Analysis of antibiotic residues in milk from smallholder farms in Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationNatural Resources Institute, Finlanden_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationFinnish Food Safety Authority Eviraen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.contributor.donorMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Finlanden_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.issn2375-1258en_US
cg.issue4en_US
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Dairy Farming and Milk Productionen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriAGRI-HEALTHen_US
cg.subject.ilriAMRen_US
cg.subject.ilriDAIRYINGen_US
cg.volume3en_US
dc.contributor.authorAhlberg, Sara H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKorhonen, H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLindfors, E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKang'ethe, Erastus K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-31T13:47:25Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-03-31T13:47:25Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/80615en_US
dc.titleAnalysis of antibiotic residues in milk from smallholder farms in Kenyaen_US
dcterms.abstractThe aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of antibiotic residues in Kenyan smallholder farm milk using screening tests, and to identify the antibiotic residue group. A total of 480 milk samples were analyzed. All samples were analyzed with the Delvotest® screening test. A Hundred and fourteen (24%) samples were positive, 71 (15%) unclear and 295 (61%) negative. Sixty-two samples were further tested with the group specific Trisensor test. Twenty four percent (15/62) were positive. This indicated that by estimation, 9% of all the 480 samples have been positive with the Trisensor test and 5% would have contained beta-lactams, 2.5 % sulfonamides and 0.6 % tetracyclines. Samples with a positive Trisensor test results were further analyzed with HPLC but no antibiotics could be identified. Seventy six percent of the Delvotest® positive samples were negative in Trisensor test. Microbiological inhibitor methods are demanding for the sample conditions and were found not to be best suited to the conditions encountered in smallholder farms in Kenya. The results indicate that antibiotic residues are found in milk produced on small scale farms in Kenya and suggest that training is needed on the use of veterinary drugs.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAhlberg, S., Korhonen, H., Lindfors, E. and Kang'ethe, E. 2016. Analysis of antibiotic residues in milk from smallholder farms in Kenya. African Journal of Dairy Farming and Milk Production 3(4): 152–158.en_US
dcterms.extentp. 152-158en_US
dcterms.issued2016-04-15en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.subjectdairiesen_US
dcterms.subjecthealthen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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