Cadmium in fallow deer tissue Emil Srebočan1*, Jelena Pompe-Gotal1, Dean Konjević2,

Samples of skeletal muscles, liver and kidneys of fallow deer from the Brijuni Islands were analysed for cadmium content. The lowest median cadmium concentrations were determined in the muscles (fawns- 0.010 µg/g, adults- 0.012 µg/g), higher concentrations were found in the liver (fawns- 0.052 µg/g, adults- 0.033 µg/g), while the kidneys contained the highest cadmium concentrations (fawns- 0.195 µg/g, adults- 0.796 µg/g). The concentrations determined were lower in comparison with relevant results of deer game from certain European countries, and are of natural origin. These results implicate that Brijuni Islands are under a minimal influence of anthropogenic factors that can give rise to cadmium contamination. Key words: fallow deer, kidney, cadmium concentrations, Brijuni Island