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Environmental science and pollution research international2018; 25(22); 21961-21967; doi: 10.1007/s11356-018-2334-2

The content of essential and toxic elements in the hair of the mane of the trotter horses depending on their speed.

Abstract: A study on the Russian trotting breeds was conducted to assess the impact of horses' sporting results and the degree of accumulation of chemical elements in the hair. In the first phase of the research, the elemental composition of the mane hair of trotter horses (n = 215) was studied. Based on these studies, percentile intervals for the distribution of concentrations of chemical elements in the hair have been established, and the values of 25 and 75 percentile adopted as a "physiological standard" have been defined. In the second stage of the research into clinically healthy Russian trotting breeds (n = 56), it was estimated that the sporting results were dependent on the elemental status defined by the hair. The elemental composition of the hair was defined by 25 chemical elements using atomic emission and mass spectrometry. It is established that the mane hair is closely related to the sporting results of trotter horses. Thus, in animal wool with the highest sporting achievements, there were reliably less I, Cr, Co, Li, V, Al, Pb, and Cd, and reliably more Si than the low ones. Differences in individual elements exceeded 200%. As sporting performance diminished, the number of elements within the standard increased. For example, for mares with average speed, there were deviations from the physiological standard by 6 elements (P, Fe, Mn, I, Co, Si), with the low one by 13 elements (P, Fe, Cu, Mn, I, Co, Si, K, Cr, Ni, V, Al, Pb). A comparative estimate of the mineralization of the horses' mane measured by the sum of the amount of substances showed that there was a negative correlation between the accumulation of toxic elements and the speed (r = - 0.59). On the basis of the above, a conclusion is reached on the future use of the mane hair to assess the speed qualities of trotter horses.
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Publication Date: 2018-05-24 PubMed ID: 29797197DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2334-2Google Scholar: Lookup
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This research article investigates how the speed of Russian trotting horses relates to the chemical elements found in their mane hair. It finds that specific levels of certain elements are correlated with the horses’ sporting performance, suggesting that mane hair could be used to assess their speed abilities.

Study Design and Methods

  • The research was conducted in two phases using the mane hair samples of Russian trotting horses.
  • In the first part of the study, the scientists analyzed the mane hair of 215 trotter horses for its elemental composition.
  • Percentile intervals were established for the concentrations of chemical elements found in the hair. The 25th and 75th percentiles were defined as the ‘physiological standard’.
  • In the second part, the researchers focused on the hair of 56 clinically healthy trotting horses, studying whether their sporting results were linked to the elemental status defined by their hair.
  • Their hair was analyzed for 25 chemical elements using atomic emission and mass spectrometry.

Findings and Interpretation

  • The researchers found a strong link between the elemental composition of the mane hair and the sporting performance of the trotter horses.
  • The mane hair of the fastest horses contained significantly lower levels of certain elements (I, Cr, Co, Li, V, Al, Pb, and Cd) and reliably more silicon.
  • The differences in individual element levels could exceed 200% between horses with high and low sporting achievements.
  • As a horse’s sporting performance decreased, the number of elements within the defined ‘physiological standard’ range increased.
  • The researchers observed a negative correlation (-0.59), meaning that greater accumulation of toxic elements was associated with slower trotting speeds.

Conclusions

  • The study concludes that the elemental composition of mane hair could provide valuable information about the speed capabilities of trotting horses.
  • This suggests that mane hair could be utilized in the future as an innovative and non-invasive method to assess the speed qualities of these horses.

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Kalashnikov V, Zajcev A, Atroshchenko M, Miroshnikov S, Frolov A, Zav'yalov O, Kalinkova L, Kalashnikova T. (2018). The content of essential and toxic elements in the hair of the mane of the trotter horses depending on their speed. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 25(22), 21961-21967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2334-2

Publication

Environmental science and pollution research international
ISSN: 1614-7499
NlmUniqueID: 9441769
Country: Germany
Language: English
Volume: 25
Issue: 22
Pages: 21961-21967

Researcher Affiliations

Kalashnikov, Valeriy
  • FSBSI All-Russian Research Institute of Horse Breeding, Ryazan, Russia.
Zajcev, Aleksandr
  • FSBSI All-Russian Research Institute of Horse Breeding, Ryazan, Russia.
Atroshchenko, Mihail
  • FSBSI All-Russian Research Institute of Horse Breeding, Ryazan, Russia.
Miroshnikov, Sergey
  • Federal Scientific Center of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Orenburg, Russia.
  • FSBEI HE Orenburg State University, Orenburg, Russia.
Frolov, Alexey
  • Federal Scientific Center of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Orenburg, Russia. forleh@mail.ru.
Zav'yalov, Oleg
  • Federal Scientific Center of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Orenburg, Russia.
Kalinkova, Liliya
  • FSBSI All-Russian Research Institute of Horse Breeding, Ryazan, Russia.
Kalashnikova, Tatyana
  • FSBSI All-Russian Research Institute of Horse Breeding, Ryazan, Russia.

MeSH Terms

  • Animals
  • Environmental Pollutants / analysis
  • Female
  • Hair / chemistry
  • Horses
  • Humans
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Running
  • Russia
  • Spectrophotometry, Atomic
  • Trace Elements / analysis

Grant Funding

  • 17-16-01109 / Russian Science Foundation

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