Are turkeys injected with growth hormones?
Turkeys grown for consumption in the U.S. are not given any steroids or hormones during the growing process. No hormones have been approved for use in turkeys. Genetic improvements as a result of breeding, better feed formulation and modern management practices are responsible for the larger turkeys produced today. Turkeys reach maturity between four and nine months of age. Older turkeys are tough, useless and not on the market for consumption.
Turkeys grown for consumption in the U. S. are not given any steroids or hormones during the growing process. No hormones have been approved for use in turkeys. Genetic improvements as a result of breeding, better feed formulation and modern management practices are responsible for the larger turkeys produced today. Turkeys reach maturity between four and nine months of age. Older turkeys are tough, useless and not on the market for consumption. Does eating turkey make you sleepy? Several years ago the media released information concerning a compound in turkey breast that causes sleepiness. This compound named is the amino acid tryptophan, which is an important building block of protein. Tryptophan also acts as a precursor to niacin (a B vitamin) and serotonin. Serotonin is a compound formed in the brain that plays a role in sleep production and relaxation. Thus, the media concluded, an increase in dietary tryptophan might increase sleepiness. But the amount of serotonin produced from
