Use of Hair as Matrix for Trace Elements Biomonitoring in Cattle and Roe Deer Sharing Pastures in Northern Italy

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dc.authoridBrecchia, Gabriele/0000-0003-4750-2801
dc.authoridor, erman/0000-0002-8764-1956
dc.authoridDi Cesare, Federica/0000-0002-2705-7635
dc.authoridFehri, Nour Elhouda/0000-0002-1947-4033
dc.authoridCagnardi, Petra/0000-0001-6232-4850
dc.authoridDokuzeylul, Banu/0000-0003-3086-4726
dc.authoridCurone, Giulio/0000-0001-6352-0036
dc.contributor.authorDraghi, Susanna
dc.contributor.authorFehri, Nour Elhouda
dc.contributor.authorAtes, Fatma
dc.contributor.authorOzsobaci, Nural Pastaci
dc.contributor.authorTarhan, Duygu
dc.contributor.authorBilgic, Bengu
dc.contributor.authorDokuzeylul, Banu
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-09T10:48:35Z
dc.date.available2025-03-09T10:48:35Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractSimple Summary This study investigates using hair analysis to monitor potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in cattle and roe deer sharing pastures in Northern Italy. PTEs include essential and non-essential elements that, if unbalanced in organisms, can lead to health issues. Hair analysis is a non-invasive method that allows retrospective evaluation of PTE exposure. Aluminum, As, Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb, Cu, Mg, Fe, and Zn were measured. Findings indicate significantly higher As levels in roe deer due to selective feeding, while Cd and Pb levels align with other studies. Cattle have lower Cu, Fe, and Zn levels, likely due to dietary differences. Elevated Cr and Ni in cattle suggest contamination or physiological differences. Hair analysis proves valuable for monitoring environmental PTE exposure, emphasizing interspecies differences and the potential of both animals as bioindicators.Abstract Intensive cattle breeding's environmental challenges are prompting shifts to extensive, pasture-based systems, influencing nutrient and pollutant uptake. PTEs are essential and non-essential elements, regularly found in the environment and organisms, and in which unbalances lead to health issues. Hair analysis, a non-invasive method, provides retrospective PTE exposure evaluation. This study aims to understand exposure and species-specific accumulation patterns of PTEs in cattle and roe deer sharing pastures in Northern Italy using the hair analysis. Aluminum, As, Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb, Cu, Mg, Fe, and Zn were quantified through the use of ICP-OES. Findings show As levels significantly higher in roe deer due to their selective feeding, while Cd and Pb levels align with other studies. Essential elements like Cu, Fe, and Zn are lower in cattle, possibly due to diet differences. Higher Cr and Ni levels in cattle suggest contamination or physiological differences in accumulation patterns. In conclusion, hair analysis is valuable for monitoring environmental PTE exposure, highlighting significant interspecies differences and the potential of both animals as bioindicators in shared grazing areas.
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Milan through APC initiative
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors acknowledge support from the University of Milan through the APC initiative.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani14152209
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.issue15
dc.identifier.pmid39123735
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85200789197
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani14152209
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12662/4610
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001287169100001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.ispartofAnimals
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250310
dc.subjectbioindicators
dc.subjecteco-toxicology
dc.subjectenvironmental toxicology
dc.subjectPTEs
dc.subjectwildlife
dc.titleUse of Hair as Matrix for Trace Elements Biomonitoring in Cattle and Roe Deer Sharing Pastures in Northern Italy
dc.typeArticle

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