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Since I started feeding my dogs raw, I've had Dogs Naturally send emails to my inbox in oder to access their dog food recipes. Because of this, this article came into my inbox the other day, and I was very fascinated in reading it. Not for my dogs since they're eating raw, but because of soy in chicken feed.
It was a very interesting read, and talked a lot about pesticides used to dry soy and control weeds, and how they impact the crop afterward.
It talks about how soy that is sprayed with Roundup, which is used for weed control, contains Glyphosate, the active ingredient in RoundUp, which is a toxin along with being an antibiotic. I believe I read in the article that your dog can end up consuming the toxin when eating GMO soy in dog food, causing them to consume the antibiotic. Could this be the same for our chickens? It also talks about the downsides of soy in general, such as the large amounts of 'anti nutrients' soy contains which can cause gastric distress, soy interfering with thyroid glands, and even how soybean consumption has caused seizures in dogs and cats.
I have to say it was a very interesting read, and I wanted to see other's opinions on this subject. I know I was intrigued.
Another article I found also talks about how soy contains high amounts of physic acid, which animals such as chickens can't digest because they don't produce the correct enzymes to break up the nutrients.
I haven't checked to see if the above source is reliable, but I do trust the information on the Dogs Naturally website. The author also has a TV series, is an award winning blogger, and magazine writer.
This article was written by a professional in animal nutrition and health- https://www.thepoultrysite.com/arti...-affect-the-growth-and-gut-health-of-chickens
This then leads me to the same idea with corn. Field corn is one of the most genetically modified, and heavily sprayed crops in the US. Its almost throughly sprayed with pesticides, and even though pesticides are considered safe, it leads us down the same road I was talking about with soy. I couldn't find any research on the impacts of GMO corn for chickens, but I did find this article that talks about GMO corn for humans. The last paragraph is very intriguing. Could GMO corn have the same affect on our birds as this article claims it has on humans? I'm assuming so.
Very interested to see what responses I get. I like doing research on things like this, and would love to see what everyone else's opinion is on the topic. Thanks for stopping by and reading my post! I'm very interested in your opinions, or personal research.
It was a very interesting read, and talked a lot about pesticides used to dry soy and control weeds, and how they impact the crop afterward.
It talks about how soy that is sprayed with Roundup, which is used for weed control, contains Glyphosate, the active ingredient in RoundUp, which is a toxin along with being an antibiotic. I believe I read in the article that your dog can end up consuming the toxin when eating GMO soy in dog food, causing them to consume the antibiotic. Could this be the same for our chickens? It also talks about the downsides of soy in general, such as the large amounts of 'anti nutrients' soy contains which can cause gastric distress, soy interfering with thyroid glands, and even how soybean consumption has caused seizures in dogs and cats.
I have to say it was a very interesting read, and I wanted to see other's opinions on this subject. I know I was intrigued.
Another article I found also talks about how soy contains high amounts of physic acid, which animals such as chickens can't digest because they don't produce the correct enzymes to break up the nutrients.
I haven't checked to see if the above source is reliable, but I do trust the information on the Dogs Naturally website. The author also has a TV series, is an award winning blogger, and magazine writer.
This article was written by a professional in animal nutrition and health- https://www.thepoultrysite.com/arti...-affect-the-growth-and-gut-health-of-chickens
This then leads me to the same idea with corn. Field corn is one of the most genetically modified, and heavily sprayed crops in the US. Its almost throughly sprayed with pesticides, and even though pesticides are considered safe, it leads us down the same road I was talking about with soy. I couldn't find any research on the impacts of GMO corn for chickens, but I did find this article that talks about GMO corn for humans. The last paragraph is very intriguing. Could GMO corn have the same affect on our birds as this article claims it has on humans? I'm assuming so.
Very interested to see what responses I get. I like doing research on things like this, and would love to see what everyone else's opinion is on the topic. Thanks for stopping by and reading my post! I'm very interested in your opinions, or personal research.
