Antibiotic Residues in Milk Produced and Marketed in Khartoum State

Abstract

The current study has been carried out in Khartoum state to investigate this possibility through subjected 70 milk samples were collected from two different sources, the first source was conducted from 7 farms (35 samples) in the morning, the second source was collected from sales points (35 samples) and were collected both in the morning and the evening. During the period from April to May 2008 two. All milk samples were subjected to antibiotic residues test. Moreover, antibiotic residues detection was performed using Delvotest-sp test. The survey result showed that antibiotic residues was detected in 28 (40%) of examined milk samples, 11 (31.4%) of the positive samples were detected in the samples collected from farms and 17 (48.6%) in the samples collected from the sales points. On the other hand the milk samples collected from sales points (48.6%) had the highest percent of milk samples collected from the farms (31.4%), suggesting an attempt to protect milk from the higher possibility of spoilage due to the high day temperature. The present study concluded that the raw milk samples examined in the studied area was of low quality. Examination of milk for antibiotic residues detection could provide an indicator for a current potential problem VII associated with milk quality. Hence it was recommended that quality assurance programs should be started to ensure that good quality milk and milk products are produced and consumed in the Sudan.