Physical properties and critical mineral concentration of mineral waters commonly consumed by camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Jijiga District, Eastern Ethiopia

摘要

ThestudywascarriedoutintheSomaliNationalRegionalStateinJijigadistrict.Theobjectiveofthestudywastoassesssomecriticalmineralelementsinthemineralwaterscommonlyconsumedbycamelsinboththewetandthedryseasons.Inthestudydistricttwoplaces,Biya#8217;adaandGolajo#8217;oarecommonlyknownasthesourcesofmineralwaterforcamels.Themineralwatersampleswerecollectedfrombothlocationsinboththewetandthedryseasonsforanalysisofbothphysicalandchemicalproperties.Themeanconcentrationofmacroandtraceelements(ppm)inBiya#8217;adaandGolajo#8217;owereCa(127,74.4);Mg(10.3,7.29);K(27.6,0.93);Na(197,106);P(0.04,0.03);Fe(0.78,0.68);Mn(1.33,0.44);Zn(0.32,0.30)andCu(0.25,0.23),respectively.HighconcentrationofCa(P0.01),K(P0.05),Na(P0.01)andMn(P0.001)wasobservedinBiya#8217;adamineralwater.Magnesiumconcentrationwassignificantlyhigher(P0.01)inthewetseasoninthemineralwaters.Theinteractioneffectbetweenseasonsandlocationswasnotsignificant.ThemineralwatersofGolajo#8217;oandBiya#8217;adacancontributetothedailymacromineralsrequirementsof410kg(1.6TLU)camelbyabout8.6to15%Ca,1.3to1.8%Mg,20.1to38.3%Na,1.2-1.6to0.001%Kand0.0001%Pinbothlocations,whiletheircontributionsoftracemineralsare7.87to9.03%Fe,6.12to18.5%Mn,2.09to2.22%Znand8.0to8.7%Cu,respectively.nbsp;