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An evaluation of the LacTek Beta‐Lactam Milk Screening Kit
Author(s) -
BELL C.,
SCANNELLA D.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.1994.tb01265.x
Subject(s) - raw milk , immunoassay , dairy industry , food science , antibiotics , screening test , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , chemistry , biology , family medicine , immunology , antibody
The LacTek Beta‐Lactam Milk Screening Kit (an enzyme immunoassay) was compared to the Delvotest P method (a microbial inhibition test) for detecting antibiotics in raw milk samples. Good agreement (97·8%) was obtained from a total of 413 raw milk samples tested in four laboratories, The LacTek test has been accepted as a rapid (less than 10 minutes) antibiotic screening method for inclusion in the Joint Committee of the Milk Marketing Board and the Dairy Trade Federation Code of Practice for the Assessment of Milk Quality.