Residue Elimination Patterns and Determination of the Withdrawal Times of Seven Antibiotics in Eggs of Taihang Chickens

The objective of this study was to examine the residue elimination patterns of seven antibiotics in the eggs of Taihang chickens under free-range conditions and develop suitable withdrawal times (WDTs). A total of 240 healthy Taihang chickens, aged 180 days, were randomly divided into eight groups o...

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Main Authors: Huan Chen, Xiajun Wu, Shasha Cui, Yandong Li, Yingli Mu, Jinduo Gao, Huage Liu, Juxiang Liu
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Xiajun Wu
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Yandong Li
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description The objective of this study was to examine the residue elimination patterns of seven antibiotics in the eggs of Taihang chickens under free-range conditions and develop suitable withdrawal times (WDTs). A total of 240 healthy Taihang chickens, aged 180 days, were randomly divided into eight groups of 30 birds each. The first seven groups were administered oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, erythromycin, tylosin, tylvalosin, lincomycin, and tiamulin, respectively, in accordance with the maximum dosages and longest durations of treatment recommended by the Veterinary Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China. Group 8 served as the control group, and the test period continued until no drug residue could be detected. The results demonstrate that the residues of oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, tylosin, tylvalosin, and tiamulin throughout the test period were below the maximum residue limits (MRLs) outlined in GB 31650-2019, “National food safety standard-Maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs in foods”. The egg yolk was identified as the target tissue for estimating the withdrawal time periods (WDTs) of these seven drugs. It was thus concluded that the recommended withdrawal time for tiamulin should be 0 days. However, the WDTs of oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, tylosin, tylvalosin, were 2.8, 0.3, 2.4, and 7.4, respectively, when the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval was found to be lower than the MRLs. It was thus determined that the recommended WDTs for oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, tylosin, and tylvalosin should be 3, 1, 3, and 8 days, respectively. In contrast, erythromycin and lincomycin exhibited concentrations below the permitted MRLs on days 7 and 8, respectively. However, the upper limits of the 95% confidence intervals for erythromycin and lincomycin were found to be below the MRLs when the WDTs were 11 and 8.9, respectively. This suggests that the recommended WDTs for these two antibiotics should be 11 days and 9 days.
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spelling doaj-art-699b73f5447440409bd4fb9fc5bedd3a2024-12-27T14:05:58ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152024-12-011424370110.3390/ani14243701Residue Elimination Patterns and Determination of the Withdrawal Times of Seven Antibiotics in Eggs of Taihang ChickensHuan Chen0Xiajun Wu1Shasha Cui2Yandong Li3Yingli Mu4Jinduo Gao5Huage Liu6Juxiang Liu7College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, ChinaHebei Provincial Station of Veterinary Drug and Feed, Shijiazhuang 050035, ChinaHebei Provincial Station of Veterinary Drug and Feed, Shijiazhuang 050035, ChinaHebei Provincial Station of Veterinary Drug and Feed, Shijiazhuang 050035, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, ChinaInstitute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of Hebei Province, Baoding 070066, ChinaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, ChinaThe objective of this study was to examine the residue elimination patterns of seven antibiotics in the eggs of Taihang chickens under free-range conditions and develop suitable withdrawal times (WDTs). A total of 240 healthy Taihang chickens, aged 180 days, were randomly divided into eight groups of 30 birds each. The first seven groups were administered oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, erythromycin, tylosin, tylvalosin, lincomycin, and tiamulin, respectively, in accordance with the maximum dosages and longest durations of treatment recommended by the Veterinary Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China. Group 8 served as the control group, and the test period continued until no drug residue could be detected. The results demonstrate that the residues of oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, tylosin, tylvalosin, and tiamulin throughout the test period were below the maximum residue limits (MRLs) outlined in GB 31650-2019, “National food safety standard-Maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs in foods”. The egg yolk was identified as the target tissue for estimating the withdrawal time periods (WDTs) of these seven drugs. It was thus concluded that the recommended withdrawal time for tiamulin should be 0 days. However, the WDTs of oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, tylosin, tylvalosin, were 2.8, 0.3, 2.4, and 7.4, respectively, when the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval was found to be lower than the MRLs. It was thus determined that the recommended WDTs for oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, tylosin, and tylvalosin should be 3, 1, 3, and 8 days, respectively. In contrast, erythromycin and lincomycin exhibited concentrations below the permitted MRLs on days 7 and 8, respectively. However, the upper limits of the 95% confidence intervals for erythromycin and lincomycin were found to be below the MRLs when the WDTs were 11 and 8.9, respectively. This suggests that the recommended WDTs for these two antibiotics should be 11 days and 9 days.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/24/3701Taihang chickenfree-range conditionseggsresidue eliminationwithdrawal time
spellingShingle Huan Chen
Xiajun Wu
Shasha Cui
Yandong Li
Yingli Mu
Jinduo Gao
Huage Liu
Juxiang Liu
Residue Elimination Patterns and Determination of the Withdrawal Times of Seven Antibiotics in Eggs of Taihang Chickens
Animals
Taihang chicken
free-range conditions
eggs
residue elimination
withdrawal time
title Residue Elimination Patterns and Determination of the Withdrawal Times of Seven Antibiotics in Eggs of Taihang Chickens
title_full Residue Elimination Patterns and Determination of the Withdrawal Times of Seven Antibiotics in Eggs of Taihang Chickens
title_fullStr Residue Elimination Patterns and Determination of the Withdrawal Times of Seven Antibiotics in Eggs of Taihang Chickens
title_full_unstemmed Residue Elimination Patterns and Determination of the Withdrawal Times of Seven Antibiotics in Eggs of Taihang Chickens
title_short Residue Elimination Patterns and Determination of the Withdrawal Times of Seven Antibiotics in Eggs of Taihang Chickens
title_sort residue elimination patterns and determination of the withdrawal times of seven antibiotics in eggs of taihang chickens
topic Taihang chicken
free-range conditions
eggs
residue elimination
withdrawal time
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/24/3701
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