Harm of Cadmium to Livestock Production and Its Mitigation Strategy
Cadmium(Cd)is widely distributed.It is highly toxic and difficult to degrade.Long-term consump-tion of cadmium contaminated feed will exert toxic effects on livestock and poultry's organs,such as liver,kidney,lung,etc.It will also affect their growth,development,and immune function.This paper provides an overview of the toxic mechanism of apoptosis and oxidative stress induced by cadmium poisoning in animals,and summarizes the nutritional strategies to alleviate cadmium poisoning in livestock and poultry.It aims to provide a reference for future research on alleviating cadmium poisoning in livestock and poultry.
cadmium poisoninglivestock and poultry productionapoptosisoxidative stressnutri-tion strategy