Bovine somatotropin, or bST, a growth hormone genetically engineered to increase milk production in dairy cows, highlights the controversial issues of biotechnology and its widespread use. Focusing on the problems inherent in new and radically different technologies, this book develops a methodology for examining bST and other biotechnological deve

Includes 281 citations covering the following descriptors: bovine, cattle, dairy and growth hormone, somatropin, or somatomedin, or BST, or BGH. Each entry includes full bibliographic information: title, author, descriptors, and an extended abstract. All citations are from English-language sources. Subject and author indices.

A critical analysis of the intensely controversial recombinant bovine growth hormone.