Each year, U.S. farmers raise some 36 million beef cattle. Farmers fatten up two-thirds of these animals by using hormones.
Most cattle that go through feedlots receive steroids to boost their growth rate and beefiness. T. Thrift, Univ. of Fla.Cow receives a controlled-release hormone implant (above and below).
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