Antibiotic and sulphonamide residues in slaughtered ostrich, ducks, geese and turkeys [electronic resource].

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A total of 120 birds (thirty from each of: ostrich "Struthio Camelus ", ducks "Anas plathyrhyn- chus" geese "Anser domesticus" and turkeys "Meleagris gallopavonis") were collected from different farms in Egypt and freshly slaughtered except ostrich samples were collected from ostrich slaughter house to detect antibiotic and sulphonamide residues in muscles (breast and thigh muscles). internal organs (liver, kidneys, gizzard) and fat after slaughtering. The samples were examined by microbiological method (Agar diffu- sion test "inhibition test"by using cork borer) at pH 6.0, for detection of B-lactum, tetracycline and penicillin residues, at pH 8.0 for detection of aminoglycoside residues, and at pH 7.2 was used for detection of sulpha drug residues. Positive samples for antibiotic and sulphonamide residues were reexamined after heat treatment (boiling for 30 minutes).The obtained data proved that the high incidence of antibiotic and sulphonamide residues in slaughtered ostrich, ducks, geese and turkeys were detected in kidneys and liver samples then followed by other tissues.

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