Preliminary communication

Occurrence of selected trace elements in cattle meat

Beáta Koréneková ; University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, Košice, the Slovak Republic
Magdaléna Skalická ; University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, Košice, the Slovak Republic
Pavel Naď ; University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, Košice, the Slovak Republic
Marián Korének ; University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, Košice, the Slovak Republic

Abstract

The occurrence of trace metals (Cu, Zn) was determined in cattle meat from the vicinity of a metallurgical plant. Copper and zinc concentrations in 62 samples of muscles and liver collected from (31) cows were quantified and compared with results in other countries. In our study mean muscle Zn and Cu concentrations were higher in liver (67.314; 44.205 mg/kg w. wt) compared to muscle (38.865; 1.993 mg/kg w. wt). It can be concluded that bioaccumulation of Zn and Cu in cattle meat in industrial areas could be slightly enhanced, differently in dependence on the types of industry prevailing in various countries.

Keywords

Cu; Zn; cattle meat; and liver

Hrčak ID:

21264

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/21264

Publication date:

15.12.2007.

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