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VOL. 70 (4), 961-999, 2004 VANADIUM - AN ELEMENT BOTH ESSENTIAL AND TOXIC

vanadium concentrations in the feed dry matter, all parts of the body
reflect the different vanadium intakes significantly (table 14). The
vanadium content of kidneys, uterus, lungs, spleen and ribs of goats
with low vanadium intake is reduced to between 15 and 60 % of the
amount found in the same tissues of goats with high vanadium in-
take. The vanadium contents of hair, serum and milk, which are
easily available, are good indicators of the vanadium offer to ani-
mals and humans (63).

TABLE 14. Vanadium contents of organs and tissues in goats with high and low
vanadium offer (µg/kg dry matter)

Organ, tissue (n) Control goats V-deficiency p [%]1
goats

s µg/kg µg/kg s
dm dm

Kidney (13;11) 876 1563 234 102 < 0.001 15
Uterus (7;5) 358 603 97 28 < 0.05 16
Lungs (16;10) 146 311 57 17 < 0.001 18
Spleen (7;10) 521 910 184 82 < 0.001 20
Ribs (17;8) 1598 2608 525 231 < 0.001 20
Carpal bones (20;7) 1264 2385 605 489 < 0.001 25
Heart (12;12) 110 277 77 34 < 0.001 28
Liver (7;9) 174 347 105 58 < 0.01 30
Skeletal muscle (12;10) 44 135 48 14 < 0.001 36
Hair (10;14) 91 144 58 40 < 0.01 40
Aorta (13;13) 61 159 70 31 < 0.001 44
Pancreas (5;8) 150 247 115 65 < 0.05 47
Cerebrum (3;9) 20 100 47 12 < 0.001 47
Ovary (8;8) 307 832 402 177 < 0.01 48
Blood serum (µg/l) (17;17) 45 50 26 14 < 0.05 52
Milk (444;307) 19 15 8.8 15 < 0.001 59

1 Control goats = 100%, deficiency goats = x %.

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