Zinc, copper, and selenium in milk and organs of cow and goat from Burundi, Africa.
Atomic absorption spectrometric determination of zinc, copper and selenium in milk from cow and goat from Burundi provide values, which agree quite well with literature data. Muscle from both animals is a rich source of zinc, but not for copper and selenium. Liver accumulates the highest amount of copper, while for selenium the kidney is the target organ.
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Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp (UIA), Wilrijk, Belgium.
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D000818:Animals; D002063:Burundi; D002417:Cattle; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D012643:Selenium / Q000032:analysis*; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis*
D003300:Copper; D012643:Selenium; D015032:Zinc