Bioaccumulation of Mineral Elements in Different Biological Substrates of Athletic Horse from Messina, Italy

The objective of this study was to evaluate the levels and the potential bioaccumulation of vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and bismuth (Bi) in horses from the industrial risk area of Sicily (Italy). Different biological substrates (whole bl...

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Published in:Animals (Basel) 2020-10, Vol.10 (10), p.1877
Main Authors: Fazio, Francesco, Gugliandolo, Enrico, Nava, Vincenzo, Piccione, Giuseppe, Giannetto, Claudia, Licata, Patrizia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Animal training
athletic horse
Bioaccumulation
Bismuth
Blood
Cadmium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Dietary minerals
Hair
Health aspects
Horses
Lead
Milazzo
mineral elements
Minerals
Observations
Oils & fats
Samples
Scientific imaging
Statistical methods
Statistics
Substrates
Tails
toxicological risk
Trace elements
Vanadium
Variance analysis
Zinc
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Summary:The objective of this study was to evaluate the levels and the potential bioaccumulation of vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and bismuth (Bi) in horses from the industrial risk area of Sicily (Italy). Different biological substrates (whole blood, serum; tail and mane) and samples of hay, concentrate and water provided to the horses were processed by means of Thermo Scientific iCAP-Q ICP–MS spectrometer for mineral concentration. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied to show the differences in various trace elements in the biological substrates. Pearson’s test was applied to evaluate the correlation of mineral concentrations between whole blood and serum; and tail and mane. The results showed statistical differences of tested mineral elements among biological substrates; Cr whole blood concentrations were negatively correlated with serum concentrations and a positive correlation between whole blood and serum was observed for Cd and Bi. This latter also showed a positive correlation between mane and tail. The concentrations of V, Cr, and Pb in tail with serum and whole blood samples were negatively correlated, while the concentrations of Cd in tail and serum samples were positively correlated. Minerals had a non-homogenous distribution in the organism, showing different concentrations in the biological substrates.
ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani10101877