The effect of heavy metals in the water source on selected biochemical indices in European mouflon (<i>Ovis musimon</i> L.) from a game reserve

Pošiváková, Terézia; Hromada, Rudolf; Veszelits Laktičová, Katarína; Vargová, Mária; Takáč, Ladislav; Švajlenka, Jozef; Pošivák, Ján; Cimboláková, Iveta

doi:10.2754/avb201786010045

Acta Veterinaria > Archive > 2017, Vol. 86 > Issue 1 > The effect of heavy metals in the water…

Acta Vet. Brno 2017, 86: 45-49

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201786010045

The effect of heavy metals in the water source on selected biochemical indices in European mouflon (Ovis musimon L.) from a game reserve

Terézia Pošiváková¹, Rudolf Hromada¹, Katarína Veszelits Laktičová¹, Mária Vargová¹, Ladislav Takáč¹, Jozef Švajlenka², Ján Pošivák³, Iveta Cimboláková⁴

¹University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of the Environment, Veterinary Legislation and Economy, Košice, Slovak Republic
²Technical University in Košice, Department of Construction Technology and Management, Košice, Slovak Republic
³University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Clinic of Ruminants, Košice, Slovak Republic
⁴Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathophysiology, Košice, Slovak Republic

Received September 9, 2015
Accepted February 17, 2017

The aim of our study was to analyse the presence of selected heavy metals in surface water located in a game reserve, and their effect on selected biochemical indices in female mouflon. The results of statistical testing of the experimental group of female mouflon in 2014 and 2015 confirmed a significant negative dependency (P < 0.05) between albumin and aspartate aminotransferase and selected heavy metals. A significantly negative correlation (P < 0.01) was shown between phosphorus and creatinine and selected heavy metals. In case of bilirubin and urea, we observed a significant positive correlation with selected heavy metals (P < 0.05). A significantly negative correlation (P < 0.0001) was observed between calcium and selected heavy metals. Our results point out the interaction of selected heavy metals and selected biochemical indices.