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    Bo·vine growth hor·mone

    noun

    • 1. a natural hormone in cattle that helps regulate growth and milk production and that may be produced artificially and given to dairy cattle to increase the yield of milk.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bovine_somatotropinBovine somatotropin - Wikipedia

    Bovine somatotropin or bovine somatotrophin (abbreviated bST and BST), or bovine growth hormone (BGH), is a peptide hormone produced by cows' pituitary glands. Like other hormones, it is produced in small quantities and is used in regulating metabolic processes.

  4. www.cancer.org › cancer › risk-preventionRecombinant Bovine Growth Hormone | American Cancer Society

    Recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) is a synthetic (man-made) hormone that is marketed to dairy farmers to increase milk production in cows. It has been used in the United States since it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1993, but its use is not permitted in the European Union, Canada, and some other countries.

  5. www.centerforfoodsafety.org › issues › 1044Center for Food Safety | About rbGH | | About rbGH

    About rbGH. For nearly twenty years, rbGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone), also known as rbST (recombinant bovine somatotropin), has been a staple in the dairy products consumed by Americans. Since these products are not labeled as containing rbGH / rbST, most consumers have no idea that a growth hormone intended to induce dairy cows to be ...

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  7. www.bcpp.org › resource › rbgh-rbstBovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) or Recombinant Bovine ...

    At a Glance. Recombinant somatotropin, rBST (previously called bovine growth hormone), is a genetically engineered hormone injected into dairy cows to increase milk production. Milk from rBST-treated cows is used in dairy products including ice cream, butter, cheese and yogurt.

  8. www.fda.gov › bovine-somatotropin-bstBovine Somatotropin (bST) | FDA

    Bovine somatotropin (bST), also known as bovine growth hormone, is an animal drug approved by FDA to increase milk production in dairy cows. This drug is based on the...

  9. www.merriam-webster.com › medical › bovine growthBovine growth hormone Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. 1. : bovine somatotropin sense 1 abbreviation bGH, BGH. 2. : a genetically engineered form of bovine somatotropin that is injected into cows to stimulate milk productionabbreviation bGH, BGH. Note: The abbreviations rbGH and rBGH are also used to indicate the genetically engineered r ecombinant form.

  10. www.biotech.iastate.edu › publications › biotechBio-3--Bovine Somatotropin (bST) - Iowa State University

    Bovine somatotropin is a growth hormone found in cattle. The word "bovine" refers to cattle, and the word "somatotropin" refers to the name of the hormone. Hormones are chemicals that are secreted by glands within the body. They are natural substances that affect the way the body operates.

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