Table 4. Metal concentrations in wool and blood samples from sheep (mg/kg).
Metals | Wool | Blood | ||
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Affected animal | Control | Affected animal | Control | |
Cd | 2.282±0.131a | 0.361±0.032 | 0.391±0.022a | 0.013±0.007 |
Pb | 3.761±0.213a | 1.161±0.121 | 0.411±0.021a | 0.042±0.007 |
Zn | 119.97±7.23a | 87.61±5.97 | 14.82±0.97a | 9.81±2.16 |
Cu | 9.87±0.23a | 3.73±0.57 | 1.74±0.07a | 0.79±0.12 |
Mn | 4.89±0.47 | 4.63±0.36 | 0.38±0.03 | 0.35±0.02 |
Mo | 2.17±0.12 | 2.18±0.13 | 0.19±0.07 | 0.15±0.05 |
Cd = cadmium, Pb = lead, Zn = zinc, Cu = copper, Mn = manganese, Mo = molybdenum
a P < 0.01