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  • Title: Current issues connected with usage of genetically modified crops in production of feed and livestock feeding.
    Author: Kwiatek K, Mazur M, Sieradzki Z.
    Journal: Pol J Vet Sci; 2008; 11(4):411-4. PubMed ID: 19227143.
    Abstract:
    Progress, which is brought by new advances in modern molecular biology, allowed interference in the genome of live organisms and gene manipulation. Introducing new genes to the recipient organism enables to give them new features, absent before. Continuous increase in the area of the biotech crops triggers continuous discussion about safety of genetically modified (GM) crops, including food and feed derived from them. Important issue connected with cultivation of genetically modified crops is a horizontal gene transfer and a bacterial antibiotic resistance. Discussion about safety of GM crops concerns also food allergies caused by eating genetically modified food. The problem of genetic modifications of GM crops used for livestock feeding is widely discussed, taking into account Polish feed law.
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