The genetically engineered bovine growth hormone, somatotropin, trade name Posilac. From Wordnik.com. [The Greenwash Brigade: July 2008 Archives] Reference
Bovine somatotropin, or bST, is a naturally-occurring protein produced by all dairy cows. From Wordnik.com. [Critiquing Monsanto's Response to Vanity Fair] Reference
Is recombinant bovine somatotropin rBST, more commonly called bovine growth hormone, or BGH on its way out?. From Wordnik.com. [Growth Hormone’s Uncertain Future - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Or look for dairy products that specifically say they are produced without BGH (also called recombinant bovine somatotropin, or rBST). From Wordnik.com. [Female Infants Growing Breasts: Another Disaster From Hormones in Milk Production] Reference
The first thing I did on Wikipedia (under the username Wageless) was to make some not-very-good edits to the page on bovine somatotropin. From Wordnik.com. [The Charms of Wikipedia] Reference
So, how can it be that a herd, laden with somatotropin, would require less food when the cow obviously has to be chowing down almost 24-7?. From Wordnik.com. [The Greenwash Brigade: July 2008 Archives] Reference
Called recombinant bovine growth hormone (rbGH) or recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST), it is a genetically engineered drug designed to increase milk production. From Wordnik.com. [Missing: Truth in milk labeling] Reference
Called recombinant bovine growth hormone (rbGH) or recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST), it is a genetically engineered drug designed to increase milk production. From Wordnik.com. [Missing: Truth in milk labeling] Reference
Judith Capper of Cornell claims that "switching a million cows onto somatotropin would lead to savings equivalent to removing 400,000 family cars from the U.S. roads.". From Wordnik.com. [The Greenwash Brigade: July 2008 Archives] Reference
Some farmers say that Posilac, also known as recombinant bovine somatotropin , only adds to an already glutted milk supply, which drives down the price paid to farmers. From Wordnik.com. [Sour Grapes Over Milk Labeling] Reference
Bovine somatotropin (BST), a naturally occurring protein hormone that enhances milk production in cows, can be genetically engineered to raise the output of a herd by 10 to 20 percent. From Wordnik.com. [Splashing In The Gene Pool] Reference
To re-cap, the huge international agricultural biotech company, Monsanto, developed a synthetic hormone recombinant bovine somatotropin that substantially increases milk production in cattle. From Wordnik.com. [Regulatory hormonization] Reference
AMERICANS TOOK A GIANT STEP INTO the age of edible biotechnology last month when the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of genetically engineered bovine somatotropin (BST), a hormone that can be injected into cows to make them produce more milk. From Wordnik.com. [Milking A New Kind Of Cash Cow] Reference
And at Kessler's direction, FDA officials went to extraordinarily lengths to seek reasons not to approve biotechnology-derived bovine somatotropin, a useful veterinary drug, because Vice President Al Gore and his minions considered it to be politically incorrect. From Wordnik.com. [Federal Agencies: Waning Integrity, Dwindling Trust] Reference
In this way he explains discrepancies in bureaucratic attitudes toward recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST, also known as recombinant bovine growth hormone, rbGH) a synthetic version of a protein produced in the pituitary glands of cattle that enhances milk output. From Wordnik.com. [Role of science in regulation] Reference
(Bovine somatotropin developed by using recombinant DNA technology). From Wordnik.com. [Ron Paul Wins! | Campaign for Liberty at the Daily Paul - Blog] Reference
Bovine somatotropin (BST) is a cow's equivalent to Human Growth Hormone. From Wordnik.com. [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference
Dr. Harvey Cushing discovered HGH in the form of somatotropin almost a hundred years ago. From Wordnik.com. [foodconsumer.org] Reference
It is also called recombinant bovine growth hormone (rbGH) or recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST). From Wordnik.com. Reference
Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) growth hormone, pushed by Monsanto, in efforts to increase yields. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
It's a synthetic growth hormone (recombinant bovine somatotropin) used to spur cows to produce more milk. From Wordnik.com. [All Today's News - Sightline Daily] Reference
Much of the controversy surrounds cows treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST), sometimes called (rBGH). From Wordnik.com. Reference
He named some of the current dairy problems including sexed-semen which adds more heifers, bovine somatotropin (BST), and MPCs. From Wordnik.com. Reference
When he says "free," Nuttelman is referring to synthetic or recombinant BST - the abbreviated description of bovine somatotropin or bovine growth hormone. From Wordnik.com. [JournalStar.com - News Articles] Reference
These peptides are derived from members of the type IV collagen, thrombospondin, and CXC chemokine protein families, as well as somatotropin hormones, serpins, and various kringle-containing proteins. From Wordnik.com. [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences current issue] Reference
If you consumed or fed regular milk to your family today (8/21/08), there is more than a 90% chance that it was from a cow injected with BGH (Bovine somatotropin developed by using recombinant DNA technology). From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Political Fraud Exposed for GM crops approved in Western Australia January 2010] Reference
Recent backlash from some manufacturers in the US to the use of growth hormones like recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) in cows has led to a growing number of processors and retailers adding 'no-rBST' labels to their goods. From Wordnik.com. [AP-FoodTechnology RSS] Reference
(recombinant bovine somatotropin, the synthetic production-boosting hormone for dairy cows) was in the news, it was one of the ag issues he followed closely. From Wordnik.com. [Lancaster Farming - Lancaster Farming] Reference
Monsanto sued Oakhurst in July, saying its label implies the dairy’s milk is somehow better than milk from cows treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin, or rBST, a hormone sold by the company under the brand name Posilac. From Wordnik.com. [It Never Ends] Reference
(bovine somatotropin) hormone use in Canada. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
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