Lead and cadmium concentrations in milk and blood of Indian cows with mastitis
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Published on: December 23, 2018
R Naresh1, S K Dwivedi, D Swarup
1Laboratory of Environmental Medicine, Indian Veterinary Institute, Izatnagar, India.
Mean milk lead in cows with clinical or subclinical mastitis was 0.35 +/- 0.03 or 0.42 +/- 0.04 ppm whereas cadmium was 0.16 +/- 0.01 or 0.15 +/- 0.01 ppm. Concentrations in blood were 0.45 +/- 0.05 lead or 0.08 +/- 0.05 ppm cadmium in clinical and 0.47 +/- 0.06 lead or 0.088 +/- 0.001 ppm cadmium in subclinical mastitic cows.
Mean milk lead in cows with clinical or subclinical mastitis was 0.35 +/- 0.03 or 0.42 +/- 0.04 ppm whereas cadmium was 0.16 +/- 0.01 or 0.15 +/- 0.01 ppm. Concentrations in blood were 0.45 +/- 0.05 lead or 0.08 +/- 0.05 ppm cadmium in clinical and 0.47 +/- 0.06 lead or 0.088 +/- 0.001 ppm cadmium in subclinical mastitic cows.
