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Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

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Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the risk factors associated with nitrate/nitrite poisoning in cattle in the Burdur region. Feed and water samples were collected from 10 different farms randomly selected from 9 districts. A total of 33 feed samples, 13 water samples, 21 rumen contents, and 20 blood samples were collected for analysis. Nitrate and nitrite levels in feed, drinking water, and rumen fluid, as well as methemoglobin levels in blood samples, were determined using a spectrophotometric method. The average nitrate and nitrite levels in feed samples were 3.06 mg/kg and 3.54 mg/kg, respectively. The mean nitrate and nitrite concentrations in water samples were 1.04 mg/L and 0.06 mg/L, respectively, and 1.63 mg/L and 1.17 mg/L in rumen content. On the other hand, the average methemoglobin level in the blood samples was measured at 10.76%. The nitrite level in the feed used for cattle in the Burdur region was found to be considerably higher than the limits set by national feed regulations. While nitrate and nitrite concentrations in the water samples were within the limits recommended by the World Health Organization, the methemoglobin levels in the blood samples exceeded international standards. As a result, it was concluded that ration contents do not pose a risk of nitrate/nitrite poisoning in cattle in Burdur Province.

Author ORCID Identifier

REYDA KIYICI: 0000-0002-0667-5477

HASAN AKKAN: 0000-0002-5115-7687

MEHMET KARACA: 0000-0002-6070-2819

ESRA ZEYBEK: 0000-0003-3954-8578

BAYRAM KARAAYVAZ: 0000-0002-2118-9813

FİRDEVS MOR SAVAŞ: 0000-0002-3762-4090

YAHYA ÖZTÜRK: 0000-0003-0376-0868

ASIM KART: 0000-0002-5227-1289

RAMAZAN YILDIZ: 0000-0001-5772-0891

MURAT BAYEZİT: 0000-0002-9667-7651

DOI

10.55730/1300-0128.4376

Keywords

Cattle, methemoglobin, nitrate, nitrite, poisoning

First Page

94

Last Page

101

Publisher

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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