Would you drink milk if you knew the cows were injected with a female hormone to make them produce more milk?

Question

and if you knew that this hormone was banned in Canada and in Europe?

Answer 1

Probably not, unless it was scientifically proven that this milk was as safe as milk that was produced from cows that didn't get the hormone injected. But since this is banned in most places I'm guessing that the milk is not as safe.

Answer 2

Cows do give birth in order to produce milk. They are bred usually through A.I and then give birth. Some farms keep the calves with the mother to receive colostrum. This is a type of milk that cow produces for the first few days after calving. It's unedible to humans and greatly improves the calves health so more and more farmers are letting the calves nurse the colostrum. Other farmers remove the calf immediately and instead dispose of the colostrum. The bull calves mainly go off to become veil and the hiefers are kept around to replace their mothers. The cows are milked twice a day until they stop producing and the cycle continous. As for hormones in the milk, these are not as common as you might think. The most common one is what is called rbgh. Most farmers don't use it because of the cost. It's about $5 per shoot which is very expensive when you add it all up. Even the farms that do use them do not use it for every cow, only the top producing cows are injected with it. The purpose of it is to increase the daily milk production, not increase the lactation period. A cow gives milk for a little more than 300 days and their is not much that you can do to increase this except through selective breeding. If a cow ussually gives 6 gallons a day it will give 9 when injected with rbgh.

Answer 3

it's not so much the hormones, as it is the antibiotics that are the real problem. The hormone problem affects the waters in and around the gulf of Mexico more than it harms humans. The marine life in that area is suffering greatly from the watershed of hormones that are washed through there. The antibiotics are starting to show up as problems for humans. Stick with Organic milk, it's a little more expensive, but there are no hormones or antibiotics added.

Answer 4

ummm, so yes I do know that this is happening, there are plenty of places that sell milk from dairys that do not inject their cows with hormones, so just look for those like I do, and Ben & Jerrys ice cream does not use milk from cows with injected hormones as well


wow I read al ot of peoples thoughts on this here and most people dont seem to be educated about this, the hormaones in the milk cause CANCER! thats why its banned in other countries, the US hasnt because the business interest has deep pockets to sway the FDA, thats the way it works here

Answer 5

Of course I wouldn't! I find it a very strange concept that humans drink the milk of another species long after our crucial development stage. (we don't see giraffes asking gazelles for their milk, do we??) Beyond the hormones, there are antibiotics, blood and puss in cow's milk. In fact, there are at least 17 states in the nation that sell milk that's so tainted with aforementioned things, it would (like you said!) not be legal to sell in Canada or Europe.
That's why I drink rice milk.
:-)

Answer 6

Well, banned in Canada and Europe doesnt mean much. If it's the same hormone that makes women give milk, I mean, what's the difference? If you want to start some kind of panic, try using some more science instead of meaningless statements. I've been drinking milk all my life. And I'm in my fifties. I havent grown breasts. I'm still available for sex. And i REALLY enjoy chocolate chip cookies and milk.

Sometimes alarmists are idiots.

Answer 7

I did know this. I figure it can't possibly be good for someone, even though the FDA insists it's fine. Like I trust what they say. So I drink organic milk. A little more expensive, but that's ok.

Answer 8

Well seeing as cows are female and milk is tasty :P then i couldn't care less. The question is what kind of female hormone is it? because if it was a human hormone that would be icky and very off putting.

Answer 9

Nope I wouldn't, but at most grocery stores you can buy milk that is hormone free, rBST free is what is says on the carton.

Answer 10

That's why I don't drink milk, among other reasons.