Outlaw Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone Now
For a moment, put yourself in John Elway's shoes. Imagine getting paid thousands of dollars to do a milk promotion. Now, would you still do the promotion if you knew the milk had come from a cow injected with hormones? The use of rBGH, Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone, has become a concern in the dairy industry. The controversy is over whether or not the hormone is harmful to the cows and people.
In animals and humans, there is a growth hormone produced. This protein hormone, produced in the pituitary gland, is fundamental for normal growth, development, and health maintenance. It was discovered sixty years ago that by injecting cows with GH, the growth hormone extracted from
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Out of those one thousand people surveyed in Wisconsin, 75% of them stated they would pay as much as forty-four cents extra per gallon to avoid genetically engineered hormones in their milk. Keep in mind that Wisconsin is the leading milk producing state (Rachel. "Hormones...")
Monsanto and the Food and Drug Administration are speaking with the same voice on this situation. The Food and Drug Administration says, "There is 'virtually' no difference between milk from cows injected with rBGH and cows not injected." However, virtually means almost (Rachel. "Trouble...").
Scientific evidence from the United States, England and Europe shows that complications with the injected cows do exist. Some of the problems showing with the cattle are as follows: more pus from infected cows' udders, more antibiotics given to cows to treat those infections, an "off" taste and shortened shelf life due to the pus, perhaps higher fat content and lower protein content and more of a tumor-promoting chemical known as IGF-I. This chemical has been implicated in cancers of the colon, smooth muscle, and breast (Rachel. "Hormones...").
More milk is exactly what the United States doesn't need. The slightest increase in milk production can lead to a drastic decline in milk prices. "In 1990-1991, a 3% increase in milk production led to a 35% decline in dairy prices" (Atwater). Declines such as these really
Factory farms regularly administer hormones to beef cattle and dairy cows in order to boost growth rates or increase milk production. When hormones are injected into an animal, some of the hormones pass into its waste, and can eventually contaminate surface and groundwater. Research demonstrates that hormone pollution can disrupt the development and reproductive systems of fish. Cows in the dairy industry can be given growth hormones in order to increase their milk production. Once their productivity declines, these cows are slaughtered for beef. The hormones commonly used by the U.S. dairy industry have been shown to significantly increase the risk of breast, prostate, and colon cancer in beef consumers. Some products are use in agriculture, such as pesticides (including insecticides, herbicides and fungicides), as well as synthetic fertilizers, hormones and antibiotics.
Dr. Praphul Joshi 10/23/2013 Controversial Public Health Issue There are several controversial issues confronting us today; from Universal Healthcare (Obama Care) to Stem Cell research, to vaccinations, to genetically engineered (GE)/genetically modified (GM) foods. However, I shall look at genetically modified foods as the controversial issue for this article. I shall look at an article from the mass media about this controversial public health issue and place emphasis on the message the document wants to convey and address any biases that may be within. In addition, I shall provide additional data or facts from another article to see if it supports or refutes the controversial message. It is my intention that this article will provide some clarity on genetically modified foods confronting us in the United States and the world over. Since the successful cloning of Dolly, the sheep, in July 5, 1996, Biotechnology has been praised and castigated at the same time.
The FDA states that all the different chemicals used for breeding livestock or crops are good for us, but if we eat products that contain these hormones and antibiotics, there has to be some long-term damage. If these products are causing problems in cows and makes them grow faster and greater, maybe these hormones make our question obesity and other health problems. Contaminate our bodies with synthetic chemicals that does not make any sense to
But, can hormones over stimulate? One common known hormone is rBST, which is a product that is primarily given to dairy cattle by injection to increase milk production. It sounds good, right? More milk for us, right? Companies in America such as Monsanto, American Cyanamid, Eli Lilly, and Upjohn will tell you ‘yes’. But what do Canada, Argentina, New Zealand, Japan, Israel, and the European nation say? RBST was banned in those 6 areas for a reason. A report done by a European Nation will tell you the real outcome from rBST. It states that the hormone leads to severe and unnecessary pain, suffering and distress, mastitis, foot disorders, and even reproductive issues. One of the most common effects is mastitis. This disease is very persistent and causes a large amount of pain. Mastitis is also known to be the most common illness among dairy cattle in America. It’s very persistent and results in swelling, heat, redness, hardness, or pain. If that isn’t enough, not only does it make the cows suffer, but it kills them also. It is one of the most leading causes to death in the dairy industry. Not only does living conditions affect lameness in dairy cattle, but hormones affect that, also. There was an estimated 55% increase in lameness for cows that were treated with rBST. Lastly, the use of the hormone rBST increased the risk of failing to conceive among cows by 40%. In the past 50 years, the pregnancy rates have been steadily reduced. America is one of the few countries that still use rBST, which is coincidental, considering that the U.S is struggling with the issue of reproduction among dairy cattle. According to the numbers, rBST leads to nearly 40% increase of the reduction in fertility, a 55% risk of clinical mastitis, and a 55% increased risk of clinical signs of
When most people think of cattle byproducts, they think of steak and leather, but are either forgetful or unaware of the other essential and inedible byproducts cattle provide society with. Many remain unaware that beef also contributes to vital goods and services. From airplane lubricants to piano keys produced from cattle bones, hormones and other products, arguably one of the most important cattle byproducts is medicine.
