Cadmium concentrations in the liver of 10 different pig genetic lines from Vojvodina, Serbia.
Cadmium concentrations were determined in 480 liver samples from 10 different pig genetic lines produced in Vojvodina (Serbia). Cadmium levels were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after mineralization by dry ashing. The difference in cadmium levels in analysed liver tissues was not significant (p > 0.05) between the various genetic lines. However, large variations in cadmium levels (from 0.03 to 0.27 mg/kg) in liver tissues indicated its availability in the local agricultural environment in Vojvodina. The average level of cadmium (0.13 mg/kg) was higher than the levels reported in pork liver from some developed countries.
a Faculty of Technology , University of Novi Sad , Bulevar cara Lazara 1 , 21000 Novi Sad , Serbia.
V M
VM
Tomović
Lj S
LjS
Petrović
M S
MS
Tomović
Ž S
ŽS
Kevrešan
M R
MR
Jokanović
N R
NR
Džinić
A R
AR
Despotović
D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis*; D004032:Diet; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D055771:Serbia; D013045:Species Specificity; D034421:Sus scrofa
D002104:Cadmium
heavy metals, cadmium; meat