The Environmental Impact of Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin use in Dairy Production
Submitted on Aug 02, 2008 (Original item from 2008)
Farmed Animals | Environment | Factory Farming | Farming Practices | Meat, Dairy, Egg Consumption
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The use of Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) in the U.S. dairy herd would significantly reduce the carbon footprint of milk production, equivalent to removing 400,000 cars from the road or planting 300 million trees. The use of rbST would also likely result in a reduction in the number of dairy cows needed to meet future demand, as opposed to other systems.
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