Relationship Between Metal Load (Selenium, Arsenic, Molybdenum) of Soil, Plant and Serum of Buffaloes

Zafar Iqbal Khan,Muhammad Fahad Ullah,Asia Fardous,Mohammad Reza Kouhkan Nejam,Tasneem Ahmad,Naunain Mehmood,Ijza Rasool Noorka,Yongjun Yang,Ifra Saleem Malik,Mudasra Munir,Jing Ma,Humayun Bashir,Fu Chen,Sumaira Gondal,Ali-Reza Bayat,Kafeel Ahmad,Kinza Wajid

doi:10.37358/rc.20.8.8282

Abstract

Presence of hazardous minerals in three major components (soil, forage and buffalo serum) was evaluated for determining extent of metal contamination in Sargodha, Pakistan. Ten soil and forage samples for each season were taken from ten randomly selected sites. 30 grazing buffaloes of �niliravi� breed (calves, non-lactating and lactating) were also sampled randomly from these sites for collection of serum. Heavy metal quantification via atomic absorption spectrophotometry was carried out for selenium, molybdenum and arsenic. Non-significant but positive correlation was found for selenium (Se) concentrations in soil, forage and serum and molybdenum (Mo) concentrations in soil and serum. Negative correlation (p]0.05) was obtained for Mo level between forage-serum and soil-forage which was indicative of molybdenum deficiency in the soil. The results suggested that the heavy metals remained below maximum permissible levels and were non-toxic for the ruminants of the study area.

Highlights

Livestock productivity and nutritional status are dependent upon balanced provision of all the minerals and food components in diet [1]
Soil and forage samples were taken from the farm lands while blood was collected from the Niliravi buffalo at the farm
Low Se level is reported in other studies carried out by Khan et al [12, 13] in Punjab, Pakistan

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Introduction

Livestock productivity and nutritional status are dependent upon balanced provision of all the minerals and food components in diet [1]. With growing population and issues of food security, burden on agriculture and livestock sector has increased manifolds. A major share in coping with food scarcity issues is of livestock production field [2]. It is of utmost importance to assess nutritional and health status of ruminants to ensure maximum productivity. Animals need different metals in varying concentrations necessary for normal physiological functioning. Se deficient animals exhibit hepatosis dietetica and liver necrosis, which is often fatal. Benefits of arsenic have been reported in literature for animal health and performance. Arsenic acts to antibiotics in controlling harmful microbes in intestines [4]

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