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Heavy metal concentration in coat hair and hoof horn in stabled and reserve Polish Konik horses

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Stachurska A., Walkuska G., Chalabis-Mazurek A., Jaworski Z., Cebera M.

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

2009

tom 12

nr 3

The objective of the study was to determine if there were differences in Cr, Mn, Cu, Cd, Pb and Ni levels in coat hair and hoof horn between Polish Konik horses maintained in stabled and reserve systems in Roztocze National Park in Poland. Summer and winter feeding seasons (seasons of the year in case of hooves) and age of horses were taken into account. 107 samples of hair and hooves, as well as all kinds of feed and sources of water available for the horses were examined. The results of the study indicate that the concentration of the elements in the coat hair, hoof horn, feeds and water is usually too low to show possible influence of the system of maintenance in feeding seasons and age effect. The reserve horses are not more exposed to heavy metal contamination than the stabled horses. In the hair, solely Mn level is affected by the systems of maintenance in summer and winter feeding seasons: during winter it is higher, particularly in the stabled system, than during summer. In hooves, Cr concentration is higher in stabled horses than in reserve horses and conversely, Cu content is higher in the reserve horses. Mn content is age-affected both in hair and hooves, likewise is Cu content in the hooves. The results indicate a necessity of Cu compound supplementation in feeding the horses in both systems of maintenance.

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Heavy metal status of Polish konik horses from stable-pasture and outdoor maintenance systems in the Masurian environment

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Stachurska A., Walkuska G., Cebera M., Jaworski Z., Chalabis-Mazurek A.

Journal of Elementology

2011

tom 16

nr 4

Among domestic animals, cattle and horses kept on pasture and fed with hay and straw are exposed most prominently to environmental pollution. Determination of the status of heavy metals in bodies of horses is important for two reasons. Firstly, it helps to assess the level of environmental contamination. Secondly, heavy metals can have considerable influence on animals living outdoors. The aim of the study has been to verify whether the level of Cr, Mn, Cu, Cd, Pb and Ni in the coat hair and cornified structures of hooves may differ between horses maintained alternately in a stable and on pasture and living outdoors all year long, with Polish Koniks from Mazury (the Masurian Lake District) taken as an example. Possible effects of the feeding season and age of horses were considered. In total, 35 Polish Konik horses were examined, either kept in a stable-pasture system in Popielno or outdoors in Wojnowo. Sixty-two samples of summer and winter coat hair, 28 samples of hoof horn, as well as 10 samples of pasture plants and water were analyzed. The data were elaborated with the use multi-factor analysis of variance, T-Tukey- Kramer test and Pearson’s correlation. The results show that Polish Konik horses bred in Mazury have a low heavy metal concentration in the coat hair and hoof horn. The stable-pasture and outdoor maintenance systems hardly differentiate the element content, whereas the winter feeding results in an elevated concentration of the elements in the hair. Yearlings show higher Mn and Cd content than mares and foals at foot. The dam’s impact on the heavy metal concentration in the hair and hoof horn in their foals is usually non-significant.

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1 Journal of Elementology

1 Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

2 Cebera M.

2 Chalabis-Mazurek A.

2 Jaworski Z.

2 Stachurska A.

2 Walkuska G.

1 2011

1 2009

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Heavy metal concentration in coat hair and hoof horn in stabled and reserve Polish Konik horses

Heavy metal status of Polish konik horses from stable-pasture and outdoor maintenance systems in the Masurian environment