UPTAKE AND EXCRETION OF CESIUM$sup 134$ AND POTASSIUM$sup 42$ IN LACTATING DAIRY COWS
Eight lactating dairy cows were each given 1 mc of Cs/sup 134/ and 6 mc of K/sup 42/ in a single oral dose. An average of 6.7% of the Cs/sup 134/ and 4.2% of the K/sup 42/ was secreted into milk in 66 hr. Corresponding values for urinary excretion were 19.0 and 38.0%. Averages of 10.5, 30.0, and 32.7% of the cesium/sup 134/ were found in milk, urine, and feces, respectively, in 210 hr. The variation in Cs/sup 134/ and K/sup 42/ secreted into milk can largely be explained on the basis of differing milk yields, with concentration remaining somewhat constant. The concentration of Cs/sup 134/ and K/sup 42/ in urine and the volume of urine are both highly variable. (Public Health Eng. abstr., 61: No. 6, 1961)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-024663
- OSTI ID:
- 4024561
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Dairy Science (U.S.), Vol. Vol: 44; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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