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melengestrol acetate

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melengestrol acetate
an effective oral progestational agent used as a feed additive in cattle to promote growth.


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2]) and zeranol, and the progestogens progestrerone and melengestrol acetate (MGA) (Lange et al.
Andreas Daxenberger and his colleagues inserted implants of trenbolone acetate--an androgen--into the ears of 41 males and females and gave feed laced with melengestrol acetate, a progestin, to another 12 females that had never been pregnant.
In five other cases (the hormones testosterone, progesterone, trenbolone acetate, zeranol and melengestrol acetate (MGA)), the current state of knowledge of the hormone substances does not allow the risk to be accurately determined, but evidence suggests potential detrimental effects on human health.
 
 
 
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