Some heavy metals residues in beef and sheep liver in Anbar province

Abstract EN

The aim of the study To see the effect of location, season and display time on theaccumulation of some heavy metals (Lead, copper, zinc, cadmium and cobalt) in sheepand cattle liver.

Liver samples were obtained from three districts in Anbar province(Ramadi, Hit and Baghdadi).

This study began from January 2017 to November 2017 forall seasons (winter, spring, summer and autumn) Samples were taken from the liverimmediately after slaughter for cattle and sheep at 8 am and taken at 4 pm for all areasof study.

The results of the study were summarized in the quadratic overlap of the animaltype, season, location and time as follows: The highest concentration of lead in liver (38.86 μg / g liver) was recorded in sheep forspring and evening in Ramadi.

The lowest concentration was in sheep in Baghdadi formorning and winter (20.06 micro g / g liver).

The highest concentration of copper in theliver (34.65 microgram / g liver) was recorded in cows in Ramadi for the winter seasonand evening time.

The lowest concentration was in the sheep liver during the summerseason for morning time in the city of al-Baghdadi (20.43 microgram / g liver).

Thehighest concentration was in the liver (603.99 microgram / g liver) in the sheep for theautumn season and the evening time in the city of Ramadi.

The lowest concentrationwas in the sheep in the city of Baghdadi for morning and summer (560.32 microgram / gliver).

The highest concentration of cadmium in the liver (30.88 micro g / g liver) was insheep in Ramadi for the autumn and evening season, and the lowest concentration wasin beef in the summer season for morning time in al-Baghdadi city (9.66 μg / g liver).

Cobalt was the highest concentration (1.34, 1.34 and 1.35 micro g / g liver) in cow andsheep liver, autumn, summer and evening time for Ramadi.

While the lowestconcentration of sheep and cattle liver for the city of Baghdadi for the winter season andmorning time (0.64 and 0.63 microgram / g liver).