Occurrence Of Antimicrobial Residues In Broilers In Enugu Metropolis And The Effect Of Temperature On The Concentration Of Oxytetracycline Residue

ABSTRACT The high turn-over rate and quest for white meat have given more impetus to poultry production. The need to increase production and meet the demand for poultry meat has necessitated the use of veterinary drugs, especially antimicrobials, for therapeutic, prophylactic and growth promotion purposes in poultry farming. These drugs tend to accumulate in tissues and organs as residues. The presence of drug residues in tissues above the maximum residue limit (MRL) becomes violative if withdrawal periods are not observed. The consumption of violative levels of antimicrobial residues could r…