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increase their milk pro
duction is safe for con-
sumption, according to
a panel of medical and
veterinary experts con
vened by the National
Institutes of Health
(NIH).
Recombinant bovine
somatotropin (rBST) is
a synthetic version of a
growth hormone natur
ally occurring in cows
and their milk. When
administered to dairy
cows, rBST increases
their average milk pro
duction by at least 10
percent and perhaps
more. The use of rBST
has generated consider
able controversy
regarding its possible
health implications not
only for the humans
who consume milk and
meat from rBST-treated
cows but also for the
animals themselves.
The panel said that
rBST does not affect the
quality of milk and
meat derived from cows
given rBST. “The evi
dence clearly indicates
that the overall compos
ition and nutritional
quality of milk and
meat from rBST-treated
cows is equal to that
from untreated cows,”
said panel chairman Dr.
Melvin Grumbach,
chairman emeritus of
pediatrics at the Univer
sity of California at San
Francisco.
The experts agreed
that rBST “does not
appear to affect appre
ciably the general
health of dairy cows.”
However, the panel
could draw no conclu
sions based on the
available data regarding
the effect of rBST on
the incidence of mastitis
(udder infection). “The
panel is aware that the
Food and Drug Admi
nistration is currently
evaluating a large body
of data. We presume
that an evaluation and
analysis of this data will
be forthcoming,” said
Grumbach. The biosyn
thetic hormone has not
been approved by the
FDA for commercial
use.
Most milk consumed
in the United States is
pasteurized (heat
treated), which inacti
vates most of the BST
found in milk. Any
trace amounts of BST
ingested in milk or meat
is broken down in
digestion and rendered
harmless.
The panel concluded
by saying, “The use of
rBST can be a very
important management
tool for American dairy
farmers.”
This 3-day technolo
gy assessment confer
ence was sponsored by
the National Institute of
Child Health and
Human Development
and the NIH Office of
Medical Applications
of Research.