The Newest Knowledge of Nutrition

Alan I. Marcus. Agricultural History, Vol. 67, No. 3 (Summer, 1993), pp. 66-85.

Presents an historical account of animal nutrition research focusing on the 1954 discovery of animal husbandry professor Wise Burroughs of stilbestrol (DES) as a growth-promoting cattle feed additive.

DES feeds’ implications for beef-feeding practices; Burroughs’s research; Ban of DES animal feed due to carcinogenic properties.

By Marcus, Alan I, June 1993.

Sources and book reviews:

• JSTOR: Agricultural History,
  Vol. 67, No. 3 (Summer, 1993), pp. 66-85.
• EBSCOhost, 9402020134.

Related posts

• How did You get your Dose of DES? with Chicken, Turkey, Beef or Vitamin Supplement? See also all posts tagged Stilbosol.

Related books

• My Year of Meats, by Ruth Ozeki, 1999.
• Cancer from Beef: DES, Federal Food Regulation, and Consumer Confidence,
  by Marcus, Alan I, 1994.
• The Newest Knowledge of Nutrition: Wise Burroughs, DES, and Modern Meat,
  by Marcus, Alan I. 1993.

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