bovine growth hormone
Americannoun
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a growth hormone of cattle that regulates growth and milk production in cows.
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the same hormone, harvested in large quantities from genetically engineered bacteria for daily injection into dairy cows to increase milk production. bGH
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A naturally occurring hormone of cattle that regulates growth and milk production. It may also be produced by genetic engineering and administered to cows to increase milk production.
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Also called bovine somatotropin
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One of Mr. Cummins’s frequent targets was recombinant bovine somatotropin, or bovine growth hormone, a genetically engineered hormone, produced by Monsanto, that stimulates milk production in cows.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023
Still, Lorraine Lewandrowski, a dairy farmer in upstate New York, is reminded of the skepticism she felt with bovine growth hormone in the 1990s.
From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2018
Still, Lorraine Lewandrowski, a dairy farmer in upstate New York, is reminded of the skepticism she felt with bovine growth hormone in the 1990s.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2018
It may deliver hormones, particularly bovine growth hormone, implicated in the early onset of menarche, and perhaps obesity.
From US News • Sep. 8, 2014
For example, Walmart has done some good with bovine growth hormone, when they made a decision to disallow milk purchases that came from farms that were using BGH.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2010
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