Biology of Somatotropin in Growth and Lactation of Domestic Animals
Impressive progress has been made during the past 15 years in our understanding of the biology of somatotropin (ST) in domestic animals. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Efficacy, Safety and Benefits of Bovine Somatotropin
American Council on Science and Health, New York, NY, 1994
As the world’s population grows, the National Research Council 1 estimates that the supply of food required to adequately meet human nutritional needs over the next 40 years will be equal to the amount of food previously produced throughout the entire history of humankind. Read the rest of this entry »
Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture: An Overview
Since the onset of the modern era of biotechnology, scientists have made impressive strides in developing new agricultural biotechnologies. Biotechnologies that enhance productivity and productive efficiency1 have been developed and approved for commercial use. Technologies that improve productive efficiency will benefit both producers and consumers because feed constitutes a major component (approximately 70%) of farm expenditures. New approaches by which animals may be a source of both biopharmaceuticals for human medicine and organs for transplant (xenotransplantation) also are under development. Read the rest of this overview…
General Information about rbST
An excellent overview of rbST with links to detailed information about the history of the rbST biology and how it is produced. There are links at this site that provide important information about human health, animal health, as well as economic and farm benefits. Read the full text of this overview…
FDA Human Safety Questions and Answers
An excellent bST fact sheet that presents important questions about rbST. Read the full text…
