Damage to Livestock From Radioactive Fallout in Event of Nuclear War: A Report (1963)

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l0. KL3LäkcN MLU3 In preparinß tdi8 6ocument, lack oi experimental evi6ence in certain area8 torce6 ull to make tar»reacninß extrapolation8 an6 intuitive ßue88e8. 8cxne ot our conclu8ion8, tneretore, mav de tar too con8ervative. «e delieve tdat 8tuuv an6 re8earcn can proviue tne 6ata nece88arv to make 8oun6er conclu8ion8, i.e., conclu8ion8 le88 likelv to re8ult in overlv cautiou8 political an6 operational 6eci8ion8 tdat coul6 impe6e recoverv trcnn nuclear var. 3ince ve dave not analv8e6 tne current re8earcn proßram8, ve cannot in6icate vnere vork 8doul6 de initiate6 or empna8i8 increa8e6. In anv ca8e, dovever, ve delieve tdat tne lollovinß urßentlv nee6e6 intormation 8doul6 de 8oußdt: l0.l rdy8ical vata Kelation8nip ot u8e, tvpe, an6 Fi2e oi nuclear veapon8 to tne 8i2e, compo8ition, 6i8tridution, an6 dioloßical availadilitv ot tne tallout particle8 on tne ßroun6 anci upon toliaße. Kelation8nip ot tne pnv8ical an6 cnemical nature ot tne particle8 to inte8tinal an6 pulmonarv ad8orption. Uav8 ot prcxiucinß 8imulate6 lallout particle8 tor metadolic 8tu6ie8 in animal8 an6 in tneir tle8d an6 tocxi prc>6uct8. Kelation8dip oi amdient ra6iation trom tallout to tne nature ot parti» de8 an6 pulmonarv an6 inte8tinal ad8orption. l0.2 Liolo«ical vata Leneral intormation on tne ra6iation re8pon8e ot lan6 an6 vater animal8 8uitadle tor protein re8ource8. Ke8pon8e ot 8ucn animal8 to amdient expo8ure8 likelv to de encountere6 in a tallout tiel6, i.e., exponential 6ecav tiel6. Ke8pon8e «1 8ucn animal8 in a tallout tiel6 to tne a66e6 dur6en ot internal expo8ure trom con8ume6 an6 metadoli2e6 ra6ionucli6e8. 45

Ke8pon8e ot 8ucn animal8 in a tallout tiel6 to tne a66e6 dur6en ot con8ume6 dut non»metadoli2e6 ra6ionucli6e8. Ke8pon8e ot 8ucn animal8 in a tallout tiel6 to tne ra6ionucli6e8 tnat tall or collect upon external part8 ot tne dcxi^ 8ucn a8 tne dack, ear8, teet, etc. Ine total re8pon8e ot 8ucn animal8 to all ettect8 ot tallout in a varietv ot circum8tance8. Ine total re8pon8e ot 8ucn animal8 to 6irect ettect8 ot tallout in con^unction vitn an altere6 "va^ ot lite" re8ultinß trom contamination. l0.3 veten8ive Kea8ure8 Ine ettectivene88 ot a66e6 icxline an6 otner pnarmacoloßical aßent8 in tne 6iet in re6ucinß ra6ioio6ine in tne milk ot cattle. Ine ettectivene88 ot variou8 level8 ot 6ietarv calcium an6 ot otner pnarmacoloßical aßent8 upon tne ra6io8trontium an6 ra6iodarium in tne milk. Ine ettectivene88 ot laxative8 in re6ucinß tne ra6ioactive element8 in tne ßa8trointe8tinal tract. Ine ettectivene88 ot variou8 metno68 tor removinß ra6ioactive 6edri8 trom tne ni6e8 ot animal8, an6 nov to carrv out 8ucn an operation vitn a minimum expo8ure to tne per8onnel involve6. ?roce6ure8 an6 equipment tor 8ate 8laußdterinß ot contaminate6 animal8, i.e., vitn minimum expo8ure to tne operator8 an6 minimum contami» nation ot tne meat. Inexpen8ive metno68 tor nome pre8ervation ot meat an6 meat toc>6 pro6uct8. ?arminß practice8 tnat mav re6uce uptake ot ra6ionucli6e8 dv tarm animal8. ^b