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'''rBGH == ''' is the abbreviation for recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone <br>specificallybovine growth hormone, also referred to as "rBST" or "BST,", a genetically-engineered growth hormone called '''"bovine somatotropin''' promoted ." rBGH was developed and is marketed by the large agribusiness company [[Monsanto]] , to increase milk production by up to 25 percent.[http://www.global-reality.com/biotech/articles/news045.htm] rBGH is outlawed in Europe and Canada, but has been approved by the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) and Australian government agencies. rBGH was actually the first major biotechnology food product approved by the FDA, in 1993.[http://www.organicconsumers.org/rbgh/fda020504.cfm]

It rBGH has been linked to [[mad cow disease]], since injecting cows with rBGH results in their needing more protein in their diet - the cheapest source of which is outlawed slaughterhouse waste - "downer" cows and other animals. As summarized in Europe and Canada, but has been approved by the Ubook ''[http://www.prwatch.org/books/madcow.Shtml Mad Cow USA]'': :One activist characterized rBGH as "crack for cows. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) " It forced cows to produce more milk at the price of increased stress on their overall health, exacerbating illnesses such as mastitis, and Australian government agenciesmining the calcium from their bones. In order to achieve the higher levels of milk production, moreover, cows needed to consume more energy-dense food, adding to the pressure for farmers to use protein adn fat supplements derived from rendered animals - the feeding practice which had created the BSE epidemic in the first place.

see also ==SourceWatch Resources== *[[Mad cow disease]] - contains list of links to mad cow disease-related entries *[[Monsanto]]

== External Resources Links == *[http://www.organicconsumers.org/rbghlink.html Organic Consumers rBGH web page]