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Q.Give the use of bovine growth hormone.

Maharashtra MsbshseMaharashtra HSC (MSBSHSE) Board 2018Subjective· 1mImportance★★★★★
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BGH is used to boost milk production in dairy cattle.

Bovine growth hormone (BGH), also called bovine somatotropin (BST), is naturally produced by the cow's pituitary gland, but it can also be manufactured biotechnologically by cloning the bovine GH gene into bacteria (recombinant DNA technology), which then produce the hormone in bulk through fermentation. This recombinant BGH is injected into dairy cows to significantly increa …

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