GMO poultry feed does not alter chicken or eggs

    Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have new DNA fragments (genes) inserted into their genomes by scientific techniques so that they exhibit a desirable trait not normally found in this organism. The inserted genes will code for specific proteins, and it is the proteins that actually allow the organism to exhibit the desired trait. Development of genetically modified crops have allowed farmers to plant corn and soybeans with resistance to insects such as the corn rootworm, corn borer and cutworm, which allows for decreased use of pesticides. Roundup Ready soybeans allow farmers to spray their soybean fields with glyphosate herbicide to control weeds after the bean plants have emerged from the ground, which increases yields and reduces extensive field cultivation and erosion.

    Despite all the positive effects of modern technologies on corn and soybean yields, the consumer often has a different perception of the value of GMO crops. Unfortunately, there is a fear of the novel proteins in the GMO poultry feed and animal feed surviving the digestive process and being deposited into the egg or poultry meat. Fortunately, protein digestion in the chicken is a well-described process of digestive physiology and chemical breakdown of proteins to small peptides and amino acids for absorption and further metabolism into new proteins in the bird.

Breaking down proteins in GMO poultry feeds

    Researchers at the University of Nebraska have conducted research to demonstrate that the novel proteins coded for by the genes inserted into GMO grains are treated just like any other protein as far as...

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