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. 2023 Mar 29;10:1149720. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1149720

Table 3.

Cadmium toxicity observed in different organs of the cattle.

Animal Organ Normal range Toxicity level Country References
Cattle Liver 6.15 mg/kg 23.4 mg/kg Galicia, NW Spain (107)
Cattle Kidney 5.91 mg/kg 110 mg/kg Spain (107)
Cattle Muscle 9.46 mg/kg 8.28 mg/kg Spain (107)
Cattle Blood 9.17 mg/kg 1.65 mg/kg Spain (107)
Cattle Kidney 0.3 mg/kg 59.7 mg/kg Deza region (NW Spain) (205)
Cattle Kidney 0.01 μg/ml 0.05 μg/ml India (220)
Cattle Kidney 1.0 mg/kg 2.15 mg/kg China (206)
Bovine Liver 0.5 mg/kg 2.47 mg/kg China (206)
Bovine Muscle 0.01 mg/kg 0.02 mg/kg China (206)
Bovine Kidney 0.05 μg/ml 19.37 μg/ml Kabwe, Zambia (207)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 9.58 mg/kg Netherland (208)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 10.3 mg/kg Morocco (221)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 33.1 mg/kg Jamaica (37)
Cattle Liver 0.1 mg/kg 0.642 mg/kg Belgium (186)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 4.22 mg/kg Belgium (186)
Cattle Liver 0.50 mg/kg 2.655 mg/kg Belgium (186)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 15.3 mg/kg Belgium (186)
Cattle Liver 0.50 mg/kg 1.17 mg/kg Belgium (222)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 7.99 mg/kg Belgium (222)
Cattle Liver 0.50 mg/kg 0.061 mg/kg Finland (223)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 0.35 mg/kg Finland (223)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 0.036 mg/kg Finland (224)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 8.63 mg/kg Ireland (225)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 1.66 mg/kg Netherlands (208)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 0.25 mg/kg Poland (226)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 0.937 mg/kg Poland (227)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 0.161 mg/kg Spain (228)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 0.545 mg/kg Spain (229)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 0.39 mg/kg Sweden (230)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 0.373 mg/kg Slovenia (211)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 0.65 mg/kg Australia (231)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 38.3 mg/kg China (206)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 7.92 mg/kg Jamaica (37)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 0.1371 mg/kg Iran (232)
Cattle Kidney 0.1 mg/kg 4.38 mg/kg Morocco (221)
Cattle Muscle 0.348 mg/kg 0.341 mg/kg Croatia (209)
Cattle Kidney 0.544 mg/kg 0.535 mg/kg Croatia (209)
Cattle Kidney 2.91 μg/g 17.84 μg/g Canada (210)
Cattle Kidney 0.093–4.22 mg/kg 0.002 mg/kg Belgium (211)
Cattle Kidney 0.05 ppm 0.09 ppm India (120)
Cattle Kidney 0.001 mg/kg 0.0008 mg/kg Italy (212)
Cattle Kidney 0.41 mg/kg 11.50 mg/kg Ethiopia (233)
Cattle Liver 0.06 mg/kg 0.5 mg/kg Ethiopia (233)
Cattle Liver 0.46 μg/g 0.54 μg/g Pakistan (213)
Cattle Kidney 0.5 mg/kg 0.34 mg/kg Turkey (234)