COW, HEIFERS, BULL & CALF HAIR ANALYSIS

In relation to dairy cows, studies have found that with an increase in the heavy metal toxic load on the animal organism, milk productivity decreases. Influence of toxic load on milk producing ability 2021

References:

This is the primary reference that informs our sample population averages for most metals and minerals tested.

Miroshnikov SA, Skalny AV, Zavyalov OA, Frolov AN, Grabeklis AR. The Reference Values of Hair Content of Trace Elements in Dairy Cows of Holstein Breed. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2020 Mar;194(1):145-151. doi: 10.1007/s12011-019-01768-6. Epub 2019 Jun 7. PMID: 31175633.The Reference Values of Hair Content of Trace Elements in Dairy Cows, 2019

From - Miroshnikov SA, Skalny AV, Zavyalov OA, Frolov AN, Grabeklis AR. The Reference Values of Hair Content of Trace Elements in Dairy Cows of Holstein Breed. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2020 Mar;194(1):145-151. doi: 10.1007/s12011-019-01768-6. Epub 2019 Jun 7. PMID: 31175633

From - Miroshnikov SA, Skalny AV, Zavyalov OA, Frolov AN, Grabeklis AR. The Reference Values of Hair Content of Trace Elements in Dairy Cows of Holstein Breed. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2020 Mar;194(1):145-151. doi: 10.1007/s12011-019-01768-6. Epub 2019 Jun 7. PMID: 31175633

Additional References:
Miroshnikov SA, Zavyalov OA, Frolov AN, Bolodurina IP, Kalashnikov VV, Grabeklis AR, Tinkov AA, Skalny AV. The Reference Intervals of Hair Trace Element Content in Hereford Cows and Heifers (Bos taurus). Biol Trace Elem Res. 2017 Nov;180(1):56-62. doi: 10.1007/s12011-017-0991-5. Epub 2017 Mar 17. PMID: 28315118. The Reference Intervals of Hair Trace Element Content in Hereford Cows and Heifers (Bos taurus)

Perillo, L., Arfuso, F., Piccione, G., Dara, S., Tropia, E., Cascone, G., ... & Monteverde, V. (2021). Quantification of Some Heavy Metals in Hair of Dairy Cows Housed in Different Areas from Sicily as a Bioindicator of Environmental Exposure—A Preliminary Study. Animals, 11(8), 2268. Quantification of Some Heavy Metals in Hair of Dairy Cows Housed in Different Areas from Sicily as a Bioindicator of Environmental Exposure—A Preliminary Study Used for the estimation of Aluminium Average in Results

Miroshnikov, S., Zavyalov, O., Frolov, A., Sleptsov, I., Sirazetdinov, F., & Poberukhin, M. (2019). The content of toxic elements in hair of dairy cows as an indicator of productivity and elemental status of animals. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(18), 18554-18564. The content of toxic elements in hair of dairy cows as an indicator of productivity and elemental status of animals Used for the estimation of Ca, K, Mg, Na, P Averages in Results

Gabryszuk, M., Barszczewski, J., & Dobrzyński, J. (2018). The mineral elements content in hair of cows from conventional and organic farms. Journal of Research and Applications in Agricultural Engineering, 63(2). The mineral elements content in hair of cows from conventional and organic farms Used for the estimation of Molybdenum and Barium Averages in Results. From conventional Farming.

Gabryszuk, M., Sloniewski, K., Metera, E., & Sakowski, T. (2010). Content of mineral elements in milk and hair of cows from organic farms. Journal of Elementology, 15(2), 259-267. Content of mineral elements in milk and hair of cows from organic farms