Source: DAKOTA FARMER, 9/25/17


Would it be OK to genetically modify corn so that it couldn’t be infected with aflatoxins? In the U.S., aflatoxin-free corn would a boon for both grain growers and livestock feeders. Contaminated corn shouldn’t be fed to dairy cows, beef cattle or swine. At high levels, aflatoxins can be fatal. At low levels, they can make animals sick and less productive.

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