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List the disadvantages of insulin obtained from the pancreas of slaughtered cows and pigs:

Disadvantages are as follows-


- The insulin obtained from slaughtered animals was slightly different from humulin and caused allergic reactions in humans.


- Slaughtering animals for the insulin is against ethics.


- Cost of bovine insulin was very high.


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