Detection of Streptomycin Residues in Sheep Carcasses in Duhok Province, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

In general, the Iraqi farmers of breeding and fattening of sheep using a broad-spectrum antibiotics like tetracycline and aminoglycosides family for treatment and prophylaxis without considering to the withdrawal periods of these drugs before slaughtering the animals. The aim of the present study wa...

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Autores principales: Shereen Ahmed Yousif Ahmed, Dhyaa Mohammad Taher Jwher
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2f3c62890b244270a2765b7417e562582021-12-02T13:21:47ZDetection of Streptomycin Residues in Sheep Carcasses in Duhok Province, Kurdistan Region, Iraqhttps://dx.doi.org/10.21608/javs.2019.626541687-40722090-3308https://doaj.org/article/2f3c62890b244270a2765b7417e562582019-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://javs.journals.ekb.eg/article_62654.htmlhttps://doaj.org/toc/1687-4072https://doaj.org/toc/2090-3308In general, the Iraqi farmers of breeding and fattening of sheep using a broad-spectrum antibiotics like tetracycline and aminoglycosides family for treatment and prophylaxis without considering to the withdrawal periods of these drugs before slaughtering the animals. The aim of the present study was to determine the residues of streptomycin (member of aminoglycosides group) in sheep meat and edible tissues using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. A total of 88 samples including longissimus dorsi, diaphragmatic muscles, liver and kidney were collected from 22 sheep carcasses slaughtered in Duhok abattoir, Kurdistan, Iraq. The result revealed that streptomycin residues were found in 12 samples (54.5%) of the sheep carcasses distributed as following 36.36 %, 45.45 %, 22.72 % and 50 % of Longissimus dorsi, diaphragm muscle, liver and kidney samples., respectively. The minimal streptomycin concentration in ovine meat samples was 3.001 ppb and the maximum concentration was 690.307 ppb. The results of this study show that sheep meat, which is sold in Dohuk governorate, often contains the residues of antibiotics due to slaughtered animals might have been treated with veterinary drugs and the proper withdrawal period was not respected before slaughtering.Shereen Ahmed Yousif AhmedDhyaa Mohammad Taher JwherEgyptian Society for Animal Managementarticleabattoirduhokelisa. sheep carcassesstreptomycin residuesZoologyQL1-991Veterinary medicineSF600-1100Animal biochemistryQP501-801ENJournal of Applied Veterinary Sciences, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 41-44 (2019)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic abattoir
duhok
elisa
. sheep carcasses
streptomycin residues
Zoology
QL1-991
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Animal biochemistry
QP501-801
spellingShingle abattoir
duhok
elisa
. sheep carcasses
streptomycin residues
Zoology
QL1-991
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Animal biochemistry
QP501-801
Shereen Ahmed Yousif Ahmed
Dhyaa Mohammad Taher Jwher
Detection of Streptomycin Residues in Sheep Carcasses in Duhok Province, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
description In general, the Iraqi farmers of breeding and fattening of sheep using a broad-spectrum antibiotics like tetracycline and aminoglycosides family for treatment and prophylaxis without considering to the withdrawal periods of these drugs before slaughtering the animals. The aim of the present study was to determine the residues of streptomycin (member of aminoglycosides group) in sheep meat and edible tissues using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. A total of 88 samples including longissimus dorsi, diaphragmatic muscles, liver and kidney were collected from 22 sheep carcasses slaughtered in Duhok abattoir, Kurdistan, Iraq. The result revealed that streptomycin residues were found in 12 samples (54.5%) of the sheep carcasses distributed as following 36.36 %, 45.45 %, 22.72 % and 50 % of Longissimus dorsi, diaphragm muscle, liver and kidney samples., respectively. The minimal streptomycin concentration in ovine meat samples was 3.001 ppb and the maximum concentration was 690.307 ppb. The results of this study show that sheep meat, which is sold in Dohuk governorate, often contains the residues of antibiotics due to slaughtered animals might have been treated with veterinary drugs and the proper withdrawal period was not respected before slaughtering.
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author Shereen Ahmed Yousif Ahmed
Dhyaa Mohammad Taher Jwher
author_facet Shereen Ahmed Yousif Ahmed
Dhyaa Mohammad Taher Jwher
author_sort Shereen Ahmed Yousif Ahmed
title Detection of Streptomycin Residues in Sheep Carcasses in Duhok Province, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
title_short Detection of Streptomycin Residues in Sheep Carcasses in Duhok Province, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
title_full Detection of Streptomycin Residues in Sheep Carcasses in Duhok Province, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
title_fullStr Detection of Streptomycin Residues in Sheep Carcasses in Duhok Province, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
title_full_unstemmed Detection of Streptomycin Residues in Sheep Carcasses in Duhok Province, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
title_sort detection of streptomycin residues in sheep carcasses in duhok province, kurdistan region, iraq
publisher Egyptian Society for Animal Management
publishDate 2019
url https://dx.doi.org/10.21608/javs.2019.62654
https://doaj.org/article/2f3c62890b244270a2765b7417e56258
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