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One hundred and sixty raw milk samples were collected from various locations, with heavy metal concentrations analyzed using ICP-MS. Identification of Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin resistance testing were conducted through culture and the Kirby\u2013Bauer method. This study investigates the relationship between resistance and heavy metal levels, revealing that 8.75% of milk samples contained Staphylococcus aureus, with 28.58% exhibiting vancomycin resistance. Significant variations in arsenic, iron, zinc, sodium, and aluminum concentrations were observed between resistant and sensitive samples (p &lt; 0.01). The increase in arsenic, iron, and aluminum, along with the decrease in zinc, demonstrated a significant association with vancomycin resistance (p &lt; 0.001). Levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, zinc, and iron exceeded permissible limits (p &lt; 0.05). The Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) for cadmium indicated a high non-carcinogenic risk, while the Target Risk (TR) for arsenic fell within the carcinogenic range. Accumulation of heavy metals has the potential to impact antibiotic resistance in milk, underscoring the imperative to control arsenic residues for national safety.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani14010148","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,2]],"date-time":"2024-01-02T03:33:33Z","timestamp":1704166413000},"page":"148","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["The Impact of Metal and Heavy Metal Concentrations on Vancomycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus within Milk Produced by Cattle Farms and the Health Risk Assessment in Kurdistan Province, Iran"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3682-6675","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yeganeh","family":"Sadeghian","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate of Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj 618, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3460-8594","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mahdieh","family":"Raeeszadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Basic Sciences, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj 618, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hiva","family":"Karimi Darehabi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj 618, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e2019GH000213","DOI":"10.1029\/2019GH000213","article-title":"A review of potential public health impacts associated with the global dairy sector","volume":"4","author":"Grout","year":"2020","journal-title":"GeoHealth"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"21","DOI":"10.1111\/rda.13032","article-title":"Mastitis treatment\u2014Reduction in antibiotic usage in dairy cows","volume":"52","author":"Leimbach","year":"2017","journal-title":"Reprod. 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