Role of Anabolic Steroids in Meat Industry-Residual Effect and Safety Aspect

Abstract

Animal growth is a complex interaction of genetic makeup, environment, nutritional and the hormonal influences. The quest for regulating the overall growth of farm animals has long evoked the interest of many a workers. With the advancement in scientific techniques and manipulation of the endocrine status of animals by administrative of exogenous compounds, this quest has seen a sort of a culmination through the use of anabolic steroids (testosterone, Estrogen and progesterone).