Antibiotic residues

• Residues of veterinary drugs are used in animal husbandry to cure and prevent disease and also to increase weight gain and peace of mind during transport.
• Veterinary drugs are a complex group of substances with several hundred active substances belonging to different chemical classes and therapeutic areas, for example, antibiotics, antiparasitics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as phenylbutazone, hormones and beta-agonists.
• ICA R&D offers the most comprehensive range of screening methods from single substance testing to multi-class risk-oriented testing for the full range of veterinary drug residues in trace amounts.
• The ICA R&D competence center for veterinary residue testing in Bucharest is one of the top laboratories in the field of veterinary drug residue testing with many years of experience. ICA R&D applies the full range of modern analytical technologies, such as high-resolution LC-MS, LC-MS / MS, immunoassays, etc.

ICA R&D tests all matrices relevant to veterinary residues:

• Meat and meat products
• Backyard birds
• Crustaceans and mussels
• Fish and fish products
• Egg and egg products
• Honey
• Milk and dairy products
• Cooked food

The main analytical parameters for the analysis of drug residues:

• Antibiotics and antiparasitics: over 120 active ingredients, including avermectins, amphenicols, benzimidazoles, coccidiostats, quinolones, beta-lactams, macrolides, nitroimidazoles, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, triphenylmethane dyes, etc.
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including phenylbutazone.
• Hormones and hormonal analogues, more than 50 active including steroid hormones, thyrostats, stilbene, resorcic acid lactones and beta-agonists, etc.

For more information, you can always contact an ICA R&D representative, to provide you with all the necessary information and guide you in choosing the set of analyzes you need so that we can then make you an offer of services appropriate to the situation and your product.