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	Growth Hormones Would Endanger Milk
		Additionally, bovine growth hormones are likely to be misused as a growth promoter in calves, pigs and sheep, particularly as there are no practical methods for detecting the hormone in meat, and in view of the abusive track record of the meat industry regarding hormonal and other feed additives.
		Bovine growth hormones are not "natural." The FDA now admits that they are up to "3% different in molecular structure" from the normal hormone.
		Also, the stress effects of bovine growth hormones in cows could suppress immunity and activate latent viruses, such as bovine leukemia (Leukosis) and bovine immunodeficiency viruses, which are related to the AIDS complex and may be infectious to humans.
	www.preventcancer.com /press/editorials/july27_89.htm (628 words)

	Bovine somatotropin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bovine somatotropin (bST), or bovine growth hormone (BGH), is a protein hormone that occurs naturally in the pituitary gland of cattle.
		Bovine somatotropin is naturally in the milk extracted from a cow.
		Growth hormones associated with injections given to dairy cows to increase milk production are known under an assortment of terms, but generally refer to the same Monsanto product sold under this brand name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bovine_Growth_Hormone (1612 words)

	BST - Bovine Growth Hormone, QB 94-10
		Relative to bST, growth hormone-releasing factor increased serum somatotropin to 16.3 ng/ml and insulin-like growth factor-I to 202.6 ng/ml.
		Bovine somatotropin did not cause any changes in composition or physical properties of milk fat that were outside the range of normal variation.
		The concentration of growth hormone was significantly higher in the high yielding group (1.89) than in the average yielding group (1.49).
	www.nal.usda.gov /awic/pubs/oldbib/qb9410.htm (17882 words)

	HFA [ C a m p a i g n s ]
		BGH is produced by extracting growth hormones from cows, using sophisticated gene-splicing techniques to create synthetic hormones.
		BGH manipulates these natural systems and artificially induces the cow to produce more milk than is appropriate for her body.
		As BGH forces cows to produce more milk than is healthy for their bodies, the cows become more susceptible to infection and disease.
	www.hfa.org /campaigns/dairy.html (2553 words)

	Bovine Growth Hormone (Steve Harris)
		Bovine GH is not biologically active in humans, and oral toxicity studies have demonstrated that rbGH is not orally active in rats, a species responsive to parenterally administered bGH.
		The amounts of extra hormone are well within the normal range of human dietary intake in milk drinking populations, by all the evidence that exists in print.
		However, insulin-like growth factor-I was undetectable in milk heated to temperatures (121 degrees C for 5 min) required for infant formula preparation or in commercially available infant formula.
	yarchive.net /med/bgh.html (6741 words)

	Ayurlight Articles - Bovine Growth Hormone
		Those pushing the hormone are adamant that BGH has absolutely no effect on milk, or on the dairy cows that are receiving the supplement.
		BGH has been a cause debate not only for obvious reasons concerning the ethical treatment of animals, but because it may pose a threat to human health.
		While research on synthetic Bovine Growth Hormone is not complete its probably better for now to be safe and choose milk from untreated cows.
	www.ayurlight.com /pages/bovinearticle.htm (468 words)

	Bovine growth hormone and milk: What you need to know
		Bovine growth hormone, or bovine somatotropin (also called bGH, rbGH, bST, or bST), is given to cows to make them mature faster and produce more milk.
		The hormone is produced by cows' pituitary gland and an extra amino acid is attached before it's injected into dairy cows.
		Government researchers and bGH manufacturers say that the presence of a little extra IGF-1 in milk doesn't put people at any extra risk for developing this cancers because — just like bovine growth hormone — IGF-1 is broken down by the human digestive system and never makes it into the blood.
	www.babycenter.com /refcap/toddler/toddlerfeeding/12493.html (955 words)

	Environment: Questioning Bovine Growth Hormone
		While some think that the genetically engineered hormone was created out of necessity, it was in fact created for the financial gains of the dairy farmers who ignore the health problems associated with it.
		This is because of how expensive BGH is to use, plus these farmers have to treat their cows with costly antibiotics to prevent and cure disorders caused by the hormone.
		The cows are hurt the most by bovine growth hormone and some people are scared of the potential problems that the hormone may cause in humans.
	teenink.com /Past/1995/5913.html (512 words)

	Bovine Growth Hormone
		The number one point about Bovine Growth Hormone is that there is no need for it, the farmers don't need it, the cows don't need it, and human health doesn't need it.
		BGH "treatment" causes significantly increased levels of another growth hormone called IGF-1 in the milk, according to a 1990 study sponsored by Monsanto and published in Science.
		Regardless of whether or not Bovine Growth Hormone is safe, there should be mandatory consumer labeling on all milk and dairy products from BGH-treated cows so that a consumer can choose based on her/his conscience.
	www.msu.edu /~corcora5/food/vegan/BGH.html (1247 words)

