Obviously, there are still a lot of misconceptions about the use, the effect and the duration of action of anabolic steroids. First of all, this class of medication is a schedule drug, meaning it cannot be used without a prescription from a licensed veterinarian, who in turn must keep a record in a schedule drug log and adhere to guidelines for usage. Secondly, it is ILLEGAL to use these products in food producing animals, with or without a prescription, for any reason. Any drug that is used in a food producing animal must be rigorously tested for tissue residues and their duration in the tissue, which have not been done for anabolic steroids use in cattle. There are growth promoting drugs that are approved for cattle being fed for slaughter, but these are administered at a certain time within the production cycle and are eliminated from the body by the time the animal is harvested. There might be a rare instance that anabolic steroids would be used in a debilitated animal extra-label, but this would preclude that animal from entering the food chain and would have to be considered on a special case basis only, if at all.