| [reactions of european wild boars (sus scrofa scrofa l.) to running stress. 1. behavior of respiratory and heart rate as well as the rectal temperature in standard tests of varying intensity and duration]. | eight wild boars, aged between twelve and six months and weighing between 81 kg and 39 kg, all kept on floor surfaces and diets used also for domestic pigs, were exposed on a horizontally operated belt to three locomotor stresses which differed by intensity and duration. the speeds were 78 m/min in tests a and c and 138 m/min in test b. the time was limited to ten minutes in test a and 40 minutes in test c, whereas in test b the animals were kept running their rectal temperature had gone up to 4 ... | 1977 | 921480 |
| [reactions of european wild boars (sus scrofa scrofa l.) to running stress. 2. circulation values, blood glucose and lactates and blood acid-base status]. | four female and four male wild boars, 63.8 +/- 4.43 kg in live weight, were exposed to locomotor stress on a horizontally operated belt set to a speed of 2.5 m/s for ten minutes. the ambient temperatures were between 12 degrees c and 18 degrees c and the relative humidities between 55 and 75%. the following parameters were measured prior to, during, and after the stress tests: rectal temperature, haemoglobin level, haematocrit, plasma and blood volumes, total haemoglobin levels, lactic acid and ... | 1977 | 921481 |
| neuromuscular transmission in the gastrocnemius muscle of young domestic and wild pigs. | the gastrocnemius muscle was stimulated in situ in young female domestic pigs (dp, sus scrofa domestica, german landrace; n = 24) and in european wild pigs (wp, sus scrofa scrofa; n = 20), by short (0.1 ms) square-wave impulses via the sciatic nerve. evoked compound action potentials were recorded from the sciatic nerve, from the ramus muscularis distalis of the tibial nerve and from the end plate region of the muscle tissue. maximum nerve conduction velocities (ncv) were 58.8 +/- 10.4 m/s in dp ... | 1990 | 2168115 |
| fatigue of three skeletal muscles in domestic and wild pigs. a comparative study in situ. | the semitendinosus, the gastrocnemius and the soleus muscle were stimulated in situ in young, female domestic pigs (sus scrofa domestica, german landrace) and in european wild pigs (sus scrofa scrofa), by supramaximal impulses via the sciatic nerve. fatigue indices of the whole muscles were registered during a continuous supramaximal stimulation with square wave impulses (0.3 ms) that were given for 10 s with a frequency of 100 hz. in domestic pigs, fatigue indices of all three muscles were sign ... | 1988 | 3399363 |
| [atherosclerosis of the vena cava caudalis in a wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa)]. | | 1967 | 4232631 |
| nor activity, heterochromatin differentiation, and the robertsonian polymorphism in sus scrofa l. | the karyotype of the european wild pig (sus scrofa scrofa l.) was analysed by means of silver-staining and the chromomycin a3/distamycin a/dapi fluorescent banding technique to locate active nors and to differentiate types of c-bands. the ribosomal rna genes are localized at the secondary constrictions of chromosomes 8 and 10. all biarmed chromosomes, with the exception of chromosome 15/17 and the y, had a chromomycin bright centromeric region that was moderately fluorescent with distamycin a/da ... | 1984 | 6707448 |
| isolation of encephalomyocarditis virus from dormice (myoxus glis) in italy. | two isolates of encephalomyocarditis (emc) virus (zrc 276ra/90 and zrc 292ra/90) were isolated from two dormice (myoxus glis) in tuscany, italy. the two isolates were lethal for laboratory mice and caused a rapid cytopathic effect characterized by rounded and wrinkled cells in both baby hamster kidney cells (bhk21) and african green monkey kidney cells (vero). we found neutralizing antibodies against emc virus in 408 (77%) of 529 domestic pigs (sus scrofa scrofa) and in 165 (49%) of 338 wild boa ... | 1995 | 8583644 |
| [formation of a gene pool of miniature siberian swine "minisibs" and their use in medico-genetic research]. | the results of 35-year breeding of a new variety of laboratory animals for biological and medical studies, termed minisibs (miniature siberian swine), are summarized. minisibs were obtained via hybridization between swedish landrace pigs, who have an epistatic white coat color, and black vietnamese masked pigs of breed i, who have genes of dwarfism. some genes of wild boars sus scrofa scrofa and s. s. nigripes from central europe and central asia, respectively, were introduced to the minisibs ge ... | 2000 | 10923266 |
| isolation of pathogenic yersiniae from wild animals in bulgaria. | pathogenic yersinia strains were isolated between december 1998 and april 1999 from 37 wild animals: rabbit (lepus europeus), boar (sus scrofa scrofa), asiatic jackal (canis aureus), red fox (vulpes vulpes), mouflon (ovis musimon), european river otter (lutra lutra), beech marten (martes foina), polecat (musleta putorius) and wild cat (felis silvestris). it was established that among the wild animals y. enterocolitica strains of serotype 0:3 predominated, accompanied by y. pseudotuberculosis str ... | 2001 | 11393816 |
