A study conducted by the University of Kansas this past spring reported feeding cattle industrial hemp may have benefits such as decreasing their stress, helping the cattle with inflammation issues, and aiding in the cattle to lie down more often. These benefits could help the steers to become healthier and also to help to prevent infections or other illnesses.
The industrial hemp that was fed to the cows for 14 days was made of a mix of feed and hemp contained with CBD. Throughout the study, the researchers traced the movements of the cows and their biomarkers for stress. The results of the study concluded that the cattle eating the CBD mix were more prone to lying down. It also found that they had lower levels of stress hormones, and that the hemp did not accumulate into their systems.
U.S. FDA approval would be needed for hemp to be used as a part of livestock feed if used in the future. Also, studies will need to be continued to see if there would be effects on the food chain.
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