Identification of some inorganic elements in tissues of some wild birds in Iraq

Abstract

The object of this study was to identification of some inorganic elements in tissues of some wild birds included House sparrow, White- eared bulbul, Collared dove and Rock dove, these birds were collected from different Iraq cities during 2012. Samples of tissues included blood, liver, spleen, heart, kidney, breast and legs muscles from these birds were collected and analyzed for ash, macro-elements and micro- elements included Ca, P, Mg, Fe, K, Mn, B, and Zn. Results obtained revealed that White- eared bulbul has the high percentage of ash content in whole blood which was 4.74±0.82, also White- eared bulbul and House sparrow have the highest percentage of ash content in there kidney, breast muscle and leg muscle, whereas Collared dove and Rock dove have the lower percentage. House sparrow and White- eared Bulbul have the highest Ca percentage in whole blood and kidney which were 1023 ±85, 997 ±64 and 255 ±1.63, 257 ±1.61 respectively, House sparrow and White- eared Bulbul have the highest Fe and k percentages in whole blood and kidney compared with Collared dove and Rock dove. No significant differences were appeared in the other studied elements among studied birds and their tissues