| histochemical detection of the lectin-binding carbohydrates in the zona pellucida during oocyte growth in the wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa). | the changes that occur in the carbohydrate composition of zona pellucida glycoproteins during oocyte maturation in the wild-boar were studied using periodic-acid schiff (pas), high iron diamine (hid) and low iron diamine (lid). lectin staining was performed with a panel of 11 hrp-lectin conjugates combined with neuraminidase digestion and chemical treatments. there were few internal glucidic residues, such as n-acetylglucosamine, in the wild boar zona pellucida but there were many subterminal be ... | 2001 | 11777008 |
| a bayesian model for spatial wildlife disease prevalence data. | the analysis of the geographical distribution of disease on the scale of geographic areas such as administrative boundaries plays an important role in veterinary epidemiology. prevalence estimates of wildlife population surveys are often based on regional count data generated by sampling animals shot by hunters. the observed disease rate per spatial unit is not an useful estimate of the underlying disease prevalence due to different sample sizes and spatial dependencies between neighbouring area ... | 2002 | 12419601 |
| reduction of flobufen in pig hepatocytes: effect of pig breed (domestic, wild) and castration. | knowledge of the biotransformation processes of veterinary drugs and food supplements in food-producing animals is increasingly important. residual levels of parent compounds or their metabolites in food of animal origin may differ with the breed, breeding conditions, and gender of animals. the nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug flobufen, 4-(2',4'-difluorobiphenyl-4-yl)-2-methyl-4-oxobutanoic acid (racemic or its individual enantiomers) was used as a model to evaluate differences in activity, st ... | 2003 | 12582986 |
| the genetic impact of demographic decline and reintroduction in the wild boar (sus scrofa): a microsatellite analysis. | the reintroduction of wild boar from central europe after world war ii has contributed substantially to the range expansion of this species in italy, where indiscriminate hunting in earlier times resulted in extreme demographic reduction. however, the genetic impact of such processes is not well-understood. in this study, 105 individuals from italian and hungarian wild boar populations were characterized for nine autosomal microsatellite loci. the hungarian samples, and two central italian sampl ... | 2003 | 12675815 |
| a systematic study of brain base arteries in the wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa). | this study aimed at describing and systematizing the arteries of the base of the brain of the wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa). thirty-three heads were used, of which 30 were injected with latex, and three with acrylic dental resin through the common carotid arteries. the brain carotid artery arose from the rostral epidural rete mirabile, and divided into a rostral and a caudal branch. the rostral branch gave off the middle cerebral artery and then continued as rostral cerebral artery. the latter b ... | 2005 | 15996124 |
| testis morphometry, duration of spermatogenesis, and spermatogenic efficiency in the wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa). | the wild boar is a natural inhabitant of europe, asia, and north africa and is phylogenetically the ancestor of the domestic pig. because of its phylogenetic and economic importance, this species is an interesting model for studying testis function in boars. therefore, the present study was performed to investigate the testis structure, spermatogenic cycle length, and sertoli cell (sc) and spermatogenic efficiencies in eight adult wild boars. each spermatogenic cycle lasted 9.05 days, and the to ... | 2006 | 16870941 |
| molecular identification of trichuris vulpis and trichuris suis isolated from different hosts. | trichuris suis was isolated from the cecum of two different hosts (sus scrofa domestica -- swine and sus scrofa scrofa -- wild boar) and trichuris vulpis from dogs in sevilla, spain. genomic dna was isolated and internal transcribed spacers (its)1-5.8s-its2 segment from the ribosomal dna (rdna) was amplified and sequenced using polymerase chain reaction techniques. the sequence of t. suis from both hosts was 1,396 bp in length while that of t. vulpis was 1,044 bp. its1 of both populations isolat ... | 2007 | 17004099 |
