Study ID | Participant (T/C/R) a | Sample size (male/female) | Intervention/exposure | Dosage | Duration | Generation | Outcome | Result |
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Carman JA 2013 [26] | Yorkshire-cross piglets (isowean pig) | T:84 | T: GM corn containing 90% DK 42–88 RR YG PL (a triple stack of NK603, MON863 and MON810 genes) with the remainder being equal quantities of Pannar 5E-900RR (containing NK603), Pannar 4E-705RR/Bt (a double stack of NK603 and MON810) and Producers 5152 Roundup-Ready™ (containing NK603) | Libitum | 22.7 weeks | 1 | Uterus weight | The medians of the non-GM-fed (now N = 33) and GM-fed (N = 37) groups after removing one extreme outlier: C: 0.084% of the body weight, T: 0.105% of the body weight (p = 0.025) |
 |  | C:84 | C: non-GM varieties of soy and corn |  |  |  |  |  |
Cisterna B 2008 [31] | Swiss mice | T:10 | A standard diet containing 14% GM soybean obtained by the insertion of a bacterial gene conferring tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient of the herbicide Roundup | Ad libitum | Not reported | 2 | Labelling density over nucleoplasm and prenucleolar bodies in 2-cell and 4–8-cell embryos | The labelling was significantly lower in embryos from GM-fed mice than in controls in anti-polymerase II, anti-BrU and anti-hnRNP only at the 2-cell stage, and it was significantly lower in anti-CstF, anti-CFIm68 and polyadenylated RNA at both the 2-cell stage and the 4–8-cell stage GM soybean-containing diet does not affect mouse fertility, parturition time or litter health |
 |  | C:10 | Identical diet but containing non-GM soybean |  |  |  | ||
Cyran N 2008 c [32]** | T1: F0 mice | 48 (24 pairs) | 33.0% of the transgenic corn (NK603 × MON810) (formulated in accordance with basal diet, similarly hereinafter) | Ad libitum | 20 weeks | 2 | 1. The number of pairs who delivered in the F0 generation/group | 1. T2:23, T3: 23, T4: 22, T5: 20 (P = 0.05); C2: 24, C3: 24, C4: 24, C5: 24 |
 | C1: F0 mice | 48 (24 pairs) | 33.0% isoline |  |  |  | 2. Average number of pups at birth/pair | 2. T4: 9.68 ± 0.688 (P = 0.011), T5: 8.21 ± 1.077 (P = 0.010); C4: 11.92 ± 0.496, C5: 11.38 ± 0.462 |
 | T2: 1st litter of T1 | 189 | 33.0% of the transgenic corn (NK603 × MON810) after weaning |  |  |  | ||
 | C2: 1st litter of C1 | 216 | 33.0% isoline after weaning |  |  |  | 3. Sum of pups at birth/group | 3. T2 + T3 + T4 + T5 (GM group): 844; C2 + C3 + C4 + C5 (ISO group): 1035 |
 | T3: 2nd litter of T1 | 245 | 33.0% of the transgenic corn (NK603 × MON810) after weaning |  |  |  | ||
 | C3: 2nd litter of C1 | 260 | 33.0% isoline after weaning |  |  |  | 4. Sum of pups at weaning/group | 4. T5: 173 (7.21 ± 0.985), C5: 235 (9.79 ± 0.525) |
 | T4: 3rd litter of T1 | 213 | 33.0% of the transgenic corn (NK603 × MON810) after weaning |  |  |  | ||
 | C4: 3rd litter of C1 | 286 | 33.0% isoline after weaning |  |  |  | 5. Sum of pup losses/group (birth to weaning) | 5. T2: 2 (0.09 ± 0.060), T3: 19 (0.83 ± 0.375), T4: 2 (0.12 ± 0.081) * (p = 0.025), T5: 24 (1.00 ± 0.376) C2: 16 (0.67 ± 0.305), C3: 19 (0.79 ± 0.289), C4: 32 (1.33 ± 0.433), C5: 38 (1.58 ± 0.371) |
