Veterinarian Support

"Protein hormones are simply broken down and digested to furnish our bodies with essential amino acids." Donald L. Yorlets, VMD also, "Buying into the scare campaign of Rutter's and other big dairy companies does nothing but take money out of your pocket and put it into theirs."

"What bothers me is all the time and money spent on conflict within our industry that could be spent on more positive things that could build up our entire industry." Brian Reed, DVM, MBA

"The greatest ignorance is to reject something that you know nothing about."Steven L. Millken MS, VMD Lititz Pa.

"We are not aware of a single dairy scientist, recognized dairy veterinarian, or extension dairy specialist that has objections to rbST on safety grounds. The safety evidence is absolutely overwhelming. This is not a debate about facts. The facts are on our side. Unfortunately, it's a debate about perceptions." Tom Troxel DVD Hanna IN

"Is it somebodies goal to take away our beloved Philadelphia Cheese Steak?" Timothy Trayer Ag. Vet. Associates. Denver Pa.

"The Language used to advertise agricultural products has become far too convenient and far too imprecise to properly inform consumers of anything." VMD Robert L. Owen Alpharma Animal Health "We should be focusing on quality and safety of all agricultural products, not on trying 'Madison Avenue' marketing tactics!"

*"The word 'hormone' is really handy if you want to scare the average consumer. Never mind that such campaigns undermine the consumer's confidence in the generic product. Never mind there is no way to actually verify the claim. Never mind that removing rbST from the industry will increase the cost of production, and ultimately the the price to consumers. Never mind that removing rbST increases the dairy industry's impact on the environment....It is the processor's near-term volume and margin that matter here!" John Fetrow, VMD, MBA professor of dairy production, University of Minnesota

"In 2004 the use of bio tech crops in the USA provided for a reduction in pesticide use by 64.6 million pounds,also saving millions of tons of topsoil and millions of gallons of fuel." Mark Armfelt DVM DAVBP