Bovine somatotrophin, the hormone made by Monsanto to boost milk production
in cows, is too harmful to be licensed in Europe, say veterinary scientists
advising the European Union. 鈥淸BST] causes substantially and very significantly
poorer welfare because of increased foot disorders, mastitis, reproductive
disorders and other production related diseases,鈥� says their report.
Agriculture ministers from the 15 EU member states must decide soon whether
to lift a moratorium on BST that is in place until 2000. Canadian health
authorities banned BST on welfare grounds in January.
