Comparative Analysis of the Level of Pesticide Residues in Beef, Chevon and Internal Organs of Cows and Goats Slaughtered in Yola Abattoir of Adamawa State, Nigeria

This work examines the presence of pesticides residue levels in beef, chevon, and internal organs obtained from cows and goats slaughtered at Yola Abattoir in Adamawa State. Residues of organochlorines and organophosphorus pesticides were extracted from the meat, chevon and internal organs of the cows and goats using QuEChERS method, and analysed by GC-MS technique. The residue analysis revealed that beef and chevon samples had no traces of organochlorines whileorganophosphorus (chlorpyrifos, dichlorvos, dichlorpyrifos, diazinon, dimethoate, primifos-methyl, and malathion) pesticide residues detected were below threshold level of 0.01 mg/kg. The result of the animals’ intestine showed the presence of chlorpyrifos (0.034 ± Current World Environment Journal Website: www.cwejournal.org ISSN: 0973-4929, Vol. 13, No. (3) 2018, Pg. 415-422