 | T5: 4th litter of T1 | 197 | 33.0% of the transgenic corn (NK603 × MON810) after weaning |  |  |  | ||
 | C5: 4th litter of C1 | 273 | 33.0% isoline after weaning |  |  |  |  | |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6. Litter weights | 6. The third litters: the average litter weights were statistically significantly lower in the GM group (T4) at birth and on the second day (at birth p = 0.026; 2d p = 0.040) as well as at weaning (p = 0.031); the fourth litter the average litter weight was significantly lower in the GM group (T4) (p = 0.05) |
Cyran N 2008 a [32] | T1: F0 mice | 36 | 33.0% of the transgenic corn (NK603 x MON810) (formulated in accordance with basal diet, similarly hereinafter) | Ad libitum | The duration of the F0 generation was not known For pups, the duration was 7 weeks(3 weeks suckling to the dam + 4 weeks consuming the test diet) | 5 | 1. Litter size | 1. More litters with n > 8 were seen in the control groups compared to the GM groups |
 | C1: F0 mice | 36 | 33.0% isoline |  |  | 2. Sum of pups at birth/group (number of pups at birth/pair) | 2. There were no statistically significant differences between groups: T1: 184 (10.22 ± 0.629), C1: 185 (10.28 ± 0.980), T2: 189 (7.88 ± 0.779), C2: 198 (8.25 ± 0.778), T3: 208 (8.92 ± 0.875), C3: 202 (8.42 ± 1.025), T4: 125 (5.68 ± 1.10), C4: 145 (6.59 ± 1.046), | |
 | R1: F0 mice | 36 | 33.0% GM-free Austrian corn |  |  | |||
 | T2: F1 mice | 184 | 33.0% of the transgenic corn (NK603 × MON810) after weaning |  |  | |||
 | C2: F1 mice | 185 | 33.0% isoline after weaning |  |  | |||
 | R2: F1 mice | 138 | 33.0% GM-free Austrian corn after weaning |  |  | 3.Sum of pup losses from birth to weaning/group (pup losses/pair) | 3. There were no statistically significant differences between groups: T1: 46 (2.61 ± 0.837), T2: 22 (1.00 ± 0.510), T3: 25 (2.95 ± 0.631), T4: 10 (0.71 ± 0.322) C1: 34 (2.06 ± 0.683), C2: 6 (0.26 ± 0.157), C3: 11 (0.58 ± 0.289), C4: 3 (0.19 ± 0.136) R1: 17 (1.06 ± 0.322), R2: 18 (0.78 ± 0.281), R3: 21 (0.91 ± 0.266), R4: 10 (0.50 ± 0.212) | |
 | T3: F2 mice | 189 | 33.0% of the transgenic corn (NK603 × MON810) after weaning |  |  | |||
 | C3: F2 mice | 198 | 33.0% isoline after weaning |  |  |  | ||
 | R3: F2 mice | 194 | 33.0% GM-free Austrian corn after weaning |  |  | |||
 | T4: F3 mice | 208 | 33.0% of the transgenic corn (NK603 × MON810) after weaning |  |  | |||
 | C4: F3 mice | 202 | 33.0% isoline after weaning |  |  |  | ||
 | R4: F3 mice | 230 | 33.0% GM-free Austrian corn after weaning |  |  |  |  | |
 | T5: F4 mice | 125 | 33.0% of the transgenic corn (NK603 × MON810) after weaning |  |  |  |  | |
 | C5: F4 mouse | 145 | 33.0% isoline after weaning |  |  |  |  | |
 | R5: F4 mouse | 199 | 33.0% GM-free Austrian corn after weaning |  |  |  |  | |
