattle and Chicken Fed Recombinant Plant Material. European Food Research Technology. 212 (2): Forbes, J.M., Blair, G.E., Chiter, A., Perks, S Effect of Feed Processing Conditions on DNA Fragmentation. U. K. MAFF Report (CS0116): Scientific Affairs 4 August 2007

5 Analysis For DNA/Protein From Animals Fed Biotech Crops - Other Gawienowski, M., Eckoff, S., Yang, P., Rayapati, P., Binder, T., Briskin, D Fate of Maize DNA During Steeping, Wet-Milling, and Processing. Cereal Chemistry. 76(3): Glenn, K Is DNA or Protein from Feed Detected In Livestock Products? Journal of Animal Science. 79: 230. Hartnell, G Futuristic Aspects of Biotech Food for Livestock and Humans. Genetically Modified Crops and Co-Producers as Feeds for Livestock, International Symposium, Nitra, Slovak Republic, 19-20th September 2001: Hohlweg, U., Doerfler, W On the Fate of Plant or Other Foreign Genes Upon the Uptake in Food or After Intramuscular Injection in Mice. Molecular Genetic Genomics. 265(2): Jennings, J., Albee, L., Kolwyck, D., Surber, J., Taylor, M., Hartnell, G., Lirette, R., Glenn, K Attempts to Detect Transgenic and Endogenous Plant DNA and Transgenic Protein in Muscle from Broilers Fed YieldGard Corn Borer Corn. Poultry Science. 82: Reuter, T., Aulrich, K., Flachowsky, G Feeds from Genetically Modified Organism (GMO). Proceedings: International Symposium on Genetically Modified Crops and Co-products as Feeds for Livestock, pages September, Nitra, Slovak Republic. Schubbert, R., Hohlweg, U., Renz, D. and Doerfler, W On the Fate of Orally Ingested Foreign DNA in Mice: Chromosomal Association and Placental Transmission to the Fetus. Molecular and General Genetics. 259: Schubbert, R., Renz, D., Schmitz, B., Doerfler, W Foreign (M13) DNA Ingested by Mice Reaches Peripheral Leukocytes, Spleen, and Liver Via the Intestinal Wall Mucosa and Can be Covalently Linked to Mouse DNA. Proceedings of the National Academies of Science (USA): Schubbert, R., Lettmann, C., Doerfler, W Ingested Foreign (phage M13) DNA Survives Transiently in the Gastrointestinal Tract and Enters the Bloodstream of Mice. Molecular and General Genetics. 242: Spencer, D., White, C., Higgins, T Benefits and Risks of Genetic Modification of Animal Feeds. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia. 24: Scientific Affairs 5 August 2007

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