Examination of mineral composition of liver and kidneys was conducted on 27 kids (13 Alpine and 14 Saanen) wich were kept under the same zootechnical conditions. Kids were slaughtered when 78 days old (average 16 kg body weight). Samples of liver and kidneys were taken individually from each kid and were weighed, homogenized and frozen. Concentration of calcium (Ca), phosphorous (P), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) was determined by atomic absorption on AAS PU - 9100X. Concentration of all examined minerals found in liver for both breeds was higher than in kidneys. Among all the minerals in both liver and kidneys K showed the highest concentration while Fe and Cu the lowest one. The influence of breed was found significant (P

Alpine; liver; kidneys; kids; minerals; Saanen

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