BST is not a good idea, says boffin

21 May 1999

BST is not a good idea, says boffin

INJECTING cows with bovine somatotrophin (BST) at frequent intervals seems “unnecessarily crude” when compared to other methods of raising milk yields, writes a professor of animal health in a letter to The Times.

The professor, from the University of Aberdeen, concludes that Europe does not need BST.

• BST is safe, says expert, FWi, 12 May, 1999
• Monsanto in milk hormone row, FWi, 30 April, 1999
• Canadas thumbs-down for BST, FWi, 22 January, 1999
• Welfare group calls for ban on cattle hormone, FWi, 19 August, 1999
  

• The Times 21/05/02/99 page 27 (Letters)