Assessment of Heavy Metals Contents in Goat and Sheep Organs from Ashaka Cements, Gombe State, Nigeria

This study was carried out to assess the mean concentration of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn (using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer AAS 6300) in goats and sheep's organs (liver, kidney, muscle and lung) reared and consumed within Ashaka Town, Gombe State Nigeria. The levels of metals in the organs were ranged between 0.0037 μg/g and 0.0021 μg/g for Cd, 0.0079 μg/g and 0.0050 μg/g for Cr, 0.0023 μg/g and 0.0017 μg/g for Cu, 0.0080 μg/g and 0.0063 μg/g for Fe, 0.0076 μg/g and 0.0073 μg/g for Mn, 0.0047 μg/g and 0.0046 μg/g for Pb and 0.0029 μg/g and 0.0027 μg/g for Zn. All the result obtained from the study is within the permissible limit prescribed by WHO and FAO. Therefore, they can be consumed without any hitch.