Effects of adding gamma-irradiated green beans or fruit compote to the diet of dogs

On the Wholesomeness of <i>γ</i>-Irradiated Potatoes. II. Feeding Experiments with Pigs

“…The haemoglobin concentration for one of the pigs in the Igroup was shown to increase strikingly faster and to a higher level than for the other three animals in the series. The higher spleen weight observed in the same I-group pig, as compared to that of the other three pigs in the Fj-generation, does not exceed the normal limits for spleen weights, hut is mentioned as a parallel to the tendency of increased spleen weights in dogs noted by Larson et al [8], as men tioned in the introduction.…”

“…Larson et al [8] found, when feeding irradiated vegetables (green beans and fruit compote) to dogs, a trend towards increased spleen weights in the animals receiving the irradiated (doses 3 and 6 Mrep) food. In addition to this, Kalacheva and Sissakian [7] have observed some influence of irradiation -with doses as low as 5-10 krad -on properties of mitochondria isolated from irradiated pea seedlings.…”

Review of the United States Army Wholesomeness of Irradiated Food Program (1955-1966)

“…Increased spleen weights were reported in dogs fed irradiated green beans and fruit compote (27). Because of the many variables that influence spleen weights, increased spleen weights cannot at this time be unequivocally related to the ingestion of irradiated foods.…”