Posted by ryanwheelock on October 10, 2014 at 08:06:58 from (67.59.45.224):
Question for you guys. I raise cattle and give beef to my family members. Couple of years ago I baled up the corn stalks after picking the ear corn because we had a bad hay crop and the cattle, horses and goats ate it all up. Last weekend my dad (not a farmer) said he didn't want his beef eating corn stalks that are GMO. I did a google search on this topic to see what came up about feeding Round-up ready corn stalks. Found a few articles with one farmer saying it made his livestock sterile using a certain variety/brand of RR corn and another farmer that started having smaller litters and a lower rate of gain with his pigs when he changed to GMO corn. Another article said "gmo corns are being bred to stand better in high winds and insect pressure. This leads to a tougher stalk. And another article said GMO corn contains an activated insect-killing bacterium called Bt Toxin. GMO corn engineered with Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) produces its own built-in pesticide. Simply put, the Bt toxin is part of plant’s DNA and repeats itself in every cell. When bugs bite the plant, the poison splits open their stomach and kills them. When humans eat food with Bt Toxin, the toxins remain in their colon, kidneys, liver and other vital organs". So does this happen to cattle when they eat it? Same article said "Feeding GMO corn to cattle requires the prophylactic use of antibiotics to prevent disease because cattle who eat GMO corn for more than 140 to 180 days become very ill and die". Just wondering what your opinions are about feeding the corn stalks from round up ready corn. I know you can't believe everything you read on the internet. Do you feed RR corn stalks to your cattle??
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