FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
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Question
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Hormones occur naturally in plants and animals
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FDA has approved the use of hormones in livestock production
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Hormones given to dairy cattle are the same as those given to beef cattle
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Hormone use may help decrease meat prices for the consumer
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hormones such as androgens and estrogens are exogenous (coming from outside the system). They are given to growing cattle to promote growth and they cooperate with the endogenous hormones. Growth promoting hormones improve feed efficiency, protein deposition and growth rate of cattle.
Detailed explanation-2: -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 somatotropin naturally produced in cattle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hormones are naturally occurring compounds in different animals and organisms that promote healthy growth. For cattle, their natural hormones stimulate the pituitary gland and help cattle enhance their muscle-building ability while also decreasing the amount of fat deposited in and around muscles.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hormones and steroids are given to livestock to help improve the production of dairy and beef. Some hormones that may be used in dairy cows include: Recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH)-to promote milk production (may also see it as bovine somatotropin [BST])