schroeder wrote:
The problem with using the artificial hormones is not that the milk produced is any different. The problem is cows getting hormones tend to get infections more often and because a dairy farmer can not immediately identify a sick cow, you are getting milk from a greater percentage of sick cows. yum. Plus, it has a negative effect on the cows' overall health and lifespan. It's banned in Europe and Canada.
Well, maybe.
There are a fair number of hypothetical concerns about growth hormone in livestock. And some might be true.
But it is interesting that despite nearly 1 Billion animals receiving hormone treatment annually, these concerns have been quite difficult to prove.
Andy