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Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part J (2024)

Evaluation of toxic residues in cotton gin trash used as a roughage supplement by sheep farmers in Tamil Nadu

Author(s): N Sri Balaji, S Ramakrishnan, J Muralidharan, D Anandha Prakash Singh and V Sankar
Abstract: A cotton gin trash is a by-product generated when cotton fibres are separated from cotton seed in the gin. It is commonly used as a roughage supplement by sheep farmers in Karur and Tiruppur districts of Tamil Nadu without much scientific information on its toxic content and feeding value. Based on field study, six samples of each coarse (Kotta panju) and fine (Micro waste panju) cotton gin trash samples were collected and pesticides were screened by the Gas chromatography -Mass spectrometer and revealed that pesticides were not detected in both types of cotton gin trash samples. The heavy metals were quantified using inductively coupled plasma-Mass spectrometer. The arsenic level in coarse and fine were 0.43±0.04 ppm and 0.42±0.04 ppm. The cadmium level was 0.080±0.01 and 0.075±0.01 in coarse and fine samples respectively. The chromium content of the fine samples (3.50±0.12) was significantly (p<0.05) higher than the coarse cotton gin trash samples (3.36±0.11). Mercury and lead were not detected in any of the samples. The results shown Chromium, Arsenic and Cadmium were found within the acceptance level in both types of cotton gin trash and the study confirmed that there were no toxic residues in the cotton gin trash and it could be used as a feed supplement in sheep.
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International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry
How to cite this article:
N Sri Balaji, S Ramakrishnan, J Muralidharan, D Anandha Prakash Singh, V Sankar. Evaluation of toxic residues in cotton gin trash used as a roughage supplement by sheep farmers in Tamil Nadu. Int J Vet Sci Anim Husbandry 2024;9(6):627-628. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/veterinary.2024.v9.i6j.1948
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