Journal of Veterinary Health Science(JVHS)

College of Veterinary Medicine, Haramaya University, Ethiopia P.Box.138 Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Review on Antibiotic Drug Residues in Food of Animal Origin: Economic and Public Health Impacts
  Author(s): Jemal Ahmed Mume*
  
  Antibiotics are used in livestock production (food animals) not only for treatment but also for the control of diseases and as growth promoters. The frequent use of antibiotics may result in residue that can be found at different concen- tration levels in food products of animal origin, such as milk, meat and egg. Antibiotic residue is a term that refers to small amounts of antibiotic or its active metabolites that remain in animal-derived food after being used by animals for different purposes. Specially antibiotic residues occur due to large-scale application of antibiotics in veterinary practice and create problems not only in the dairy and meat industries but also have immense public health signifi- cance because the harmful effects of these residues in animal products may cause the development of antimicrobial drug resistance, hypersensitivity reactions, carcinogenicity, mutageni.. Read More»
  

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