However, has a negative impact on the consumer as they are forced to pay a price higher than the natural driven equilibrium price. The government ensures that the supply of dairy products is limited yet the demand remains constant causing an increase in price. This is not fair to the consumers and is inefficient for Canadian society as producers are able to meet the demand for Canadians but the government is limiting the supply causing an injustice for Canadian. This ultimately leads to a market failure. Furthermore, “it is illegal to sell unpasteurized milk, thereby removing any alternative markets to sell in.
Evidently, many issues are associated with the management of feedlots and the procedures used to ingest cattle with unacceptable levels of hormones. Indicated previously, injecting high levels of rBGH into cattle can lead to the increase in IGF-1, a hormone that has been associated with an increased risk of breast, prostate and
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) steroid implants used for animal growth are healthy for the animals and humans who eat the meat produced from the slaughtered animals. The FDA reports “People are not at risk from eating food from animals treated with these drugs because the amount of additional hormone following drug treatment is very small compared with the amount of natural hormones that are normally found in the meat of untreated animals and that are naturally produced in the human body.”(par.3) If people are not at risk then why are kids suffering
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Growth hormones (GH) are also commonly used today in CAFOs. Cows normally give birth and lactate for about 9 months before milk secretion stops. GH elongate this cycle time and cause reproductive problems in the cows (Forbes, 68). GH increase milk production by 15%, cause animals to grow to maturity
When the law changes imposing regulations such as minimum wage laws, quotas on production, work safety regulations, or limiting the use of certain inputs, companies must change their production process to fit these regulations. In 2013 the FDA “...asked producers of veterinary antibiotics to revise labels to make it effectively illegal for farmers and ranchers to administer drugs for the purpose of promoting growth” (Kesmodel et al, 1). Although this did not completely eliminate the use of antibiotics for growth purposes, it did force many ranchers to re-engineer their business processes. One of the main ways that farmers have changed the way they raise livestock is through the use of different methods to protect their livestock from disease such as using vaccines and probiotics to help protect animals (Kesmodel et al,
European Union’s Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures Relating to Public Health (SCVPH), have broken down steroids into two main categories, natural and synthetic, with three types for each category. Feedlots generally use three natural steroids which include estradiol, testosterone, and progesterone, and three synthetic or mad man steroids which are estrogen compound zeranol, androgen trenbolone acetate, and progestin melengestrol acetate. These steroids can be administered to the cattle through pellets. Manitoba Agriculture, Food, and Rural Initiatives states, “pellets are injections given to cattle by inserting a needle into the middle third of the backside of the ear.” Since the ear of the cattle is merely tossed away in the slaughtering process, then this method of the delivering the steroids should be benign. Manitoba Agriculture, Food, and Rural Initiatives likewise add, “Improper use of pellets can cause higher levels of hormones to be left in the edible meats.” In addition, illicit use and administration of these steroids can harm not only the beef cattle but humans as well.
The Cow and Calf division of the Animal Health segment markets its products direct to cattle ranchers. Such products include vaccines, medications, and antibiotics to support healthy and consistent herds of beef producing cattle. It segmented
Magazines, newspapers, and health blog posts have been talking about the unhealthy consequences of Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) for many years. The more people grew conscious of what they were consuming, the more they researched about their food. The usage of Bovine Growth Hormone among the dairy industries has caught the attention of many consumers. Countless studies that were done regarding rBGH treated milk only validated the negative effects of rBGH. Cows should not be treated with rBGH due to the detrimental effects the hormone has on cows ' health, the potential harmful effects it can have on consumers due to rampant antibiotic use, and the breaching of autonomy and rights abuses of the cows treated.
Which brings us to the quality of the milk, lots of commercial farms put steroids in there cows to produce more milk than a regular cow could produce, prolactin, steroids including estrogens, progesterone, corticoids, and androgens, these are just some of the steroids commercial farmers inject in there cows. Sometimes when a cow produces too much milk they could develop mastitis in cows, mastitis is an infection or inflammation in the udders which makes them produce chunky milk it can be potentially fatal in the mammary gland and very expensive for the dairy commercial/industrial farms says HDB dairy, if the udders of a dairy cow doesn 't work they often get shot and get butchered for meat just because the farm was pushing them to hard