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Multiple Anomalies occurring in a New-born Spanish Goat following Prenatal Gamma-radiation

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A UNIQUE and complex combination of abnormalities occurred in a Spanish goat (genus Capra) following prenatal irradiation. The dam, a vigorous 3-year-old, was subjected to radiation from a cobalt-60 source1 on the 30th day of pregnancy. Dosage was 300 r. administered at 100r./h.

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  1. Departments of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology and Radiation Biology Laboratory, A. and M. College of Texas, College Station, Texas

    C. A. O'BRIEN, E. W. HUPP, J. W. AUSTIN, M. SZABUNIEWICZ & A. M. SORENSEN JUN.

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O'BRIEN, C., HUPP, E., AUSTIN, J. et al. Multiple Anomalies occurring in a New-born Spanish Goat following Prenatal Gamma-radiation. Nature 200, 906–907 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200906b0

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