| genetic diversity in wild (sus scrofa scrofa) and domestic (sus scrofa domestica) pigs and their hybrids based on polymorphism of a fragment of the d-loop region in the mitochondrial dna. | we examined the variation in mitochondrial dna by sequencing the d-loop region in wild and domestic (large-white breed) pigs, in hybrids between domestic and wild pigs, and in monteiro pigs. a d-loop fragment of approximately 330 bp was amplified by pcr. sequencing of dna amplicons identified haplotypes previously described as european and asian types. monteiro pigs and wild pigs had european haplotypes and domestic pigs had both european and asian haplotypes. | 2006 | 17183469 |
| detection of hepatitis e virus (hev) in a demographic managed wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa) population in italy. | hepatitis e virus (hev) is the causative agent of hepatitis e. swine and human hev strains are genetically related, suggesting the occurrence of zoonotic transmission. recently, in japan, cases of food-borne hev transmission have been described in people after consuming raw or undercooked meat from wild boars or pigs. although, swine hev strains have been detected in pig herds in many european countries, only minimal information is presently available about the circulation and the prevalence of ... | 2008 | 17706898 |
| application of primed in situ dna synthesis (prins) with telomere human commercial kit in molecular cytogenetics of equus caballus and sus scrofa scrofa. | recently, molecular techniques have become an indispensable tools for cytogenetic research. especially, development of in situ techniques made possible detection at the chromosomal level, genes as well as repetitive sequences like telomeres or the dna component of telomeres. one of these methods is primed in situ dna synthesis (prins) using an oligonucleotide primer complementary to the specific dna sequence. in this report we described application of prins technique with telomere human commerci ... | 2008 | 18296269 |
| trichuris suis and trichuris trichiura are different nematode species. | in this paper, a morphological and biometrical study by optical microscopy and scanning electronic microscopy (sem) of trichuris suis isolated from different hosts (sus scrofa domestica and sus scrofa scrofa) and trichuris trichiura isolated from chimpanzee, has been carried out. our results demonstrate the existence of typical pericloacal papillae in both species. biometrical parameters of t. suis and t. trichiura overlapped but males and females of t. trichiura tended to be shorter and thinner ... | 2009 | 19467214 |
| pulsed resources and climate-induced variation in the reproductive traits of wild boar under high hunting pressure. | 1. identifying which factors influence age and size at maturity is crucial for a better understanding of the evolution of life-history strategies. in particular, populations intensively harvested, hunted or fished by humans often respond by displaying earlier age and decreased size at first reproduction. 2. among ungulates wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa l.) exhibit uncommon life-history traits, such as high fertility and early reproduction, which might increase the demographic impact of varying ag ... | 2009 | 19549145 |
| somatic and germ cell proliferation during post-natal development of the testis in the wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa). | this study aimed to investigate the proliferation of cells in the seminiferous epithelium, the intrinsic rate of spermatogenesis and sertoli cell index in wild boars, during the period from birth to 12 months of age. a total of 52 animals raised in captivity were assigned to 13 experimental groups. after unilateral orchidectomy, fragments of the testes were embedded in plastic resin and used to prepare slides for histometric analysis. variables assessed in each age group included the characteriz ... | 2010 | 19944546 |
| seroprevalence and molecular detection of hepatitis e virus in wild boar and red deer in the netherlands. | to date, sources of hepatitis e virus (hev) in the netherlands, including swine and wild boar, have been identified, but no direct attribution to dutch hepatitis e cases have been demonstrated. other animal sources may exist. to identify these species, hev rna detection by rt-pcr is required, but complicated. a preselection based on serology may be useful. therefore, wildlife species were studied by serology and molecular methods. using a species-independent double-antigen sandwich elisa, hev-sp ... | 2010 | 20510298 |
| serologic tests for detecting antibodies against mycobacterium bovis and mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in eurasian wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa). | new tools to detect exposure of free-range eurasian wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa) to pathogenic mycobacteria would be valuable for improved disease surveillance and wildlife management. two hundred sera from wild boar of known mycobacterium bovis infection status were used to evaluate test suitability for the detection of antibodies against m. bovis and mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (or cross-reacting members of the m. avium complex). two traditional enzyme-linked immunosorbent ass ... | 2011 | 21217031 |
