The researchers aren’t saying GM feed has been responsible for those improvements, but they are saying, if GMO’s were unhealthy, as often claimed by anti-GE zealots, animal health and production would have declined. Can 100 billion animals be wrong?
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A study of genetically modified feed at the University of California-Davis calculated the number of food animals raised on GM feed since 2000, then looked at animal production and health statistics – both of which have improved during that time.
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