National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
In the present study, heavy metal residual concentrations of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and copper (Cu) in cattle and buffalo milk samples collected from three districts of the Northern part of Gujarat state were determined. A total of 800 samples were collected during the entire study in summer and winter seasons. Heavy metal (Cd, Pb and Cu) residues in milk samples were determined by the Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) technique. The average values of Cd, Pb and Cu in the milk of cattle were found to be 0.033 ± 0.002, 0.121 ± 0.014 and 0.097 ± 0.012 mg/L, respectively. Similar values for buffalo milk were 0.030 ± 0.002, 0.139 ± 0.015 and 0.168 ± 0.036 mg/L, respectively. The inter-species comparison between cattle and buffalo demonstrated the higher level of Cd, Pb and Cu in buffalo milk. There was non-significant difference in the level of heavy metals in the milk of cattle and buffalo.
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