Trenbolone and Other Cattle Growth Promoters: Need for a New Risk-Assessment Framework

Need for a new risk-assessment framework of trenbolone and other cattle growth promoters is discussed. The potential effects of exposure to such compounds are of particular interest in the field of endocrine disruption, which focuses on the effects these compounds can have during sensitive developme...

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Published in:Environmental practice 2006-03, Vol.8 (1), p.58-58
Main Author: Wilingham, Emily J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Need for a new risk-assessment framework of trenbolone and other cattle growth promoters is discussed. The potential effects of exposure to such compounds are of particular interest in the field of endocrine disruption, which focuses on the effects these compounds can have during sensitive developmental periods, rather than using a carcinogenesis model. It is important to approach examinations of the effects of trenbolone and other growth promoters without bias and to acknowledge that cattle growth promoter research in the context of endocrine disruption has just begun. The scientific jury is still out regarding whether introducing these compounds into the human food supply and ecosystems-research suggests that hormonally active feedlot effluent might harm wildlife-can be deleterious.
ISSN:1466-0466
DOI:10.1017/S1466046606060042