期刊名称:IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Applied, Natural and Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN:2347-4580
电子版ISSN:2321-8851
出版年度:2014
卷号:2
期号:7
页码:15-20
语种:English
出版社:IMPACT Journals
摘要:The study was carried out to detect the antibiotic residues in raw beef meat sold for human consumption at the vicinities of Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur, Larkana and Karachi divisions of Sindh. A total 300 samples collected 60 samples from the vicinity of each Division i.e. Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur, Larkana, and Karachi of Sindh province were examined for the occurrence of antibiotic residues. It was observed that the presence of antibiotic residues in beef samples was found to be higher at Karachi (48.33%) followed by Sukkur (41.67%), Hyderabad (36.67%), Mirpurkhas (33.34%) and Larkana (31.67%) divisions. Out of total beef samples obtained from study area overall 38.33 percent were observed as contaminated with the antibiotic residues. The average zone size in diameter of beef samples of Karachi division was found to be significantly (P