Bovine somatotropin (BST) is a hormone produced by a cow that tells its body to produce milk. Read more…
Let’s look at another example tied to housing laying hens. In conventional systems, hens are housed in barns in multi-level rows of cages. Read more…
“Slower growing,” as defined by the Global Animal Partnership, is equal to or less than 50 grams of weight gained per chicken per day averaged over the growth cycle, compared to current industry average for all birds of approximately 61 grams per day. This means that in order to reach the same market weight, the birds would need to stay on the farm significantly longer. Read more…