ISSN:
1745-4565
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
This study evaluated a developed risk assessment tool for control of antimicrobial residues in milk within Kenya. Eleven risk characteristics predicting residue contamination were identified and assessed from farms (n = 184), of which five were associated with a higher residue risk (P 〈 0.05). A score (0–5) was derived for each of the five factors and a ± 3 score used to define high risk. The tool was validated on farms (n = 100) in a local and remote cohort study and observed to have a 91% sensitivity and 75% specificity. The risk of violative antimicrobial drug residues in milk supplies decreased by 52% (P 〈 0.05) when the risk tool was applied in a single blind randomized control study on farms (42 cases and 42 controls). The risk assessment tool was concluded to offer good potential of being used within a control program to minimize violative antimicrobial drug residues in farm milk.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4565.2004.tb00384.x
