A Milk Tale
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three weeks weigh-in. Tails, the
control rat being fed milk, out
weighed and outmeasured Snow
ball. the treatment rat A switch
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The control rat (Tails) grew
better, with the most strongly
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the muscles are stronger. The
treatment rat. Snowball, didn’t
grow as well. We think it’s
because of the better nutrients.”
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days, class members worked
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measure the tails of their wiggly
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turn held and petted the rats to
check the quality of their coats and
their muscle strength. They soon
discovered that milk-fed Tails left
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pronounced scratches on their
hands, with stronger, sharper toe
nails than sugar-fed Snowball.
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ger tail, an indication of growth
and health in rats.
Debbie and Courtney noted
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'The one getting all the sugar
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fed milk to,” they agreed, adding
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Snowball to be less calm than
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