	Bovine Growth Hormone: Milk does nobody good...
		The recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH), a genetically engineered hormone manufactured by Monsanto, has sparked a controversy nationwide since its introduction to the marketplace a couple of years ago.
		Sometimes referred to as Bovine Somatotropin (rBST), the bioengineered hormone is injected in the cows every other week to force the cows to produce more milk than their bodies normally would.
		It affects cell growth and is responsible for the quick growth of infants in both species.
	www.ejnet.org /bgh/nogood.html (1674 words)

	Bovine Growth Hormone - Baby Bag® Online
		In contrast, hormones used in birth control pills are steroids and therefore are effective when taken by mouth.
		The structure of human somatotropin is so different from bovine somatotropin, that injections of high levels of bovine somatotropin into children have no influence on growth and development.
		It is a protein hormone and is digested just like any other protein in milk, meat, or other foods that you eat.
	www.babybag.com /articles/bovine.htm (2160 words)

	Well Within - Synthetic, recombinant Bovine Growth (rBGH) Hormone
		Bovine growth hormone is banned in Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
		Genetically engineered Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH/BST) in your milk Both the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) and the Consumer's Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, have warned of the potential hazards to human health caused by consuming products derived from rBGH-treated cows.
		What is rBGH* Bovine Growth Hormone is a natural protein produced by the pituitary gland of cattle.
	www.nccn.net /~wwithin/rBGH.htm (1041 words)

	TED Case Study: Bovine Growth Hormone (rbST) and Dairy Trade
		Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) is a synthetic duplicate of BGH that is a natural protein supplement in cows.
		Bovine Somatotropin is a type of BGH or protein that is naturally produced by the pituitary gland of all cattle.
		This synthetic hormone is periodically injected into the cows and makes the mammary glands of dairy cows take in more nutrients from the bloodstream, therefore, producing more milk.(1) Milk production can increase from 10%-40%.(2) Since 1985, this hormone has fueled tremendous controversy by environmentalists, lawmakers, consumers, and pharmaceutical companies in the national and international arenas.
	www.american.edu /TED/bst.htm (3377 words)

	The Dairy Industry Self Destructs
		The FDA approved the genetically engineered bovine growth hormone after concluding that IGF-I was destroyed in the stomach.
		That hormone is IGF-I. IGF-I is a protein hormone that survives digestion, and is an identical match between human and cow.
		First, FDA cited a pasteurization study in which they concluded that 90% of the bovine growth hormone was destroyed by heat treatment.
	www.mercola.com /1999/archive/dairy_industry_self_destructs.htm (1282 words)

	Bovine Growth Hormone: Harmless for Humans (April 1990)
		BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE: HARMLESS FOR HUMANS by Beverly Corey Generations of Americans have been told that Milk is nature's most perfect food, and the nutritional value of milk supports this claim.
		Some of the main scientific grounds for FDA's decision are: Bovine somatotropin is a protein hormone, and this means that when a product containing bST is eaten, it breaks down during digestion in the gastrointestinal tract into inactive fragments without any effect on the person (or cow) who ate it.
		Bovine somatotropin will not be approved for commercial use unless, and until, FDA is completely satisfied that scientific data show that it meets all safety and efficacy requirements for commercial marketing.
	www.fda.gov /bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00068.html (1568 words)

	Bovine growth hormone; harmless for humans FDA Consumer - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The grass-roots pressure resulted in a partial boycott of milk produced by experimental herds that receive injections of the growth hormone in clinical animal studies being performed by commercial sponsors of the drug.
		FDA concluded almost five years ago, based on extensive scientific investigation, that milk and meat from bST-supplemented experimental dairy cows may be used for human consumption without causing a risk to the public health.
		It stimulates growth in immature cattle and, as a Russian scientist first noted in 1937, it increases milk yield in lactating cows.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1370/is_n3_v24/ai_8992797 (758 words)

	Monsanto's recombinant bovine growth hormone (rbST)
		Because it is a protein hormone, bovine somatotropin is broken down during digestion, which renders it biologically inactive and incapable of having an effect in humans.
		The report analyzes technologies, particularly bovine somatotropin, that would likely be available to the dairy industry in the 1990s.
		In their report, "Use of Bovine somatotropin (rbST) in the United States: Its Potemial Effects," OMB stated that income for individual farmers who use bST is likely to increase for both small and large farms.
	www.monsantodairy.com /faqs/fda_safety.html (2373 words)

	helloari got bgh?«
		Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH) is a genetically engineered hormone that causes cows to produce up to 25% more milk.
		Although there have been no long-term tests of the hormone's health effects on humans, some preliminary studies link BGH with increased risks of breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes and hypertension.
		BGH treated cows are more susceptible to "mad cow disease", udder infections and birthing deformed calves.
	www.helloari.com /bgh.html (968 words)

