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Zeranol

A synthetic non-steroidal oestrogen of the resorcylic acid lactone family, used in veterinary medicine as an implant under the skin, for example in the ear, to improve weight gain and feed efficiency in beef cattle and lambs in countries such as the United States and Canada. This family brings together the active ingredient.

Did you know?It is derived from zearalenone, a mycotoxin produced by the fungus Gibberella zeae, and it is about 3 to 4 times more potent as an oestrogen than its parent molecule.