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How do growth hormones affect the size of commercial chicken eggs?
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∙ 13y ago
No and they are not used in most countries. Growth hormones are banned in all of North America and most of Europe. It is just not feasible to inject a drug into a chicken. Growth hormone injections are worth more than the chicken. Hormones cannot be fed to the birds, it does not work, they have to be individually injected and a current cost of about 3.00 US. A chicken, dressed out and sold to a vendor for resale nets a producer about 4.50 US.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey don't.
Hormones are not used on chickens. In North America and Europe it is illegal to use growth hormones on livestock including chickens. Livestock and commercially sold products from livestock are regularly inspected by government and Non government agencies both at the source and from the final market (stores). Any violation of this law would carry severe consequences to suppliers not to mention a feeding frenzy of negative media attention.
The truth is, growth hormones are VERY expensive. In order for growth hormones to work they must be injected and they do not remain in the animals system for very long, so must be repeated at regular intervals. It is simply not cost effective to use hormones.
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∙ 12y agoNo hormones are used in any poultry production in the US. Not only is the practice illegal, adding growth hormones to chickens makes no difference in the rate of growth-it just doesn't work.
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∙ 13y agoYes, to be honest most commercially grown meat animals are given hormones.
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∙ 12y agoi love you
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Hormones for breast growth?
The hormones that most dramatically affect breast growth are estrogens.
What hormones does chicken farms give there chickens?
Growth hormones to make them bigger. I advice you to start buying natural or organic because the hormones can affect you. - not Derdeath's work Also they have hormones to make chickens lay eggs faster and hormones to make them want to have sex to reproduce -Derdeath
How fast can a chicken grow to full size using growth hormones?
A chicken can grow to full size using growth hormones very quickly. This process typically only takes a couple of months.
What six hormones primarily affect growth?
Growth is affected by 1. Growth Hormone 2. Thyroid Hormones 3. Insulin 4.Parathyroid Hormone 5. Calcitriol 6. Reproductive Hormones
What are the chemical substances which affect the rate which you grow?
Growth hormones affect the rate at which you grow.
What Hormone controls how fast you grow?
Growth hormone, and its derivative IGF-1 controls the rate of growth.Other hormones also affect growth: sexual hormones, insulin and thyroid hormone also affect growth.Corticosteroids retard growth.
What are the chemicals substances that affect the rate at which we grow?
Growth hormones and Food.
What type of chemicals affect plant's growth and development in response to stimuli?
Hormones.
What factors influence growth besides growth hormone?
Other hormones affecting growth include:Prolactin: Stimulates IGF-1Insulin: Stimulates IGF-1Thyroid HormoneGlucocorticoidsEstrogenTestosteroneGrowth hormone affects prolactin secretion, insulin, thyroid hormone, glucocorticoids, estrogen, and testosterone. None of these hormones act alone. All of these hormones are involved with promoting growth. In addition, release of growth hormone can affect the levels of these other hormones because of feedback mechanisms.
How do growth hormones and antibiotics found in meat affect your body?
The growth hormones and antibiotics used in the raising of cattle and other meat animals are not passed on to you. They are denatured (changed) when they are cooked and do not act on your body.
Function of growth hormones?
The function of growth hormones is the stimulate growth in the body
Bone growth during childhood and in adults is regulated and directed by?
Growth Hormones, Thyroid Hormones, Sex Hormones and Mechanical Stress
