
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Koh, T.-S. 
A1  - Bansemer, P. C. 
A1  - Frensham, A. B. 
T1  - A survey of the cadmium concentration in kidney, liver and muscle of South Australian cattle
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1998
VL  - 38
IS  - 6
SP  - 535
EP  - 540
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA97117 
N2  - Summary. A survey to assess the extent of cadmium accumulation in South Australian cattle was undertaken in 1989&#8211;91. Of the 8635 cattle sampled, about 12% of the kidney samples and 1% of the liver samples contained cadmium concentrations above the maximum permitted concentration for human consumption of 2.5 mg/kg wet weight for kidney and 1.25 mg/kg wet weight for liver. None of the 262 muscle samples assayed contained cadmium concentrations above the maximum permitted concentration of 0.2 mg/kg wet weight. There was a significant effect of location, gender and season on the extent of non-compliance. Of the regions examined, non-compliance rates for Kangaroo Island, Lower Eyre, South East and Lower Central were significantly higher than for the other regions. In general, non-compliance rates were higher in female cattle than in male cattle, increased with age and were lowest in spring. After adjustment for these factors, non-compliance rates were similar across farm types, namely dairy, beef and feedlot. Although there was a significant correlation between cadmium concentrations in liver and in whole kidney, the confidence limit was considered excessive, rendering liver cadmium values an unreliable predictor of cadmium values in kidney. 
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