Pregnant mare serum gonadotropin

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Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin (PMSG) is a hormone obtained from the blood of pregnant mares.^[1] It is used by farmers across the UK and Europe to increase reproduction in pigs, cows, and other female farm animals.^[2]

References

[1] ttps://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-8-2016-001765_EN.html

[2] Iceland urged to ban ‘blood farms’ that extract hormone from pregnant horses The Guardian

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