rbST and Animal Health

Critics of rbST frequently allege that its use threatens animal health for the sake of dairy cattle milk production. However, the consensus of mainstream science is that these allegations are unfounded. To judge for yourself, click on the document titles for the bovine growth hormone articles below.

• Bov. Somatotropin And Stress in Dairy Cattle
  University of ArizonaRobert Collier, DVM
• Bovine Somatotropin Technology
  NIH - 1990
• BST:Fact Sheet
  Food & Drug Administration
• California Reproduction Analysis
  Monsanto
• Clinical MaClinical Mastitis in Cows Treated with sometribove (Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin) and its Relation To Milk Yield
  Utah State Universityvarious - 1998
• Cows Given BST Remain in Herds, Stay as Healthy as Non-supplemented Cows
  Feedstuffs MagazineMichael Howie - 1999
• Dairy Enterprise: 2,400 Lactating Cows
  Kansas State UniversityDept. of Agric. Economics - post 2000
• Dairy Herd Management Practices that Impact Nitrogen Utilization Efficiency
  Journal of Dairy ScienceJonker, Kohn - 2002
• Biology of Dairy Cows During the Transition Period
  University of IllinoisJames Drackley - 1999
• Biology of Somatotropin in Growth and Lactation of Domestic Animals
  Penn State UniversityTerry Etherton, D. Bauman - 1998
• Bovine Somatotropin Technology Assessment Conference Statement
  Monsanto
• A Step by Step Guide to Nutrient Management
  Richard Wolkowski
• Defining and Managing Special Cows
  Cornell UniversityBill Stone, DVM - 1997
• Drinking water requirements for lactating dairy cows
  Dairy DayBrouck, Smith - 2001
• Economics and Farm Benefits of PosilacImpact of Headlocks Upon Milk Production and Intake of Dairy Cattle
  Kansas State UniversityBrouck, Smith - 2000
• Effect of RBST in Commercial Dairy Herds
  Monsanto Dairy GroupCollier, Byatt, Denham - 2001
• Effects of exogenous bovine somatotropin on lactation
  Cornell UniversityBauman
• Effects of hormonal treatments on reproductive performance and embryo production
  Univ Florida/California-DavisThatcher
• Effects of Sustained Release Bovine Somatotropin
  Journal of Dairy ScienceMonsanto Dairy Group - Jun-05
• Environmental Benefits of rbST Supplements
  Factors Affecting Dairy Manure System
  Michigan State UniversityWilliam G. Bickert
• Errors In Dairy Farm Management Decision Making
  University of PennsylvaniaGalligan, Chalupa
• FAO/WHO Food Additives
  FAO/WHOApr-00
• Fixed Yield Responses to Increased Milking Frequency
  University of MarylandErdman, Varner - 11995
• Focus on the Fundamentals
  Citizens State Bank of LoyalGary SipiorskiArmfelt, Caddy, Weisman
• Frequently Asked Economic Questions About Posilac
  Monsanto Dairy Group
• Biology of Somatotropin in Growth and Lactation of Domestic Animals
  Penn State,Cornell Univ.Bauman, Etherton - 1998
• Handling Sand Laden Manure
  Kansas State UniversityHarner, Murphy, Smith
• Herd Management Opportunities for Decreasing the Nitrogen Load on the Dairy Farm
  Monsanto Dairy GroupSchwab,Durham, Cohn
• High Production and Health: A Curious Paradox
  University of MinnesotaJohn Fetrow, DVM
• High Production and Reproduction – Rethinking an Old Paradigm
  Monsanto Donald Niles, DVM
• High Production: Boom or Doom?
  MonsantoMark Amfelt, DVM - Oct-02
• Update On Human Food Safety Of BST
  Hormonal Regulation of Milk Synthesis
  Michigan State UniversityTucker - 2000
• Improving Animal Efficiency
  University of MarylandRichard Kohn, PhD
• Increasing Milking Frequency
  University of MarylandVarner, Hale, Capucco
• Keeping Cows Cool? Where Do I Start?
