Lymph vessels route lymph fluid through nodes throughout the body. Lymph nodes are small structures that work as filters for harmful substances. They contain immune cells that can help fight infection by attacking and destroying germs that are carried in through the lymph fluid.
Discontinuing the use of rbST will entitle the farm to an additional over-order premium. Michigan cooperatives were given a commitment for a 75 cent/hundredweight (cwt) premium to provide rbST-free milk for the Class I market for a 1-year period. This money will be part of the over-order premium.
My understanding is that the target 1oz (20g) weight gain per day is an average that is actually based upon bottle fed babies, because powered milk takes longer to digest it therefore also is in the babys system longer to convert into fat which is why a bottle fed baby gains weight quicker.