PMID- 25648045 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20150204 LR - 20240511 IS - 2228-6497 (Print) IS - 2228-6497 (Electronic) IS - 2228-6497 (Linking) VI - 4 IP - 2 DP - 2014 TI - Investigation of enrofloxacin and chloramphenicol residues in broiler chickens carcasses collected from local markets of tabriz, northwestern iran. PG - 151-7 LID - 10.5681/hpp.2014.020 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The present study was aimed to determine the residual amounts of chloramphenicol and enrofloxacin in broiler chickens muscle and liver sam-ples gathered from local markets of Tabriz City, northwestern Iran. METHODS: Ninety broiler chickens carcasses were collected from different local markets of Tabriz, during July/August 2013. Random samples of thigh and breast muscle and liver were gathered and kept at -80( degrees )C until analyzes. The samples were then assayed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) according to the protocol of each antibiotic kit. Data were statistically analyzed using the computer program SAS 9.1. RESULTS: Eighty two samples (91/1 %) contained residues of enrofloxacin, alt-hough mean (+/-SD)of enrofloxacin concentration was lower than the European Union maximum residue limits(MRLs) value (P<0.001). Moreover, 28 (31/1 %) had detectable concentrations of chloramphenicol while it was not defined any MRLs value for chloramphenicol because its using has been forbidden in food animals. CONCLUSION: The frequency of contamination with enrofloxacin was considerable for the analyzed samples. Furthermore, the existence of chloramphenicol in almost one third of samples seems to be a public health threat due to its illegal use in food animals including poultry. FAU - Ebrahimzadeh Attari, Vahideh AU - Ebrahimzadeh Attari V AD - Department of Nutrition & Biochemistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Mesgari Abbasi, Mehran AU - Mesgari Abbasi M AD - Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Abedimanesh, Nasim AU - Abedimanesh N AD - Department of Nutrition & Biochemistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Ostadrahimi, Alireza AU - Ostadrahimi A AD - Nutrition Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Gorbani, Abolfazl AU - Gorbani A AD - Department of Animal Science, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar Branch, Shabestar, Iran. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20141230 PL - Iran TA - Health Promot Perspect JT - Health promotion perspectives JID - 101580052 PMC - PMC4300440 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Antibiotic residues OT - Broiler chicken OT - Chloramphenicol OT - Enrofloxacin OT - MRLs EDAT- 2015/02/05 06:00 MHDA- 2015/02/05 06:01 PMCR- 2014/12/30 CRDT- 2015/02/05 06:00 PHST- 2014/04/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/07/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/02/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/02/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/02/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/12/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.5681/hpp.2014.020 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Health Promot Perspect. 2014 Dec 30;4(2):151-7. doi: 10.5681/hpp.2014.020. eCollection 2014.