| nutritional evaluation of the lipid fraction of feral wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa) meat. | consumer increasing demand for wild boar meat and scarceness of data on its lipid fraction justified this study. the psoas major muscle collected from 25 feral wild boars was used to quantify the total lipid, total cholesterol, fatty acid (fa) profile, and vitamin e homologues. intramuscular fat and total cholesterol contents averaged 4.64g/100g of meat and 56.9mg/100g of meat, respectively. no differences were found in fa composition between groups, except for 20:5n-3 that was higher in youngst ... | 2011 | 21658850 |
| shelf-life of vacuum-packaged wild boar meat in relation to that of vacuum-packaged pork: relevance of intrinsic factors. | in order to study the factors influencing the relatively poor keepability of pork compared with beef, a study with wild boar meat was carried out. microbiological and sensory quality traits of vacuum-stored wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa) cuts of m. longissimus dorsi (longissimus) at 0°c were determined after 1, 10, 28, 42, 56, 70, 84 and 98 days and of tenderloins after 3, 35, 49 and 63 days. the amount of glycogen, glucose and glucose-6-phosphate in the longissimus cuts was measured during stora ... | 1994 | 22059415 |
| differentiation of european wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa) and domestic swine (sus scrofa domestica) meats by pcr analysis targeting the mitochondrial d-loop and the nuclear melanocortin receptor 1 (mc1r) genes. | this work describes the differentiation of european wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa) and domestic swine (sus scrofa domestica) meats by pcr targeting sequences from two molecular markers: the mitochondrial displacement loop (d-loop) region and the nuclear melanocortin receptor 1 (mc1r) gene. a polymorphic d-loop fragment (~270bp) was amplified and sequenced in a number of wild and domestic sus scrofa meat samples, to find a nucleotide region suitable for pcr-rflp analysis. sequence data showed the ... | 2008 | 22062284 |
| high hunting pressure selects for earlier birth date: wild boar as a case study. | exploitation by humans affects the size and structure of populations. this has evolutionary and demographic consequences that have typically being studied independent of one another. we here applied a framework recently developed applying quantitative tools from population ecology and selection gradient analysis to quantify the selection on a quantitative trait-birth date-through its association with multiple fitness components. from the long-term monitoring (22 years) of a wild boar (sus scrofa ... | 2011 | 22023578 |
| Free-ranging wild boar: a disease threat to domestic pigs in Switzerland? | The risk of transmission of pathogens from free-ranging wild boars (Sus scrofa scrofa) to outdoor domestic pigs (S. scrofa domesticus) is of increasing concern in many European countries. We assess this risk, using Switzerland as an example. We estimated 1) the prevalence of important pathogens in wild boars and 2) the risk of interactions between wild boars and outdoor pigs. First, we tested 252 wild boars from selected areas between 2008 and 2010 for infection with Brucella spp. Bacterial prev ... | 2011 | 22102657 |
| pseudorabies virus infection (aujeszky's disease) in an iberian lynx (lynx pardinus) in spain: a case report. | the only natural hosts of pseudorabies virus (prv) are members of the family suidae (sus scrofa scrofa). in species other than suids infection is normally fatal. in these mammals, including carnivores, prv typically causes serious neurologic disease. the endangered iberian lynx (lynx pardinus) is a wild feline endemic to south-western europe (iberian peninsula). the iberian lynx was found to be the world's most endangered felid species in 2002. in wild felines, prv infection has only been previo ... | 2017 | 28056966 |
| fluctuating food resources influence developmental plasticity in wild boar. | to maximize long-term average reproductive success, individuals can diversify the phenotypes of offspring produced within a reproductive event by displaying the 'coin-flipping' tactic. wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa) females have been reported to adopt this tactic. however, whether the magnitude of developmental plasticity within a litter depends on stochasticity in food resources has not been yet investigated. from long-term monitoring, we found that juvenile females produced similar-sized fetuse ... | 2013 | 23904566 |
| exposure of extensively farmed wild boars (sus scrofa scrofa) to selected pig pathogens in greece. | increased density and distribution of wild boar populations are likely to promote interactions and transmission of certain pathogens, not only among wild boar but also from wild boar to livestock or humans and vice versa. | 2015 | 25774434 |
