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Growth enhancers and their use in practice political considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

Allan Buckwell*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics , Wye College, Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH
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Extract

The growth and manner of the use of the five hormone products in the European Community will be reviewed.

The circumstances leading to the decision by the European Council to ban the use of steroid hormones in beef production will be discussed. This will include reference to the Lamming report and to the attempts by the UK government and the Agro-chemical industry to have the decision reversed.

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Growth Enhancers and their Use in Practice
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1989

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