GM grass begins producing cyanide

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57459357/gm-grass-linked-to-texas-cattle-deaths

GM grass linked to Texas cattle deaths

....Preliminary tests revealed the Tifton 85 grass, which has been here for years, had suddenly started producing cyanide gas, poisoning the cattle...

Also at http://now.msn.com/now/0623-cows-dying-cyanide-GMO.aspx

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57459357/gm-grass-linked-to-texas-ca

ttle-deaths

GM grass linked to Texas cattle deaths

 

> ...Preliminary tests revealed the Tifton 85 grass, which has been here

for years, had suddenly started producing cyanide gas, poisoning the

cattle...

 

Not exactly.

It is well known among most older cattle farmers around here that

grasses such as Coastal Bermuda (which this grass is related to) will

produce Prussic acid under some high-stress growing conditions such as

drought. When cattle eat this damaged grass, they become ill and may die

of cyanide poisoning. When I was a young'un, we raised cattle on our

family farm, and one time lost some of our cattle that same way. You

should not eat the meat from such deceased cattle for obvious reasons!

Ralph

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Thanks Ralph. Apparently CBS news needs to do more homework??...

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57459357/gm-grass-linked-to-texas-ca

ttle-deaths

GM grass linked to Texas cattle deaths

> ...Preliminary tests revealed the Tifton 85 grass, which has been here

for years, had suddenly started producing cyanide gas, poisoning the

cattle...

Not exactly.

It is well known among most older cattle farmers around here that

grasses such as Coastal Bermuda (which this grass is related to) will

produce Prussic acid under some high-stress growing conditions such as

drought. When cattle eat this damaged grass, they become ill and may die

of cyanide poisoning. When I was a young'un, we raised cattle on our

family farm, and one time lost some of our cattle that same way. You

should not eat the meat from such deceased cattle for obvious reasons!

Ralph

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