Ermakova I 2005 [37]** | T1: F0 Wistar rats | 6 | T1: Roundup-Ready soya (40.3.2 line) (formulated in accordance with standard laboratory feed, similarly hereinafter) | T1/C1: before mating: 20 g soya flour for every cage (5–7 g flour for each rat) every day; upon delivery: the amount of soya supplement was increased by an additional g for every pup born | Not reported | 2 | 1. Pup mortality during every lactation period (the number of dead rats) | 1. 1st week: T2: 31.1% (14), C2: 9% (3), R2: 4.5% (2); 2nd week: T2: 13.4% (6), C2: 0% (0), R2: 2.3% (1); 3rd week: T2: 11.1% (14), C2: 0% (0), R2: 0% (0) |
 | C1: F0 Wistar rats | 3 | C1: traditional soya variety |  |  | 2. Organ mass in small pups | 2. The organs of small pups from the GM group were tiny in comparison with the same of other groups except for the brain mass 3. Birth weight of F1 rats: T2: 23.95 g ± 1.5 g C2: 30.03 g ± 1.1 g (P < 0.005) R2: 27.1 g ± 0.9 g (P < 0.1) the weight distribution of F1 rats by 2 weeks of age on different diets: 10–20 g: T2: 36%, C2: 6.7% (P < 0.05), R2: 6% (P < 0.01) | |
 | R1: F0 Wistar rats | 6 | R1: standard laboratory feed without any supplementation | Ad libitum |  |  |  | |
 | T2: F1 Wistar rats | 45 | T2: Roundup-Ready soya (40.3.2 line) | T2/C2: from 13–14 days of age: 2–3 g soya supplement for every pup |  |  | 3. Weight of pups | |
 | C2: F1 Wistar rats | 33 | C2: traditional soya variety |  |  |  | ||
 | R2: F1 Wistar rats | 44 | R2: standard laboratory feed without any supplementation | Ad libitum |  |  |  | |
Tudisco R 2015 [69] | T1: F0 pluriparae goat | 10 | Oat hay and commercial concentrate containing 13% of GM (MON40-3–2) soybean meal | Ad libitum | 120d | 2 | 1. Body weight after 30 days in kids | 1. Body weight at day 30 (p < 0.05): T3: 8.3 ± 0.7b, T4: 8.2 ± 0.6b C3: 9.5 ± 0.4a, C4: 9.4 ± 0.5a body weight at slaughtering (p < 0.05): T3: 10.3 ± 0.5b, T4: 10.1 ± 0.6b C3: 12.5 ± 0.4a, C4: 12.3 ± 0.5a |
 | T2: F0 pluriparae goat | 10 | Oat hay and commercial concentrate containing 20% of GM (MON40-3–2) soybean meal |  | 120d |  | ||
 | C1: F0 pluriparae goat | 10 | Oat hay and commercial concentrate containing 13% of conventional soybean meal |  | 120d |  | 2. Height at the withers and chest width in kids | 2. Height at withers (p < 0.05): T3: 45.7 ± 2.1b, T4: 46.0 ± 2.0b C3: 48.6 ± 2.6a, C4: 48.8 ± 2.4a chest width (p < 0.05): T3: 11.3 ± 1.0b, T4: 11.5 ± 1.1b C3: 12.6 ± 1.03a, C4: 12.7 ± 1.1a |
 | C2: F0 pluriparae goat | 10 | Oat hay and commercial concentrate containing 20% of conventional soybean meal |  | 120d |  | ||
 | T3: male kids of T1 | 10 | Colostrum/milk from T1 |  | 60 ± 7d |  | 3. Carcass weight in kids | 3. Hot carcass weight (p < 0.05): T3: 6.4 ± 0.3b, T4: 6.2 ± 0.4b C3: 7.2 ± 0.4a, C4: 7.1 ± 0.5a Cold carcass weight (p < 0.05): T3: 6.2 ± 0.4b, T4: 6.0 ± 0.4b C3: 6.8 ± 0.6a, C4: 6.9 ± 0.7a |
 | T4: male kids of T2 | 10 | Colostrum/milk from T2 |  | 60 ± 7d |  | ||
 | C3: male kids of C1 | 10 | Colostrum/milk from C1 |  | 60 ± 7d |  |  | |
 | C4: male kids of C2 | 10 | Colostrum/milk from C1 |  | 60 ± 7d |  |  |