The occurence of nitrofuran metabolites in the tissues of chickens exposed to very low dietary concentrations of the nitrofurans

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 567-572

  McCracken, R J ^a   van Rhijn, J A ^b   Kennedy, D Glenn ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Nitrofurans; Poultry feeding study; Veterinary residues

Indexed keywords

FURALTADONE; FURAZOLIDONE; NITROFURAL; NITROFURAN; NITROFURANTOIN; DRUG RESIDUE; NITROFURAN DERIVATIVE; URINARY TRACT ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MEAT; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; LIVER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; CHICKENS; DRUG RESIDUES; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FURAZOLIDONE; LIVER; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NITROFURANS;

EID: 22144455049     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030500137868     Document Type: Article

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