A growth hormone occurring naturally in cows that is added to cattle feed to increase milk production.
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By now, the majority of you have probably heard about the significant increase in milk production caused by the administration of bovine somatotropin (GH).
Bovine somatotrophin was administered for 3 days.
Two weeks ago the FDA said that cows could produce even more milk by being given recombinant bovine somatotrophin, a growth hormone.
The production or importation of bovine somatotrophin in the Member States for the purposes of exporting it to third countries continues to be authorised.
The prohibition provided for in Article 1 shall not affect the production of bovine somatotrophin in the Member States, or imports, for the purposes of its export to third countries.
Milk from cows given supplemental bovine somatotropin is the same as any other milk.
South Africa is one of a very few nations that permits the use of a genetically engineered hormone known as recombinant bovine growth hormone, commonly called rBST or recombinant bovine somatotrophin in South Africa.
Consumers find bovine somatotrophin hard to swallow.
This case raises issues pertinent to evaluating the risk from BST, bovine somatotrophin, the technology now actively being debated.
Then the bovine somatotrophin is injected into cows to increase milk production.
Treatment with recombinant bovine somatotrophin (bST) can enhance the development of ovarian antral follicles in cattle.
The animals were divided into two groups: control and experimental. 30 experimental cows immediately following partus were subcutaneously treated with 640 mg of recombinant bovine somatotrophin.