Detection of antibiotic residue in Poultry Meat by Thin Layer Chromatography and Microbiological method in Khartoum state

Abstract

The aim of this study was to detect antibiotics residues in poultry meat by TLC & microbiological methods ( Premi®Test). 48 chicken samples were collected from Khartoum State. Results analyzed by SPSS program . By 4 Premi®Test 34 chickens were positive (70.8%) and 14 were negative (29.2), and by TLC 38 of samples were positive (79.2%) and 10 samples were negative (20.8) . 29 samples were Positive by both method (60.4%). Companies positive samples by Premi®Test represented 63.8% , whereas by TLC the positive sampleswere 79.2%, but farms positive samples represented 91.6% and same result given by Premi®Test. According to place positive sample in Khartoum locality by both methods represented 60.6%, Bahry 50%and Umdorman 83.3% . This represents highest percentage of antibiotics residues in researches done in the world. More research work is need to determine types of antibiotics used in poultry meet.