title: Cadmium in liver and kidneys of domestic Balkan and Alpine dairy goat breeds from Montenegro and Serbia.
abstract: Concentrations of cadmium (Cd) were determined in the samples of 144 animals around 1 and of 144 animals around 4 years old. Cd was analysed by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), after microwave digestion. Cd concentrations were higher (p < 0.05) in kidney than in liver and higher (p < 0.05) in older animals than in young ones. In domestic Balkan goat which was raised in a free-ranged system Cd accumulation was lower (p < 0.05) than in Alpine goat raised in an intensive production system. Geographic region did influence Cd accumulation only in older animals. Higher Cd levels (p < 0.05) were determined in goats from Serbia. The highest obtained Cd concentrations in both tissues were lower than maximum levels set by European and national legislation for ruminants (cattle and sheep).
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Technology Novi Sad , University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tomović
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Technology Novi Sad , University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jokanović
authors.affiliation: b Technical School "Pavle Savić" , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Mila
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomović
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Technology Novi Sad , University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Milana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazović
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Technology Novi Sad , University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Branislav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Šojić
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Technology Novi Sad , University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Snežana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Škaljac
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Technology Novi Sad , University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ivić
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Technology Novi Sad , University of Novi Sad , Novi Sad , Serbia.
authors.forename: Sunčica
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kocić-Tanackov
authors.affiliation: c Faculty of Agriculture , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tomašević
authors.affiliation: d Faculty for Food Technology, Food Safety and Ecology , Donja Gorica, University of Donja Gorica , Podgorica , Montenegro.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinović
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D006041:Goats; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry*; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry*; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D054548:Montenegro; D055771:Serbia
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium
keywords: Alpine goat; Cadmium; domestic Balkan goat; kidney; liver