| parasitic helminths of the digestive system of wild boars bred in captivity. | this study aimed to identify the parasites that inhabit the digestive system of sus scrofa scrofa from a commercial breeding facility in southern brazil, and reports the first occurrence of trichostrongylus colubriformis in wild boars. the gastrointestinal tracts of 40 wild boars from a commercial breeding facility were collected and individualized during slaughter in a cold-storage slaughterhouse. out of this total, 87.5% were parasitized by the helminths ascaris suum, trichostrongylus colubrif ... | 2013 | 24142179 |
| parasites of the respiratory tract of sus scrofa scrofa (wild boar) from commercial breeder in southern brazil and its relationship with ascaris suum. | this study aimed to identify the species of helminths infecting the respiratory tract of sus scrofa scrofa from commercial breeding and check the existence of a possible antagonistic relationship of these species with ascaris suum. forty wild boars were analyzed, and the genus metastrongylus was recorded in the bronchi and bronchioles of 60 % of these, with the occurrence of the species metastrongylus apri, metastrongylus salmi, and metastrongylus pudendotectus. the highest prevalence found was ... | 2013 | 23224612 |
| improved pig donor screening including newly identified variants of porcine endogenous retrovirus-c (perv-c). | porcine endogenous retroviruses (perv) are widely distributed in the genomes of pigs. perv-a and perv-b are present in all pigs. they infect human cells in vitro and therefore represent a risk for xenotransplantation when pig cells, tissues or organs are used. perv-c infects only pig cells and is not present in the genomes of all pigs. however, perv-a/c recombinants infecting human cells and characterized by high replication titers were found in pigs. to select perv-c-free animals that cannot ge ... | 2013 | 23053520 |
| pseudoscardovia radai sp. nov., another representative of a new genus within the family bifidobacteriaceae isolated from the digestive tract of a wild pig ( sus scrofa scrofa ). | presence of bifidobacteria and representatives of the new genus pseudoscardovia within the family bifidobacteriaceae in the digestive tract of wild pigs has been reported recently. results based on comparative 16s rrna gene sequence analysis of a new fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase-positive bacterial isolate originated from the small intestine of a wild pig revealed a relationship to pseudoscardovia suis dpte4t (96.8% sequence similarity). phylogenetic and comparative analyses based on 16s ... | 2014 | 24867175 |
| qualitative and quantitative analysis of primary neocortical areas in selected mammals. | the present study focuses on the relationship between neocortical structures and functional aspects in three selected mammalian species. our aim was to compare cortical layering and neuron density in the projection areas (somatomotor, m1; somatosensory, s1; auditory, a1; and visual, v1; each in a wider sense). morphological and design-based stereological analysis was performed in the wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa) as a representative terrestrial hoofed animal (artiodactyl) and the common dolphin ... | 2017 | 28768268 |
| a serologic survey of pathogens in wild boar ( sus scrofa) in sweden. | the wild boar ( sus scrofa) population has increased markedly during the last three decades in sweden and in other parts of europe. this population growth may lead to increased contact between the wild boar and the domestic pig ( sus scrofa scrofa), increasing the risk of transmission of pathogens. the objective of our study was to estimate the seroprevalence of selective pathogens, known to be shared between wild boars and domestic pigs in europe, in three wild boar populations in sweden. in to ... | 2018 | 29377751 |
| development of a microsatellite-based method for the differentiation of european wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa) from domestic pig breeds (sus scrofa domestica) in food. | twenty microsatellites (simple sequence repeats, ssr) were used to discriminate wild boar from domestic pig and to identify mixtures of the two. reference groups of wild boar and pig samples were collected from the uk and europe for genetic assignment tests. bayesian analysis of populations software (baps) gave 100% correct assignment for blind wild boar and pig samples and correctly identified mixed samples. dna was extracted from 12 commercial food samples (11 labeled as containing wild boar) ... | 2012 | 22409233 |
