(NaturalNews) When Danish pig farmer Ib Pedersen first noticed the
sudden uptick in disease, deformities and death among his farrow, his
immediate reaction was to investigate the diet of his pigs to look for
possible causes. And what he found confirms what a growing body of
evidence also suggests: that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in
conventional animal feed are increasingly responsible for triggering
birth defects, deformities, spontaneous abortions and other growth and
development abnormalities in both pigs and cattle.
With 13,000
pigs on his farm, Pedersen knows the ins and outs of how to properly
raise swine, as well as what is considered normal in terms of pig
health. This is why he grew particularly alarmed when many more of them
than usual began to come down with strange illnesses. Besides noticeably
lower birthrates, Pedersen observed more of his pigs than normal being
born with strange defects like spinal deformities and limb problems, and
many more pigs than usual were dying.
"When using GM feed I saw
symptoms of bloat, stomach ulcers, high rates of diarrhea, pigs born
with deformities," explained Pedersen to The Ecologist's Andrew
Wasley, who recently conducted an in-depth investigation into the link
between GMOs and animal health problems. "But when I switched [to non-GM
feed] these problems went away, some within a matter of days."
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