Heavy metal residues in plasma of broiler birds and goats from automobile industry rich area of northern Gujarat

Abstract

The present work was carried out to study the plasma profile of five heavy metals, viz., lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), and cobalt (Co), in broiler (poultry) birds and goats reared in the vicinity of an automobile industry-rich area of Palanpur, Banaskantha district of Gujarat. Plasma samples of fourteen birds and nine goats were analysed by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) for the estimation of heavy metals. The mean ± S.E. values of lead, chromium, zinc, and cobalt in broiler birds' plasma were found to be 4.389 ± 0.676, 0.149 ± 0.067, 0.963 ± 0.103, and 1.332 ± 0.135 ppm, respectively. In goat plasma, the mean ± S.E. values of lead, chromium, zinc, and cobalt were found to be 3.321 ± 0.690, 0.018 ± 0.017, 1.343 ± 0.171, and 1.462 ± 0.171 ppm, respectively. Cadmium was not detected in any goat or broiler bird sample.