Cadmium in selected organs of fallow‐deer (dama dama), sheep (ovis aries), brown hare (lepus europaeus) and rabbit (oryctolagus cuniculus) in Slovakia

Summary

The contents of cadmium in some organs of fallow‐deer, sheep, brown hare and rabbit were studied. The highest levels of cadmium were found in the kidneys of all of the different animal species (0.17 ‐ 2.05 mg/kg). The highest levels of cadmium were found in brown hare kidneys and the lowest values were recorded in the reproductive organs (0.007 ‐ 0.04 mg/kg) and in the muscle (0.005 ‐ 0.01 mg/kg). In comparison of wild and farm animals higher levels of cadmium were detected in the organs of wild animals.

Key words:

• Cadmium
• Organs
• fallow‐deer (Dama dama)
• sheep (Ovis aries)
• brown hare (Lepus europaeus) rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Notes

Correspondence to : Dr. Peter MASSANYI, University of Agriculture, Department of Physiology and Anatomy of Farm Animals, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, SK‐94976 Nitra, Slovak Republic