Attitudes of California milk producers toward bovine somatotropin

Zepeda, L

Attitudes of California milk producers toward bovine somatotropin

Author

Lydia Zepeda

Author Affiliations

Lydia Zepeda was formerly a Graduate Student in the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis (currently Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison).

Publication Information

Hilgardia 43(2):11-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v043n02p11. March 1989.

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Abstract

A survey in late 1987 revealed that, despite widespread publicity, many California dairy farmers had not yet heard of bovine somatotropin (BST), a milk production stimulator. Of those who had, most said they would either wait to see how well BST worked on other dairies before they tried it, or they wouldn't use it on their herds at all.

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