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              21. Antibiotic residues in broiler and layer 
              meat in Chittagong district of Bangladesh - Sarmina 
              Sattar, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, S. K. M. Azizul Islam, Mahabub 
              Alam, Md. Shohel Al Faruk,Suchayan Chowdhury and A. K. M. 
              Saifuddin 
              
              Veterinary World, 7(9): 738-743   
              
   
                
                
doi: 
              10.14202/vetworld.2014.738-743 
                  Sarmina 
              Sattar: 
              Department of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty 
              of Veterinary Medicine, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal 
              Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong, Bangladesh;
              
              atiq124@gmail.com 
              Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan:  
              Department of 
              Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary 
              Medicine, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, 
              Khulshi, Chittagong, Bangladesh; miladhasan@yahoo.com S. K. 
              M. Azizul Islam: 
              Department of 
              Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary 
              Medicine, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal 
              Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong, Bangladesh;
              
              anwarvet@yahoo.co.uk Mahabub 
              Alam: 
              Department of Animal Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary 
              Medicine, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, 
              Khulshi, Chittagong, Bangladesh; mahabub38@yahoo.com Md. 
              Shohel Al Faruk: 
              Department of 
              Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary 
              Medicine, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal 
              Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong, Bangladesh;
              
              Department of Livestock Services, Upazilla 
              Livestock Office, Rangamati Sadar, Rangamati Hill Tracts, 
              Bangladesh; 
              
              shoheldvm03@gmail.com 
              Suchayan Chowdhury: 
               Department 
              of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty of 
              Veterinary Medicine, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal 
              Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong, Bangladesh;
              
              suchayan_chy@yahoo.com A. K. 
              M. Saifuddin: 
              Department of 
              Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary 
              Medicine, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal 
              Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong, Bangladesh;
              
              saifuddincvu@yahoo.com   Received:
              14-06-2014, Revised:
              22-08-2014, Accepted:
              28-08-2014, Published online:
              27-09-2014   
              
              
              Corresponding author:
              
              Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, e-mail: miladhasan@yahoo.com 
 
              Abstract 
 Aim:
              The present study was described thin layer chromatography 
              (TLC) and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) 
              method for the detection of antibacterial substances in poultry 
              muscle (breast and thigh), kidney, and liver.  
              Materials and Methods: TLC method was used for screening 
              detection of tetracycline, amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin, and 
              enrofloxacin residues in poultry tissues. The samples were 
              extracted with trichloroacetic acid (30%), diethyl ether, followed 
              by detection in pre-coated TLC paper on ultraviolet detector. The 
              UHPLC method was used for the quantification of antimicrobial 
              residues in poultry tissues. 
              Results: The residues of tetracycline were 48% in livers, 24% 
              in kidneys, 20% in thigh muscles, and 24% in breast muscles. 
              Ciprofloxacin residues were found 44% in liver, 42% in kidneys, 
              34% in thigh muscles and 30% in breast muscles. Enrofloxacin 
              residues were found 40% in liver, 34% in kidneys, 22% in thigh 
              muscles, and 18% in breast muscles. Amoxicillin residues were 
              found 42% in liver, 30% in kidneys, 26% in thigh muscles and 22% 
              in breast muscles. Most of the cases highest residues were found 
              in liver such as tetracycline (48%), ciprofloxacin (44%), 
              enrofloxacin (40%) and amoxicillin (42%) and almost lowest in 
              breast muscles. In addition, nine positive samples from broiler 
              were selected for amoxicillin residue quantification by UHPLC. It 
              was observed that the concentration of amoxicillin residue in 
              liver was ranging from 16.92 μg/kg to 152.62 μg/kg and in breast 
              muscle was 45.38 μg/kg to 60.55 μg/kg, respectively. The maximum 
              and minimum peak time was 4.7-5.2 min. Among the poultry tissues, 
              liver had the highest level of antibiotic residues in comparison 
              to other samples but the variation was not significant (p>0.05). 
              Conclusions: Evidence suggests that more judicious use of 
              antimicrobials in food animals will reduce the selection of 
              resistant bacteria and help to preserve these valuable drugs for 
              both human and veterinary medicine. The method described in this 
              study is a simple, easy inexpensive which can be readily adopted 
              by any laboratory for the detection of antibiotic residues in 
              tissues of food-producing animals.  
              Keywords: antibiotic 
              residues, broiler, layer, thin layer chromatography, ultra 
              high-performance liquid chromatography. 
 
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