Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH or rBST for Bovine somatotropin) is sometimes used to increase milk production in cows. I know that some of you are concerned that hose synthetic hormones may damage the milk. I've looked into that concern and it doesn't appear to be a problem for humans. You can buy milk that comes from cows not treated with the synthetic hormones, but the regular milk is fine. It may not be so good for the cows, though, because it increases their risk for mastitis and foot (hoof?) problems. This is why the European Union and Canada have banned the use of these hormones in dairy cattle.
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