SEMI-ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH , JULY 1-DECEMBER 31, 1962

Technical Report · Wed Oct 30 23:00:00 EST 1963

OSTI ID:4683698

The status of burros, swine, and cattle surviving irradiation from nuclear explosions and critical assemblies is reported. Emphasis is placed on the effects of irradiation on the central nervous system. Data are presented from studies on: the effects of radiation on reproduction in cattle, sheep, and rabbits; physiological effects of radiation in sheep and rats; tracer studies on the metabolism of Ca, Sr, Zn, I, Se, and Rb in domestic animals; an investigation of methods for the removal of Cs/sup 134/ from beef; the metabolism of fission products in poultry; the chemistry of fission products in soil; and factors affecting the radiosensitivity of seeds and other plant parts that can be used by plant breeders to increase the variability of their foundation stocks. (C.R.)

• Research Organization: Tennessee. Univ., Oak Ridge. UT-AEC Agricultural Research Lab.
• NSA Number: NSA-17-031816
• OSTI ID: 4683698
• Report Number(s): ORO-605
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

AGRICULTURE
ANIMALS
BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BIRDS
BRAIN
BURROS
CALCIUM
CATTLE
CESIUM 134
CHICKENS
DECONTAMINATION
FISSION PRODUCTS
IODINE
MEAT
METABOLISM
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
PHYSIOLOGY
PLANTS
POULTRY
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
RABBITS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOSENSITIVITY
RATS
REACTORS
REPRODUCTION
RUBIDIUM
SEEDS
SELENIUM
SHEEP
SOILS
STRONTIUM
SWINE
TISSUES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
VARIATIONS
ZINC