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Five-year summary report of an experimental dairy herd maintained on the Nevada Test Site 1971--1975. [Tracer studies of /sup 238/Pu and /sup 129m/Tl in cattle]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7106924· OSTI ID:7106924
The Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory-Las Vegas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, maintains an experimental dairy herd in Area 15 of the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration's Nevada Test Site. This report covers the period January 1, 1971, through December 31, 1975, giving the status of the herd for this period of time. Improvements, changes, and additions made on the facilities, the production and reproduction statistics of individual cows and the herd, and summaries of metabolism studies that involved the dairy herd are also covered in this report. Data are included from studies on the tissue distribution of tracer doses of /sup 238/Pu and /sup 129m/Tl in selected cattle.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, NV (USA). Environmental Monitoring and Support Lab.
OSTI ID:
7106924
Report Number(s):
EMSL-LV-0539-9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English