Collaborative study of a microbiological screening method (three-plate) for the banned antimicrobial growth promotors tylosin, virginiamycin, spiramycin, zinc bacitracin and avoparcin in animal feed

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1465-1474

  Pol Hofstad, I ^a   Driessen Van Lankveld, W ^a   Tomassen, M ^a   De Jong, J ^a   Van Egmond, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal feed; Antibiotics; Avoparcin; Collaborative study; Microbiological screening method; Spiramycin; Tylosin; Validation; Virginiamycin; Zinc bacitracin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AVOPARCIN; BACITRACIN ZINC; SPIRAMYCIN; TYLOSIN; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG DETERMINATION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 57349126353     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 19440057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030802406201     Document Type: Article

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