Table 2 Hepatic cobalt and copper concentrations in lambs from 58 different flocks in Norway, with information about summer pasture for each flock.
District (Abattoir in brackets) | Cobalt (μg/g ww) | Copper (μg/g ww) | Summer pasture*** | District | Cobalt (μg/g ww) | Copper (μg/g ww) | Summer pasture | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | ||||
Rogaland (Forus) | 0.036* | (0.019–0.059) | 31 | (5–63) | C | South-east Norway (Rudshøgda) | 0.034 | (<0.003–0.051) | 50 | (14–115) | L, c |
0.051* | (0.014–0.082) | 27 | (16–48) | C | 0.012 | (<0.003–0.031) | 48 | (22–100) | M, c | ||
0.037*a | (0.020–0.059) | 27 | (4–155) | C | 0.041 | (0.009–0.073) | 27 | (11–86) | L, c | ||
0.036* | (0.029–0.047) | 20 | (4–32) | L, c | 0.063 | (0.036–0.092) | 33 | (18–60) | L, c | ||
0.011 | (<0.003–0.021) | 39 | (11–61) | L | 0.022 | (0.015–0.032) | 37 | (4–70) | L, c | ||
0.042* | (0.031–0.064) | 21 | (15–31) | C | 0.037 | (0.024–0.053) | 19 | (11–29) | L, c | ||
0.033*a | (0.027–0.041) | 14 | (5–42) | C | 0.026 | (0.014–0.033) | 66 | (34–105) | M, l, c | ||
0.006*! | (<0.003–0.009) | 14 | (5–42) | L, c | 0.021 | (0.006–0.035) | 73 | (21–115) | M, c | ||
0.034 | (0.004–0.057) | 5 | (4–6) | L, C | 0.026 | (0.003–0.064) | 105 | (70–175) | M, c | ||
0.030* | (0.011–0.062) | 27 | (10–45) | L, c | 0.040 | (0.023–0.058) | 48 | (11–105) | L, c | ||
Sogn og Fjordane (Førde) | 0.045 | (0.033–0.066) | 34 | (18–58) | L, c | Nord-Trøndelag (Meråker) | 0.032 | (0.021–0.039) | 74 | (38–145) | M, L, c |
0.037 | (0.017–0.055) | 51 | (7–110) | M, c | 0.037 | (0.024–0.058) | 60 | (30–96) | M, l, c | ||
0.025b | (0.013–0.045) | 22 | (7–35) | L | 0.054 | (0.045–0.079) | 64 | (25–125) | M, c | ||
0.045 | (0.035–0.052) | 28 | (11–61) | M | 0.038 | (0.029–0.054) | 155 | (85–230) | M, L, c | ||
0.042 | (0.028–0.055) | 68 | (23–135) | M, l, c | 0.030 | (0.020–0.047) | 46 | (9–165) | M, l, c | ||
0.025b | (0.006–0.043) | 16 | (5–42) | L, c | 0.037 | (0.021–0.055) | 160 | (86–260) | - | ||
0.038 | (0.023–0.050) | 18 | (9–32) | L, c | 0.015 | (<0.003–0.031) | 130 | (100–160) | M, c | ||
<0.003 | All <0.003 | 37 | (9–60) | L, c | 0.085 | (0.028–0.105) | 200 | (74–430) | - | ||
<0.003 | All <0.003 | 66 | (38–92) | M, c | 0.076 | (0.065–0.089) | 115 | (49–195) | L, c | ||
0.017 | <0.003–0.081 | 58 | (19–115) | M, c | 0.059 | (0.051–0.068) | 240 | (130–600) | - | ||
Vesterålen (Sortland) | 0.034 | (0.023–0.043) | 59 | (8–110) | M, c | Inner Troms (Målselv) | 0.037 | (0.015–0.052) | 130 | (89–190) | M, l, c |
0.035 | (0.014–0.047) | 91 | (16–150) | M, c | 0.048 | (0.034–0.069) | 105 | (23–170) | M, l, c | ||
0.031 | (0.021–0.041) | 36 | (5–175) | M, c | 0.070 | (0.057–0.094) | 105 | (54–160) | L, c | ||
0.027 | (0.014–0.057) | 29 | (9–86) | M, c | 0.14 | (0.093–0.19) | 135 | (93–220) | M, l, c | ||
0.071 | (0.016–0.11) | 29 | (9–74) | L, c | 0.072 | (0.025–0.17) | 120 | (57–175) | L, c | ||
0.051 | (0.043–0.062) | 25 | (8–63) | L, c | 0.057 | (0.045–0.071) | 130 | (82–250) | M, c | ||
0.029 | (0.019–0.041) | 46 | (25–66) | M, c | 0.042 | (0.030–0.055) | 92 | (55–190) | M, L, c | ||
0.033 | (0.025–0.042) | 110 | (35–170) | M, c | 0.049 | (0.014–0.083) | 160 | (81–350) | M, l, c | ||
0.091 | (0.041–0.16) | 51 | (13–125) | L, c | 0.056 | (0.038–0.083) | 80 | (10–135) | M, c | ||
0.22** | (0.048–0.47) | 100 | (59–230) | M, c | 0.056 | (0.038–0.068) | 130 | (84–195) | - | ||