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Los Alamos Conference on Livestock losses
Damare to the skin of animals from radioactive fall-out has been
recognized in horses during the last series of tests at the Hevada
Provine Grounds and in cattle curing the Spring of 1952 teats. In
both cases the animals were located within a few miles from tho site
of detonation and in areas of relatively heavy fall-out. About the first

of June, there wae reported incidents of sheep, originally grazing in

Nevada, showing lesions and also about 11,00 ewea and 2900 lambs had

died within the preceding few months. ‘The question was raised as to
the possibility of radiation damage causing or contributing to the
leciscns or deaths.

The seme lesions were noted on sheep in areas of littis or no
fall-out with approximately the same incidence ag in areas of relatively
heavy fall-out. The genorel amounts of fall-out in the areas uncer

question have been determined. fTheee quantities of radiation dosage
exe not know to be sufficient to produce the lesions soted.

Evidence has been gleaned from mleroseopic examinations and
comparisons of tissues both from th: sheep in fall-out areas and some
sheep on which akin beta curna were produced experimentally.
All of these deta present a preponderance of evidence to support the

conclusion that the lesions were not produced by radinactive fall-out.
However, due to som anomalies in the evidence, 1t is recomended that
studies be continued in order to determine the causative agent ani
to explain its isolated occurrence.

in considering radiation damage te the internal organs, the aost
critical is the thyroid, due to the upteke of radioactive iodine fron
the fall-out metérial, The emunt of hichest radiation dosage to the
thyroid has been calculated to be far below the quantity necessary to

produce detectable injury.

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HM. Ae Holmes
Arthur H, Wolff
¥. F, Lushbaugh
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Thompaett

F. He Melvin

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