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Wool arsenic in grazing sheep of a copper mine (Songoun)
in North-West of Iran |
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Fereydon Rezazadeh1*, Farzam Sheikhzadeh1, Siamak
Asri Rezaei2 and Ali Akbar Heidari3
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1Department
of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of
Tabriz, Tabriz- Iran; 2Department of Clinical Sciences,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Urmia, Urmia- Iran;
3Department
of Statistics, Faculty of
Mathematics, University of Tabriz, Tabriz- Iran
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| Abstract |
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Arsenic (As) is
widespread environmental toxicant that causes neuropathy, skin and
vascular lesions and cancer upon prolonged exposure. The aim of this
study was to determine the amount of As in wool in sheep grazing around
a mining centre (Soungun) in North-West of Iran. The samples of hair
were taken randomly from 83 sheep of 4 flocks.
Significantly higher
concentration of as was found in sheep in Pesian area. Significantly
high As concentration in young animals were found compared to old
animals. Wool As concentration was also significantly higher in under
three years sheep. Our finding showed the arsenic amount in wool of
sheep grazing around Sogoun mines is higher.
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Keywords:
Sheep, arsenic; wool; Iran |
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To cite this article:
Rezazadeh F, F Sheikhzadeh, SA Rezaei and AA Heidari, 2013.
Wool
arsenic in grazing sheep of a copper mine (Songoun) in North-West of
Iran.
Res.
Opin.
Anim. Vet. Sci., 3(11), 435-437. |
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