	FMI Media Backgrounder - Bovine Growth Hormone or Bovine Somatotropin
		Bovine Somatotropin (bST), also known as bovine growth hormone (BGH), is a natural protein produced by the pituitary gland of all cattle.
		It is a protein hormone and is not structurally or functionally related to steroid hormones.
		Any trace amounts of undigested bST are biologically inactive since research has shown that the protein is species-specific, i.e., bovine forms cannot be processed by humans because of signficant chemical differences.
	www.fmi.org /media/bg/bst.htm (1341 words)

	Bovine Growth Hormone
		Serum insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) concentrations in the steers exhibited a linear response to dosage of rbST (P
		No.: 49 J82 Effects of acute thermal stress and amount of feed intake on concentrations of somatotropin, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-II, and thyroid hormones in plasma of lactating Holstein cows.
		Overall, effects of nutrition and thermal stress did not markedly alter concentrations of metabolic hormones in lactating dairy cows.
	www.nal.usda.gov /bic/BST/Bib/qb9410.html (9980 words)

	Natural Life Magazine #63 - Cows on Steroids? No Thanks
		Bovine growth hormone, also known as BGH or recombinant Bovine Somatotrophin (rBST), is a genetically-engineered synthetic drug which makes cows produce 20 to 25 percent more milk.
		Fortunately for Canadians – both human and bovine – our government has not yet approved it.
		This was considered irrelevant to human safety because it was thought that IGF-1 was destroyed by digestion in the mouth and stomach, and so did not reach the gut for absorption into the blood.
	www.life.ca /nl/63/bst.html (859 words)

	FDA - Monsanto: End of Bovine Growth Hormone Milk rBGH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On the other hand, they cannot afford to keep Posilac on the market, for the entire dairy industry has awoken to this fact of economic reality: the genetically engineered bovine growth hormone was bad for business.
		Adverse publicity from the bovine growth hormone created the "Notmilkman," the dairy industry's worst nightmare.
		Each time that Monsanto attempted to re-create their new hormone, one amino acid, lysine, was incorrectly transcribed as a "freak" amino acid, epsilon-N-acetyllysine.
	www.thenhf.com /fda_29.htm (1322 words)

	Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) in milk threathens our health
		Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone is a genetically engineered copy of a naturally occurring hormone produced by cows.
		Today, supermarket milk is a brew of hormones, chemicals, DDT, fungicides, defoliants and radioactive fallout, produced by artificially inseminated creatures forced to stand around in muddy feed lots all day long.
		BGH is a powerful GE drug produced by Monsanto which, injected into dairy cows, forces them to produce 15%-25% more milk, in the process seriously damaging their health and reproductive capacity.
	www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com /bgh.htm (7660 words)

	Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone: Alarming Tests, Unfounded Approval The Story Behind the Rush To Bring rBGH to ...
		Rural Vermont is pleased to be issuing two closely related special reports on the effects of bovine growth hormone (also known as recombinant BGH or rBGH) on animal health.
		The advent of rBGH, a bacteria-made analog of the growth hormone in cows, has been compared to pasteurization and artificial breeding in its new- found importance to the dairy industry.
		One of the rejected cows, whose daughter gave birth to a deformed calf, was rejected by FDA because she would allegedly have been dry (not milking) at the time the rBGH experiments began.
	www.mindfully.org /GE/RBGH-Alarming-TestsJul95.htm (12677 words)

	Milk: America’s Health Problem
		Genetically-engineered bovine growth hormone (rBGH) in milk increases cancer risks.
		The growth hormone also stimulates the liver to increase IGF-1 levels in the milk of those cows.
		Such imprinting by IGF-1 may increase future breast cancer risks, and may also increase the sensitivity of the breast to subsequent unrelated risks such as mammography and the carcinogenic and estrogen-like effects of pesticide residues in food, particularly in pre-menopausal women.
	www.preventcancer.com /consumers/general/milk.htm (917 words)

	Maverick Ranch Bovine Growth Hormone Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In general, these are small pellets, slightly larger than a pin head, and are implanted in the middle back of the animal’s ear.
		These bovine growth hormone implants are gradually released over a 60 to 200 day period and in effect, stimulate the animal’s metabolism.
		By testing and eliminating animals with bovine growth hormone levels above a certain point, we can automatically remove animals that had endocrine systems altered by some chemical residues that come from air, water and soil pollution other than the chemicals or hormone for which we test.
	www.maverickranch.com /mavpro/bovine-growth-hormone-ddirf5.htm (600 words)

	Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH or rBST) labeling among organic dairy organic milk and organic cheese is under attack
		Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH or rBST) labeling among organic dairy organic milk and organic cheese is under attack
		June 1997: Tough resistance by Drug Controller of India to genetically- engineered bovine growth.
		Ben and Jerry's thoughts About Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) (note: their products are not organic).
	www.purefood.org /rbghlink.html (929 words)

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