bovine somatotrophin

A growth hormone given to cattle to increase their size. Doubts have been expressed as to the risks of the hormone, or some of its products, appearing in the milk.

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References in periodicals archive

Council Decision 90/218/EEC, as amended in 1994, created a moratorium on the sale of recombinant bovine somatotrophin (BST), a growth hormone.

Fifth Chamber of European Court of Justice dismisses appeal by Monsanto Europe from Court of First Instance's adverse ruling on classification of Monsanto's new drug, Somatech, which enhances milk production from dairy cows

Ms MacDonald was instrumental in the successful campaign for a moratorium on the use of the genetically engineered milk- boosting hormone bovine somatotrophin (BST).

GM safety laws demanded

For example, bovine somatotrophin (BST), which is prohibited in the EU, is a growth hormone produced naturally, in very small amounts, in the pituitary glands of cows.

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