The Effect of Nanosilver-Based Preparation Added to Litter on Silver and Antagonistic Elements Content in Broiler Tissues and Organs

Katarzyna Czyż (), Zbigniew Dobrzański, Anna Wyrostek, Magdalena Senze, Monika Kowalska-Góralska and Marzena Janczak
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Katarzyna Czyż: Department of Sheep and Fur Animals Breeding, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Kożuchowska 5B, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland
Zbigniew Dobrzański: Department of Environment Hygiene and Animal Welfare, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Chełmońskiego 38c, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland
Anna Wyrostek: Department of Sheep and Fur Animals Breeding, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Kożuchowska 5B, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland
Magdalena Senze: Department of Limnology and Fishery, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Chełmońskiego 38c, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland
Monika Kowalska-Góralska: Department of Limnology and Fishery, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Chełmońskiego 38c, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland
Marzena Janczak: Department of Sheep and Fur Animals Breeding, Institute of Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Kożuchowska 5B, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-11

Abstract: Nanosilver has a wide range of applications in many industries, including animal production. Its beneficial effects resulting from, among others, antibacterial properties are known; however, some concerns remain related to safety of its use and possible accumulation in the environment and all its components. This study aimed to analyze the content of silver and antagonistic elements (copper, selenium, zinc) in breast and thigh muscles, abdomen skin, liver, lung and blood serum of broilers exposed to a nanosilver-based preparation added to litter. Ross 308 broilers were divided into three groups: control and two experimental (84 birds in each) differing by the amount of preparation addition. The study lasted 24 days, after which the birds were slaughtered and the mentioned samples were collected for laboratory analyses using atomic absorption spectroscopy. An application of preparation based on nanosilver caused an increase in Ag content in chickens’ liver, lung and abdomen skin. Cu content decreased in all experimental groups, except for abdomen skin, while Zn content increased in most cases compared to the control. No clear decrease of the increasing tendency was found for Se. It did not demonstrate an antagonism with respect to the content of Cu, Se and Zn in examined samples.

Keywords: silver nanoparticles; vermiculite; chicken meat; accumulation (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: 2023
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