An interactive educational info-stack, "The Dairy Debate", has been
developed by the University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research
and Education Program (SAREP), in conjunction with their recent publication
of the book:
The Dairy Debate: Consequences of Bovine Growth Hormone and Rotational
Grazing Technologies, Edited by William C. Liebhardt, University of
California Sustainable Agriculture Education and Research Program, 1993.
"The Dairy Debate" info-stack (for use with Apple Macintosh computers) is
an educational tool for exploring the questions posed by the recent
approval by the FDA of genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (bGH)
for use in the U.S dairy industry. Is bGH safe? How will the product
affect humans, cows, and dairy farmers? Are the genetically engineered
formulations of the hormone identical to naturally occurring bGH? How much
extra milk already exists in the U.S.? How much more milk is the use of
bGH expected to add to the surplus taxpayers already pay to stockpile?
The "Dairy Debate" info-stack considers the implications of
recombinant bGH for animal health, consumers, the environment, farm
economics, and rural communities. Rotational grazing is compared and
contrasted as an alternative sustainable technology. The purpose of both
the "Dairy Debate" info-stack and the book is to broaden and inform the
public debate over dairy technology by assessing the full range of benefits
and risks.
The "Dairy Debate" info-stack is provided as freeware and is available on
the Internet by "anonymous ftp" or Gopher at:
sumex-aim.stanford.edu /info-mac/info/nms/
mac.archive.umich.edu /mac/hypercard/science/
It is also available on:
America-on-Line
Compuserve (HyperText Forum)
Those interested in receiving the Dairy Debate Diskette, can send a check
or money order for $5.00, payable to "UC Regents", requesting the "Dairy
Debate" info-stack (or send a blank 3 1/2" disk and a return label), to the
address below:
Dairy Diskette
SAREP
University of California
Davis, CA 95616
For more information, write:
SAREP, University of California, Davis, CA. 95616,
or E-Mail: rjzomer@ucdavis.edu
Robert Zomer
SAREP
University of California
Davis, CA 95616
rjzomer@ucdavis.edu