Open AccessEvaluation of Antibiotic Residues in Pasteurized and Raw Milk Distributed in the South of Khorasan-e Razavi Province, Iran
Author(s) -
Mortez Mohammadzadeh Moghadam
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/21034.9034
Subject(s) - pasteurization , raw milk , livestock , antibiotics , food science , animal husbandry , veterinary medicine , biology , medicine , agriculture , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology
The presence of antibiotic residues in milk and other products livestock is a health problem which can endanger public health. Antibiotics are used widely in animal husbandry to treat diseases related to bacterial infections. Antimicrobial drugs have been in use for decades in industry. They are commonly used in livestock facilities to treat mastitis.