Renessen Receives Final Regulatory Clearance for World's First Crop-Based Biotechnology Quality Trait for Animal Feed Industry

Renessen LLC announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has deregulated Renessen's high lysine corn containing the LY038 trait, clearing the way for Renessen to commercialize the new technology for use in the livestock industry. To be sold under the name Mavera™ High Value Corn with Lysine, LY038 is the world's first crop-based quality trait produced through biotechnology for the animal feed industry. It also represents the first biotechnology trait offering from Renessen. The technology provides higher levels of lysine than a conventional corn plant produces. Lysine, an amino acid, is a critical building block for proteins and muscle and thus essential for the diets of animals. When included as part of an animal's diet, grain produced that contains the trait will enhance lysine levels in animal feed, reducing the need for synthetic lysine supplements. It is expected to reduce cost and improve efficiency for animal producers. "Source":[ http://www.checkbiotech.org/root/index.cfm?fuseaction=subtopics&topic_id=2&subtopic_id=9&doc_id=12193&start=1&control=2384&page_start=1&page_nr=151&pg=1 ].

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