Assessment of antimicrobial drug residues in beef in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Drugs administered to food-producing animals close to the time of slaughter often result in prohibited antimicrobial residues in the animal tissues at slaughter. Evidence based on the Premi® test confirmed the occurrence of antimicrobial drug residues in 89.3% of kidney and urine samples from cattle...

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Main Authors: Okwoche J. Ode, Itopa E. Ajayi, Gabriel K. Omeiza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2012-09-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
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Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2012/48_3/283.pdf