LONG-TERM DOG FEEDING EXPERIMENT WITH IRRADIATED CHICKEN, BEEF AND JAM. Final Report. Section 1--Procedures and Laboratory Results
Dogs were fed irradiated chicken, beef, and jam for two years to determine the wholesomeness of the diet or its possible deleterious effects. Irradiated foods were exposed to 2.79 x l0 to the 6th power and 5.58 x l0 to the 6th power rads of gamma radiation. The foods were stored at room temperature in #l0 commercial food cans for 3 months to a year. The unirradiated control chicken and beef were stored in the frozen state. Diets contained 35% solids of beef, chicken, or jam and 65% Purina Lab meal plus vitamin supplements. Results were compared among the nine diets with respect to hematology, growth, feed efficiency, urine analysis, and reproduction. Hemaglobin values were slightly higher for males on irradiated beef and females on unirradiated beef than for males on non-irradiated beef. Growth was normal, except that males on nonirradiated jam showed poorer- response. Feed efficiency was normal. Glycosuria was noted for all diets; this was attributed to high carbohydrate content. Reproduction was poor; this was attributed to the environment of individual metabolism cages. The beef diet showed the best reproduction response; the jam the poorest. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-022493
- OSTI ID:
- 4826602
- Report Number(s):
- AD-270914
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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