  Kansas State UniversityHarner, Murphy, Smith - 2001
• Managing Nutrients Across Regions of US
  Monsanto Dairy GroupCJ Nelson - 1999
• Managing Through and Economic Storm
  Midwest Dairy Business - Nov-02
• Mathematics of estimating the posilac response
  Monsanto
• Milk And Meat From BST Treated Cows Presents No Danger To Humans
  Food & Drug Administration - 1998
• Milk Production and Economic Measures
  Journal of Dairy ScienceWhite, Benson, Washburn - 2002
• Milk Yield and Disease
  The Bovine PractionerGrohn, DVM
• Milk-Feed Ratio Faces a Squeeze
  Midwest Dairy BusinessDave Natzke -2002
• Millking Frequency
  University of IllinoisGeoff Dahl
• Nutrient Management Strategies
  Oregon State UniversityHart, Marx, Christiansen - 1997
• Nutrition, Feeding and Calves
  Monsanto AgriculturalVicini, Hartwell -1995
• On the Introduction of RBST
  US Federal Gov’tC.Everett Koop - 1994
• Paradox of BST: Why Cows Don’t Burn Out
  Cornell UniversityBauman, McGuire - 1995
• Physiological and Production Responses
  Journal of Dairy ScienceOminski, Kennedy - 2002
• Physiology and Management
  University of ArizonaTarazon-Herrera - 1999
• Posilac and Genetics
  Posilac and Mastitis
  Posilac and Nutrition
  Posilac in Other Countries
  Principles of Cooling Cows
  Kansas State UniversityBrouck, Smith
• RBST and Second Lactation
  University of MinnesotaAnnexstad - 1995
• Regulation of Adipose Tissue Metabolism
  Journal of Dairy ScienceJ.P. McNamara - 1991
• Relationship Between Frequent Milking or Suckling in Early Lactation
  Agric. Research Org, Israel
• Reproduction: Economics of Tools and Technology
  Virginia Polytechnic Instit.Ray Nebel
• Bovine Somatotropin: Review of an Emerging Animal Technology
  Cornell UniversityDale Bauman, DVM
• Robotic Milking and its Effects of Fertility
  Research for Animal Husb…Krulp, Morice, Robert - 2002
• Somatotropin Treatment for a Second Consecutive Lactation
  University of MinnesotaAnnexstad - 1990
• Effects of Tail Docking on Milk Quality and Cow Cleanliness
  University of WisconsinSchreiner, Ruegg - 2002
• The Economics of RBST
  John Fetrow, DVM
• The Future of Dairy Reproduction
  Texas A&M UniversityThatcher
• The Impact of Clinical Lameness on the Milk Yield of Dairy Cows
  American Dairy ScienceGreen, Hedges - 2000
• The Impact of Dairy Herd Management
  University of MarylandRichard Kohn, PhD
• The Impact of Somatotropin, Milking Frequency, and Photoperiod on Dairy Farm Nutrient Flows
  University of MarylandDunlap, Kohn - 2000
• The Use of BST in Milk Production
  US Federal Gov’tLieberman, Kwon
• Tower Tank Valve Flush System
  Kansas State UniversityHarner, Murphy, Smith
• Tracking Mass Nutrient Balance on Delmarva Dairy Farms
  Monsanto Dairy GroupHart, Moore
• Use of Bovine Somatotropin in Lactating Dairy Cows Receiving Timed Artificial Insemination
  University of FloridaMoreira,Risco, Pires - 2000
• Use of BST in the US: Potential Effects
  US Federal Gov’t - 1993
• Water, moving air are critical cooling components
  Midwest Dairy BusinessDave Natzke - Mar-03
• When Should Lactating Dairy Cows Reach Positive Energy Balance?
  University of WisconsinGrummer, Rastani