Concentrations of Sodium, Potassium, Copper, Zinc and Heavy Metals in Camel Milk Reared Under Pasture and Farm Conditions in South Egypt | ||
| Journal of Animal and Poultry Production | ||
| Article 8, Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2016, Pages 275-278 PDF (184.48 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jappmu.2016.48713 | ||
| Author | ||
| A. I. Damarany | ||
| Department of Animal and Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Aswan University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study aimed to determine concentration of sodium, potassium, copper, zinc, lead and cadmium in camel's milk. The camels was divided into two groups, the first group reared under the traditional farms and the second reared under pasture system. The elements were determined by using atomic absorption (AA) flame spectrometry techniques. The results indicated that the overall mean ofsodium and potassium contents in camel milk was 1848.54±571.2 and 3749.90±328.9 mg/l, respectively. While, the overall mean of copper and zinc contents in camel milk was 0.065±0.02 and 0.20±0.06 mg/l, respectively. The overall mean of lead and cadmium contents in milk camel was 1.56±0.85and 0.008 ± 0.001 mg/l, respectively. Sodium content in pasture camel milk was lower (1823.59±572.7 mg/l) than farm (1873.49±578.03 mg/l), but the content of potassium was higher (3868.49±162 .75 mg/l) in farm than pasture milk (3631.32±411.52 mg/l). Content of copper in pasture milk was higher (0.07±0.02 mg/l)than the farm milk (0.06 ± 0.02 mg/l). Similar trend was observed in zinc content in pasture milk was higher (0.21±0.07 mg/l) than the farm milk (0.19 ± 0.03mg/l). Lead content was equal in pasture and the farm milk (1.54±1.1 and1.58 ± 0.45 mg/l, respectively). Cadmium content in pasture milk was higher (0.016± 0.001 mg/l) than the farm milk (0.0005 ± 0.0001 mg/l). The present results of this study indicated that marked differences in concentration of K and Cd between pasture of milk and farm milk. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Na; K; Cu; Zn; Heavy metals; Milk; camels | ||
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