There have been many critics and misconceptions over the years talking about the use of hormones and antibiotics in cattle.
Adrienne Ivey and her husband have Evergreen Cattle Company at Ituna where they use hormones and antibiotics and adds that as a mother she’s comfortable with the homegrown beef she puts on the dinner plate and that she is proud of their use of antibiotics on the ranch.
She feels the hormones make their operation as sustainable as possible, especially when running grasser yearling cattle out on pasture.
"We could absolutely choose not to use them," she said. "But then the cattle would need to be on feed for longer; we would need to use more land to grow more feed use more water and of course produce more greenhouse gases as we are doing so, just to produce the same amount of beef. For us at our ranch, it's just a really great tool for us, and one that as a mother that I'm really comfortable with."
Source : Discoverestevan