📝 Abstract
In this study, fleece samples from a flock of Menemen sheep that belonged to a private enterprise were taken, and only the surface topography of the SEM and the fleece were examined. According to this examination, it was tried to be found out what kind of elements and how much elements are existent within the fleece were tried to be determined through the SEM-EDX, XPS and ICP-OES analysis. \nAs SEM images of Menemen sheep fleece were examined, it was seen that the cuticle surface was composed of scales shaped by the properly sorted cuticular cells and the cuticle cells were in the polygonal coronoid shape. \nAccording to the analysis performed by ICP-OES method, it was found out that the mean values of Ca, Na, Mg, K, Fe, Al, Si, Mn, Zn, Pb, Cu, Co, P, Se elements in the element content of the Menemen sheep fleece were respectively 0.244 ± 0.006%, 0.130% ± 0.008, 353.863 ± 13.369 mg / kg, 633.743 ± 65.295 mg / kg, 46.323 ± 7.847 mg / kg, 45.054 ± 7.132 mg / kg, 152.630 ± 17.626 mg / kg, and 3.970 ± 0.318 mg / kg, 92.690 ± 2.073 mg / kg, 1.959 ± 0.364 mg / kg, and 5.626 ± 0.289 mg / kg, and 0.120 ± 0.010 mg / kg, 150.033 ± 3.728 mg / kg, and 0.070 ± 0.013 mg / kg.\nThe elemental content of the fleece owns a special importance since it reflects the status of the body mineral and has the characteristics of an indicator in terms of the animal welfare. As there are not sufficient amount of studies in Turkey about the elemental concentration of the fleece, it is expected that this study may bridge this gap in the literature at the least and provide the field with useful information.
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