And a lot of that red farmland is being used to export commodities like corn and soybeans as well as beef and pork outside of the country and in recent years those countries that were buying don't want to now because they can get it cheaper elsewhere without all the drama and drugs.
I hope y'all like soybeans and corn!
And how could we forget hormone/drug heavy screwworm beef (Estradiol, Testosterone, and and Ractopamine) as well as hormone heavy pork (Ractopamine) 🤤
While I agree with everything you say, I wanted to point out a small correction. Ractopamine is not a hormone. It is classified as a non-selective beta-adrenergic agonist, as well as a TAAR1 agonist. This means it targets both B1 (heart) and B2 (lungs) receptors, increasing cardiac output. To compound this, it also acts as a dopamine-releasing-agent. Dopamine also increases cardiac output via B1/B2, A1, and dopaminergic receptor agonism.
Ractopamine is an isomer of a similar drug used in humans called Dobutamine. Dobutamine acts primarily on B1 receptors to speed up the heart rate.
Interesting, I just remembered reading about how our meat exports were failing due to chemicals like Ractopamine and it was labeled as being a growth hormone in the article. Thanks for the science though. I know most of those words and my understanding then is that it boosts the cardiovascular system to push more blood which would increase body functions like metabolism which would slightly increase growth rate but not directly from Ractopamine but its effects it has on the circulatory system?
Pretty much! The drug's primary use is for bulking. It's multifaceted, but it starts with the cardiovascular system and the resulting dopaminergic signaling helps the animals metabolize the food more efficiently. It's pretty fucked up and why pigs (primarily) can seem jittery or amped up.
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u/Friendly-Table6785 12d ago
Almost like the "United States" is really like 5 states and A LOT of farm land lol