| introduction of two chromosomal translocations of sus scrofa nigripes and sus scrofa scrofa into the genome of sus scrofa domestica. | hybrids between wild and domestic pigs with two types of translocations in the karyotype were studied. the translocations of type i were first detected in a population of the middle asian wild boars. type ii was identified in a populations of the central european subspecies. a large number of middle asian and central european hybrids and their f1-f3 hybrids from crosses with domestic pigs were viable. by means of differential chromosome staining, the mechanism of the formation of 'synthetic' kar ... | 1978 | 24309902 |
| in vitro study of caecal and colon microbial fermentation patterns in wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa). | the aim of this study was to evaluate wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa) caecal and colon products of microbial activity including short chain fatty acids (scfa), ammonia and methane concentrations. the in vitro method was applied to caecal and colon contents after 12 and 24-hour incubation with the substrate (wheat bran), or without any additive (control samples). the ph was also measured in each sample. in samples incubated with the substrate, a lower ph was noted as compared to the control (p < 0. ... | 2016 | 27172710 |
| on the evolutionary consequences of increasing litter size with multiple paternity in wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa). | understanding how some species may be able to evolve quickly enough to deal with anthropogenic pressure is of prime interest in evolutionary biology, conservation, and management. wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa) populations keep growing all over europe despite increasing hunting pressure. in wild boar populations subject to male-selective harvesting, the initially described polygynous mating system may switch to a promiscuous/polyandrous one. such a change in the mating system, where potentially m ... | 2016 | 27166953 |
| the complete mitochondrial genome of european wild boar, sus scrofa scrofa. | in this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the european wild boar, sus scrofa scrofa for the first time. the genome is found to be 16,770 bp in length and has a base composition of a (34.63%), g (13.38%), c (26.21%), and t (25.78%), indicating that the percentage of a + t (60.41%) was higher than g + c (39.59%). similar to other pigs, it contains a typically conserved structure including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer rna genes, 2 ribosomal rna genes, and 1 cont ... | 2016 | 25693697 |
| crossbreeding effect on genome stability in pig (sus scrofa scrofa). | aneuploid cell percentages and frequencies of cas and sces were investigated in 10 calabrian pigs, 10 lw pigs and 19 calabrian x lw crossbred pigs, in order to compare genome stability between an autochthonous pig breed and a highly selected one and to verify if genome stability of their progeny, as other phenotypic traits, are influenced by heterosis. the mean number of cells per animal with structural aberrations, excluding gaps, was 6.20 +/- 2.39, 4.90 +/- 2.02 and 4.52 +/- 3.34 in calabrian, ... | 2014 | 24745146 |
| an approach to model monitoring and surveillance data of wildlife diseases-exemplified by classical swine fever in wild boar. | the analysis of epidemiological field data from monitoring and surveillance systems (mosss) in wild animals is of great importance in order to evaluate the performance of such systems. by parameter estimation from moss data, conclusions about disease dynamics in the observed population can be drawn. to strengthen the analysis, the implementation of a maximum likelihood estimation is the main aim of our work. the new approach presented here is based on an underlying simple sir (susceptible-infect ... | 2013 | 24008002 |
| the relationship between phenotypic variation among offspring and mother body mass in wild boar: evidence of coin-flipping? | 1. in highly variable environments, the optimal reproductive tactics of iteroparous organisms should minimize variance in yearly reproductive success to maximize the long-term average reproductive success. to minimize among-year variation in reproductive success, individuals can either minimize the variance in the number of offspring produced at each reproductive attempt (classical bet-hedging) or maximize the phenotypic diversity of offspring produced within or among reproductive attempts (coin ... | 2013 | 23495696 |
| concentration of cadmium, mercury, zinc, copper and cobalt in the tissues of wild boar (sus scrofa) hunted in the western slovakia. | the aim of this study was to monitor accumulation of cadmium (cd), mercury (hg), zinc (zn), copper (cu) and cobalt (co) in the muscle, liver and kidney of wild boar (sus scrofa scrofa) from hunting place of western slovakia and the correlations among the observed elements. a total of 120 samples were involved for analyses by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (aas). the significantly highest accumulation of cd in the kidney followed by the liver and muscles was found. zn accumulated mainly in t ... | 2012 | 22540642 |