Recombinant bovine somotrophin - variously known as rBST, rGBH and bST - has been around since 1993, when it was approved as a supplement for dairy cows. Milk, though, is an industry where pennies can make or break a profit margin, and a 10 percent boost in production is big. In the other corner: Monsanto co., which sells rBST and alleges rBST-free labels besmirch the perfectly safe, government-approved use of synthetic hormones. The tongue-twisting hormone can increase milk production by...

Minister Mary Coughlan, announcing the publication, said the sector consists of over 130,000 family farms and around 700 industrial units across the country. The export performance of the sector in 2006 exhibits its continued strength in the face of increasingly competitive international markets, with agri-food exports reaching a record level of over 8 billion, she said. It remains one of the largest indigenous industries in terms of manufacturing and consumer spend. Overall, the agri-food...

CKE argues in the suit that the commercials falsely imply that Angus beef burgers come "from the rear-end and/or anus of beef cattle by creating phonetic and aural confusion between the words 'Angus' and 'anus. N) on Friday over new television commercials it says misleads customers into confusing CKE's Angus hamburgers with meat from a cow's anus. The suit also says the ads mislead consumers by making an "apples to oranges" comparison between sirloin, which is a cut of beef, and Angus,...

The 500 raised at Ecclesfield School will buy two cows for the community close to Bangalore, which will give families a livelihood from the sale of their milk. Moo-ney, moo-ney, moo-ney as pupils raise cash for cows after aid plea. But recently some of their parents asked for cows instead of other aid, as a way of providing longer lasting support for their families. The women have been involved with the infant school for the last three years and have worked to support the children s...

Snell said it was commercially sensitive to specify exactly how much lower in fat Marge's milk was compared to average cows, but he revealed it was a "substantial amount" The herd are the offspring of a cow named Marge, who was born with a genetic quirk said to make her milk much lower in fat than other cows. Unfortunately for those holding out for the technology to reach their milkshakes, it is estimated the milk won't hit supermarket shelves for another five to 10 years. March figures...