J 2024

A multi-year study monitoring the cadmium content in the tissues of lambs and sheep sampled in the Czech Republic between 2001 and 2022

SVOBODOVA, Zdenka; Jiri DRAPAL; Veronika VLASAKOVA; Danka HARUŠTIAKOVÁ; Josef ILLEK et al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

A multi-year study monitoring the cadmium content in the tissues of lambs and sheep sampled in the Czech Republic between 2001 and 2022

Autoři

SVOBODOVA, Zdenka; Jiri DRAPAL; Veronika VLASAKOVA; Danka HARUŠTIAKOVÁ ORCID; Josef ILLEK a Martin SVOBODA

Vydání

Veterinarni Medicina, Prague, CZECH ACAD AGRIC SCI, 2024, 0375-8427

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

40301 Veterinary science

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 0.800

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/24:00137587

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

EID Scopus

Klíčová slova anglicky

heavy metal; kidney; lamb; liver; sheep

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 11. 11. 2024 09:28, Mgr. Michaela Hylsová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Cadmium is one of the most important environmental contaminants. Animals grazing on natural pastures are particularly exposed to cadmium. Sheep are mostly reared in extensive and grazing systems. Therefore, sheep may accumulate larger amounts of cadmium compared to other ruminant species and are a good indicator of exposure to cadmium contamination in a given area. The determination of cadmium concentrations in the muscles, livers and kidneys of lambs and sheep was carried out in the Czech Republic during the period 2001-2022. The average cadmium content in the livers and kidneys of all the lambs was 0.037 +/- 0.006 and 0.061 +/- 0.013 mg.kg(-1), respectively. The average cadmium content in the livers and kidneys of all the sheep was 0.319 +/- 0.047 and 1.255 +/- 0.204 mg.kg(-1), respectively. The maximum limit for human consumption was not exceeded in any of the 24 samples in the lambs but was exceeded in 5 of 33 liver samples and 12 of 33 kidney samples in the adult sheep. The average value of cadmium in the muscles of the lambs and sheep was 0.004 +/- 0.001 mg.kg(-1). The maximum limit for human consumption was not exceeded in any muscle sample. The cadmium content in both the liver and in the kidney differs significantly between the lambs and sheep, being higher in the sheep (P < 0.001 for both comparisons). No statistically significant trend of a decrease in the cadmium content in the lamb and sheep tissues was found during the observed time (P > 0.05). We can sum up that there is an evident need for further monitoring of the cadmium concentration in lamb and sheep tissues in the Czech Republic.