Year 2017 - Volume 37, Number 2


Title
Survey of pyrethroid, macrocyclic lactone and antibacterial residues in bulk milk tank in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 37(2):97-104
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ABSTRACT.- Picinin L.C.A., Toaldo I.M., Hoff R.B., Souza F.N., Leite M.O., Fonseca L.M., Diniz S.A., Silva M.X., Cerqueira M.M.O.P. & Bordignon-Luiz M.T. 2017. Survey of pyrethroid, macrocyclic lactone and antibacterial residues in bulk milk tank in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 37(2):97-104. Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rodovia Admar Gonzaga 1346, Bairro Itacorubi, Florianópolis, SC 88034-001, Brazil. E-mail: lidia.picinin@gmail.com

A survey of veterinary drug residues in bulk milk tank from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, was carried out through a broad scope analysis. Here, 132 raw milk samples were collected at 45 dairy farms in Minas Gerais from August 2009 to February 2010, and analyzed for 42 analytes, comprising pyrethroids, macrocyclic lactones and antibacterials, using liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry in tandem mode and gas chromatography with electron capture detection. Within all milk samples, at least one veterinary drug residue was identified in 40 milk samples (30.30%) by confirmatory tests, whereas 16 samples (12.12%) showed the presence of at least two residues. With regard to the Brazilian maximum residue levels, 11 milk samples (8.33%) were non-compliant according to Brazilian Legislation. The veterinary drugs detected in the non-compliant milk samples include penicillin V (one sample), abamectin (one sample) and cypermethrin (nine samples). Furthermore, the antibacterial screening methods failed to identify most of the positive samples that were detected by confirmatory tests, leading to a large discrepancy between the screening and confirmatory antimicrobial tests. Thus, the present study indicated that the veterinary drugs residues still represents a great concern for the milk production chain.
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