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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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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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