A total of 151 chicken eggs and 4 local chicken feeds purchased directly from the poultry
farms, at the local markets, and along the roadsides of Ibadan, Nigeria, were analyzed for …

Due to increasing concern about the intake of heavy metal contamination in foods, this study
was undertaken. Concentrations of Cd, Pb, Mn, Zn and Ni were determined in chicken meat …

This study was carried out to determine the concentration of zinc, iron, manganese, copper,
lead, cadmium, nickel and cobalt in chicken feeds obtained in the south eastern part of …

The concentrations of iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn),
cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and chromium (Cr) in chicken meat, chicken gizzard and turkey …

THE PRESENCE of toxic metals in food of animal origin has received considerable attention
during recent years.'Most of us ingest heavy metals (ie, lead [Pbl and cadmium [Cd]) via food …

In the present work six metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Mn and Ni) were analyzed for, using atomic
absorption spectrophotometry in three main feed brands commonly used in Sokoto (2 …

65 chickens (layer, broiler and cockerel) from different farms within Awka metropolis and its
environs were purchased, processed and analyzed for the levels of heavy metals (Pb, As …

The aim of this study was to determine the content of copper, zinc, lead, cadmium and
arsenic in table hen's egg samples (commercial, home produced and organic, 40 for each) …

Abstract Food consumed in Ota, Nigeria are prone to contamination with environmental
metal pollutants. The concentrations of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), mercury (Hg) …

This study was conducted to analyze the concentration of some heavy metals in selected
vegetable fruits sold in Uselu and Ologbo markets. Using Atomic Absorption …