Assessment of Macro-, Micro-, Trace, and Ultratrace Element Concentration in Green-Legged Partridge Hens’ Eggs from a Free-Range System

Tadeusz Trziszka, Zbigniew Dobrzański, Katarzyna Chojnacka, Anna Bubel, Halina Beń, Mariusz Korczyński, Damian Konkol and Wojciech Tronina
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Tadeusz Trziszka: Department of Functional Food Products Development, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland
Zbigniew Dobrzański: Department of Environment Hygiene and Animal Welfare, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland
Katarzyna Chojnacka: Department of Advanced Material Technologies, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Smoluchowskiego 25, 50-372 Wroclaw, Poland
Anna Bubel: Department of Environment Hygiene and Animal Welfare, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland
Halina Beń: Department of Functional Food Products Development, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 37, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland
Mariusz Korczyński: Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Management, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland
Damian Konkol: Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Management, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland
Wojciech Tronina: Breeding and Innovative Company Tronina, Raków 34 A, 55-093 Kiełczów, Poland

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: The goal of this research was to determine the concentration of macro-, micro-, trace, and ultratrace elements in egg albumen and yolk of Green-Legged Partridge (GLP) hens (Polish native breed) maintained in a free-range system. The hens received two feed mixtures (FM), which differed in mineral content (Gr-1 and Gr-2). Analyses of 57 chemical elements were performed using inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy by ICP-OES and ICP-MS techniques. FM from Gr-2 were characterized by a significantly ( p < 0.05 or 0.01) higher concentration of macro- and microelements (Al, Ba, Ca, K, P, S, Si) than that from Gr-1. Among the trace and ultratrace elements there were significantly higher levels of Co, Cr, Li, Nb, Ni, Pb, Ru, Sn, and Zr, and significantly lower levels of Cs, Pd, and Te in Gr-2 compared with Gr-1. Egg albumen from hens from the Gr-2 group contained a significantly higher Ba concentration. In the case of trace and ultratrace elements, significantly greater Au, Co, Cr, Mo, Nb, Ru, and Se, and less As were recorded in the albumen from Gr-2. No significant differences were observed in the concentrations of macro- and microelements in the egg yolk. Among the examined trace and ultratrace elements, substantial differences were observed in the level of Co, Cr, Ni, Se, Sn, and Y (more in Gr-2), and Au, Hf, Hg, Nb, Nd, and Rb (less in Gr-2). Only in the case of Co and Cr concentrations in the feed (Gr-2) was a significant increase found in the albumen and yolk. Gr-2 also showed a significantly greater concentration of Ba, Nb, and Ru in the albumen, and Ni and Sn in the yolk.

Keywords: Green-Legged Partridge; free-range system; egg albumen; egg yolk; chemical composition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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