Fukushima farmers reluctant to leave cows

Fukushima farmers reluctant to leave cows

IITATE, Japan - Cattle farmer Toyohiro Sato feeds cows in the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture, which is largely within the 30-to-50 kilometers range from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 12, 2011. The government plans to issue an evacuation directive to the village due to high radiation levels, leaving many farmers concerned about what to do with the 2,500 cows in the village. Sato, 29, said he has affection for the cows he has raised and he wished there is a way to take them with him.

Milk produced in Fukushima dumped

Milk produced in Fukushima dumped

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Unprocessed milk from cows in Fukushima Prefecture is dumped in the town of Kawamata in the prefecture on March 30, 2011. About 200 tons of milk are discarded each day due to the risk of radiation contamination from the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the prefecture triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Cloned twin calves

Cloned twin calves

Two baby cloned calves look unconcerned before the camera at Ishikawa Prefectural Animal Husbandry Center in Oshimizu, Ishikawa Prefecture. The pair, born July 5, are the world's first twin calves cloned from somatic cells taken from a cow fetus. According to Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries figures, Japanese researchers have successfully impregnated about 30 cows through cloning technique.

Fukushima farmers reluctant to leave cows

Fukushima farmers reluctant to leave cows

IITATE, Japan - Cattle farmer Toyohiro Sato feeds cows in the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture, which is largely within the 30-to-50 kilometers range from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 12, 2011. The government plans to issue an evacuation directive to the village due to high radiation levels, leaving many farmers concerned about what to do with the 2,500 cows in the village. Sato, 29, said he has affection for the cows he has raised and he wished there is a way to take them with him. (Kyodo)

Milk produced in Fukushima dumped

Milk produced in Fukushima dumped

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Unprocessed milk from cows in Fukushima Prefecture is dumped in the town of Kawamata in the prefecture on March 30, 2011. About 200 tons of milk are discarded each day due to the risk of radiation contamination from the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the prefecture triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

Cloned twin calves

Cloned twin calves

Two baby cloned calves look unconcerned before the camera at Ishikawa Prefectural Animal Husbandry Center in Oshimizu, Ishikawa Prefecture. The pair, born July 5, are the world's first twin calves cloned from somatic cells taken from a cow fetus. According to Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries figures, Japanese researchers have successfully impregnated about 30 cows through cloning technique. ==Kyodo