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A Wake-Up Call: Determination of Antibiotics Residue Level in Raw Meat in Abattoir and Selected Slaughterhouses in Five Local Government in Kano State, Nigeria

Habeeb Modupe Lateefat, Opasola Afolabi Olaniyi, Garba Misbahu, View ORCID ProfileOlalekan Morufu Raimi
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.04.474991
Habeeb Modupe Lateefat
1Department of Environmental Health Science, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
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Opasola Afolabi Olaniyi
1Department of Environmental Health Science, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
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Garba Misbahu
1Department of Environmental Health Science, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
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Olalekan Morufu Raimi
1Department of Environmental Health Science, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
2Department of Community Medicine, Environmental Health Unit, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
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Abstract

The frequent use of antibiotics may result in drug residues that can be discovered at varying quantities in animal products such as milk or meat. The presence of pharmaceutical residues in food above the MRLs has been perceived globally by various persons. Antibiotics residues are present in food, which can endanger human health by causing antibiotic sensitivity, allergic reactions, microflora imbalance, bacterial resistance to antibiotics in microorganisms, and financial loss to the food industry. Farmers around the world utilize them on a sporadic basis for both preventative and curative purposes. This study assessed the antibiotics residues in raw meat sold in 6 slaughter houses in Kano States. The study is a descriptive cross-sectional study involving six (6) major slaughter house in Kano state. Muscle, Kidney and liver samples were collected from each slaughterhouse. The antibiotic residues in the meat samples were analysed using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for tetracycline, ciprofloxacin and oxytetracycline residue results were presented in charts and tables. Out of a total of 18 beef samples analyzed during this study, 15 (83%) of the total samples had detectable levels of tetracycline residues from which 6(33.3%) had tetracycline residues at violative levels above the WHO/FAO maximum residue limits (MRLs), out of those 18 beef samples analyzed during this study, 6(33%) of the total samples had detectable levels of oxytetracycline residues from which 3(17%) had oxytetracycline residues at violative levels above the WHO/FAO maximum residue limits (MRLs) and out of those 18 beef samples analyzed during this study, 12(67%) of the total samples had detectable levels of ciprofloxacin, all levels are below the WHO/FAO maximum residue limits (MRLs). This high level of tetracycline and oxytetracycline residues in greater proportion of meat destined for human consumption at violative levels could be as a result of the indiscriminate use and misuse of veterinary drugs as commonly practiced among livestock producers and marketers without observing withdrawal period prior to slaughter. These results indicate that consumers may be predisposed to health hazards and hinder international meat trade from Nigeria. Regulatory authorities should therefore ensure compliance with good agricultural practices including withdrawal period of drugs used for treatment of food animals.

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A Wake-Up Call: Determination of Antibiotics Residue Level in Raw Meat in Abattoir and Selected Slaughterhouses in Five Local Government in Kano State, Nigeria
Habeeb Modupe Lateefat, Opasola Afolabi Olaniyi, Garba Misbahu, Olalekan Morufu Raimi
bioRxiv 2022.01.04.474991; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.04.474991
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A Wake-Up Call: Determination of Antibiotics Residue Level in Raw Meat in Abattoir and Selected Slaughterhouses in Five Local Government in Kano State, Nigeria
Habeeb Modupe Lateefat, Opasola Afolabi Olaniyi, Garba Misbahu, Olalekan Morufu Raimi
bioRxiv 2022.01.04.474991; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.04.474991

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