"Brian Sandle" wrote in message
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David Kendra wrote:

"Brian Sandle" wrote in message
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Jim Webster wrote:

Why would estrogenic compounds have nothing to do with estrogenic
pasture?


you asked about the effects of estrogenic pasture on cattle, you have
shown
no evidence that there is such an effect

I asked you as one farmer whether you have noticed anything.


Zearalenone is a mycotoxin produced by the fungus Fusarium. To my
knowledge
this mycotoxin is not produced in red clover. The fungus is a cereal
pathogen and consequently zearalenone is found in wheat, barley and
corn.

It is sometimes fed to animals to increase their growth.

The estrogenic compounds in clover include genistein, same as one
in soy. Note clover is Genista.


Dave
Have you ever had cows on red clover to any extent? Then have you
noticed
any affect on them? Or the estrogenic mycotoxin zearallenone? Don't
some
farmers use it as a steroid to increase growth of animals? I think I
posted how it reduces fertility.

My question is whether the extra estrogenic nature of GM-produced
animal feed causes any changes in the developing embryo, or fetus,
in a similar fashion to what other estrogenic foods do.

I suppose this data is already available since many animal feeds already
contain GE products. The fact that no one is making a fuss would suggest
that the products perform similarly to their non-GE counterparts - which is
as would be expected since they are isogenic.

Dave