Author/Authors :
Nowakowska، e نويسنده Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 6 Street, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland , , Pilarczyk، b نويسنده Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 6 Street, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland , , Pilarczyk، r نويسنده Laboratory of Biostatistics, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 10 Street, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland , , Tomza-Marciniak، a نويسنده Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 6 Street, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland , , B?kowska، m نويسنده Department of Animal Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 6 Street, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland ,
Abstract :
Due to the fact that a considerable part of Europe, including some regions of Poland, is
considered to be deficient in selenium, it seems necessary to develop a selenium map for different regions of
Poland, which will be used in future to prepare a prophylaxis programme against selenium deficiency in
animals. The aim of the study was to determine selenium content in selected organs (liver and kidneys) of roe
deer from different regions of Poland as an indirect method of assessing environmental abundance of this
element. Material for the study was collected from 28 sites located in 15 provinces of Poland. Selenium
concentrations in organs were determined using spectrofluorometric methods. Mean selenium concentration in
roe deer from Poland was 0.088 µg/g wet weight (w.w.) in liver and 0.503 µg/g w.w. in kidneys. Organ selenium
concentrations in the studied animals varied considerably according to geographical location. Most areas of
Poland are deficient in environmental selenium, as evidenced by the low content of this element in the organs
of roe deer.
