Research Article

Investigation of Elemental Contents in Wild Goat Meat (Capra aegagrus aegagrus)

Volume: 8 Number: 2 December 31, 2024
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Investigation of Elemental Contents in Wild Goat Meat (Capra aegagrus aegagrus)

Abstract

This study focuses on Capra aegagrus aegagrus, a subspecies of wild goat listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Hunting of males aged 8 years and older is allowed due to their low reproductive capacity. This study aimed to analyze essential and potentially toxic elements in meat of male C. aegagrus aegagrus from a high altitude protected area in Mersin using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Thigh muscle samples from 18 males aged 10 years and older were analyzed. Phosphorus, potassium, and calcium were the most abundant macro elements in the samples, while sodium and magnesium were the lowest. Iron was the most abundant microelement, followed in decreasing order by zinc, copper, manganese, boron, selenium, cobalt, chromium, vanadium, and nickel. Among the potentially toxic metals, lead had the highest concentration. Arsenic, antimony, strontium, cadmium, aluminum, and barium were found in lower concentrations. Tin was not detected in the samples. High levels of potassium, phosphorous, and iron suggest nutritional benefits but potentially toxic elements must be monitored to ensure safety.

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Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval is not required for this study.

Thanks

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey, General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks, has a permit to work on the sample (Tender no: 2017/165207).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Terrestrial Ecology

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 28, 2024

Publication Date

December 31, 2024

Submission Date

November 19, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 27, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Şimşek, İ., Kuzukıran, Ö., Filazi, I., Sayar, A. O., Boztepe, Ü. G., Özkan, Ö., Yurdakök Dikmen, B., & Filazi, A. (2024). Investigation of Elemental Contents in Wild Goat Meat (Capra aegagrus aegagrus). Commagene Journal of Biology, 8(2), 127-133. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1587784
AMA
1.Şimşek İ, Kuzukıran Ö, Filazi I, et al. Investigation of Elemental Contents in Wild Goat Meat (Capra aegagrus aegagrus). Comm. J. Biol. 2024;8(2):127-133. doi:10.31594/commagene.1587784
Chicago
Şimşek, İlker, Özgür Kuzukıran, Ibrahim Filazi, et al. 2024. “Investigation of Elemental Contents in Wild Goat Meat (Capra Aegagrus Aegagrus)”. Commagene Journal of Biology 8 (2): 127-33. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1587784.
EndNote
Şimşek İ, Kuzukıran Ö, Filazi I, Sayar AO, Boztepe ÜG, Özkan Ö, Yurdakök Dikmen B, Filazi A (December 1, 2024) Investigation of Elemental Contents in Wild Goat Meat (Capra aegagrus aegagrus). Commagene Journal of Biology 8 2 127–133.
IEEE
[1]İ. Şimşek et al., “Investigation of Elemental Contents in Wild Goat Meat (Capra aegagrus aegagrus)”, Comm. J. Biol., vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 127–133, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.31594/commagene.1587784.
ISNAD
Şimşek, İlker - Kuzukıran, Özgür - Filazi, Ibrahim - Sayar, Ali Onur - Boztepe, Ümmü Gülsüm - Özkan, Özcan - Yurdakök Dikmen, Begüm - Filazi, Ayhan. “Investigation of Elemental Contents in Wild Goat Meat (Capra Aegagrus Aegagrus)”. Commagene Journal of Biology 8/2 (December 1, 2024): 127-133. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1587784.
JAMA
1.Şimşek İ, Kuzukıran Ö, Filazi I, Sayar AO, Boztepe ÜG, Özkan Ö, Yurdakök Dikmen B, Filazi A. Investigation of Elemental Contents in Wild Goat Meat (Capra aegagrus aegagrus). Comm. J. Biol. 2024;8:127–133.
MLA
Şimşek, İlker, et al. “Investigation of Elemental Contents in Wild Goat Meat (Capra Aegagrus Aegagrus)”. Commagene Journal of Biology, vol. 8, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 127-33, doi:10.31594/commagene.1587784.
Vancouver
1.İlker Şimşek, Özgür Kuzukıran, Ibrahim Filazi, Ali Onur Sayar, Ümmü Gülsüm Boztepe, Özcan Özkan, Begüm Yurdakök Dikmen, Ayhan Filazi. Investigation of Elemental Contents in Wild Goat Meat (Capra aegagrus aegagrus). Comm. J. Biol. 2024 Dec. 1;8(2):127-33. doi:10.31594/commagene.1587784