36Piotr Kamiński et al.hemoglobin <strong>and</strong> hematocrit quality, was stated byvarious authors [23, 24, 25, 26, 27]. They emphasizedthe effects of dietary heavy metal concentrations uponthe plasma lipid content both in altricials <strong>and</strong> precocials.Their health <strong>and</strong> immunocompetence also dependson calcium <strong>and</strong> toxic heavy metals interactions.Pb <strong>and</strong> Cd exposure are significantly suppress secondaryhumoral immune response towards sheep redblood cells, but only additional Ca source is not available.This effect is found rather only in females, suggestingsexual differences in susceptibility of humoralimmunity to lead treatment [27]. It was also statedbesides that plasma cholesterol concentration is significantlyaffected by interaction between dietary Cu<strong>and</strong> Cr. In addition, plasma triglyceride level is affectedby Cu-Cr <strong>and</strong> Cu-Zn interaction effects [26].Our investigations on White Stork chicks indicates onthe role of element-element interactions impact uponthe definite image of hemoglobin content <strong>and</strong> the valuesof red blood picture [28]. However, hemoglobin<strong>and</strong> hematocrit are depended not only upon elementcontent in the environment, but also on the time of day,ambient temperature, food resources, level of bloodinfection with parasites [29, 23, 24, 25].Our investigations on White Stork chicks indicatethe role of element-element interactions impact uponthe condition of bird. So we can thus conclude that useof blood enzymatic researches can be helpful for assessthe health <strong>and</strong> condition of birds, <strong>and</strong> given the positiveassociation with miscellaneous environmentalloads. We can also suggested that anthropogenic processes<strong>and</strong> activities may plays an important role inbioaccumulation <strong>and</strong> transfer of chemical elements invarious types of environment, but it has not any connectionwith the type of this region. They also show thenecessity to know the stages of growth to underst<strong>and</strong>bioaccumulation processes of elements in chicks. Anychanges of chemical elements metabolism in metabolicpathways of homoiotherms reflecting by environmentalstress, cause significant ecophysiological <strong>and</strong> populationresponses of their organisms. This phenomenon isespecially concerns for altricial <strong>and</strong> semiprecocialbirds, which nestlings are directly depends upon immediatelyenvironmental impact. Our results exhibitthat the level of microelements in blood of White Storkchicks shows such large differences between areas(Tab. I). Differences in the level of these elements inblood between polluted <strong>and</strong> control areas could be dueto a physiological role of these metals in the protein<strong>and</strong> carbohydrate metabolism, which is depend onenvironmental stress. The results of studies presentedprovide evidence that White Stork from control areashas better conditions for growth <strong>and</strong> development thanin polluted ones. They also show the necessity to knowthe stages of growth to underst<strong>and</strong> bioaccumulationprocesses of elements in chicks. Elements concentrationin blood of chicks may be influenced by physiologicalresponse of species to distinct metals, <strong>and</strong> bythe greater or lesser bioavailability of these metals. Inour studies we stated the correlation of elements concentrationin blood <strong>and</strong> the type of environment, particularlybetween element level <strong>and</strong> environmentalstress.CONCLUSIONS1. 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