Liver and kidney concentrations of selenium in wild boars (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Sus scrofa</Emphasis>) from northwestern Poland |
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Authors: | Bogumiła Pilarczyk Diana Hendzel Renata Pilarczyk Agnieszka Tomza-Marciniak Barbara Błaszczyk Marta Dąbrowska-Wieczorek Małgorzata Bąkowska Ewa Adamowicz Tomasz Bujak |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 6 Street, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland;(2) Department of Ruminant Science, Laboratory of Biostatistics, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 10 Street, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland |
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Abstract: | The aim of this study was to determine liver and kidney concentrations of selenium in wild boars from the northwest part of
Poland, depending on season of the year, age, sex, and body weight. Altogether, samples of livers and kidneys from 172 wild
boars that were shot in 2005–2008 were investigated. Liver and kidney concentrations of selenium were determined using spectrofluorometric
method. In all the animals studied, selenium concentration was several times lower in the liver than in the kidneys. Selenium
concentration averaged 0.19 μg/g wet weight (w.w.) in the liver and 1.20 μg/g w.w. in kidneys. The present study showed that
season (P ≤ 0.05), age (P ≤ 0.01), and body weight (P ≤ 0.01) have a significant effect on selenium concentration in the liver of wild boars. Liver selenium concentration was
the highest in spring (0.23 μg/g w.w.) and the lowest in autumn (0.16 μg/g w.w). Young animals (up to 1 year of age) and those
with the lowest body weight (up to 20 kg) were characterized by a slightly lower selenium concentration in the liver compared
to older and heavier animals. No significant differences were found in organ selenium concentration between males and females.
According to biochemical criteria for the diagnosis of selenium deficiency in pig liver, which were used to evaluate selenium
concentration in the liver of wild boars, no individuals were found to have optimal levels. Considering that in Se deficiency
higher selenium concentrations are found in kidneys than in the liver, it can be presumed that the wild boars had Se deficiency.
However, this is difficult to state conclusively because there are no reference values for this species. |
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