Assessment of veterinary drug use and determination of antimicrobial residues in broiler chicken meat in Urban district, Zanzibar, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorNonga, H. E.
dc.contributor.authorSungura, K. H.
dc.contributor.authorNgowi, H. A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-16T05:35:10Z
dc.date.available2018-07-16T05:35:10Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-15
dc.descriptionTanzania veterinary journal, 2013; 28 (2)en_US
dc.description.abstractA cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2009 and January 2010 to assess veterinary drug usage by broiler chicken farmers and to determine antimicrobial residues in broiler meat in Urban district, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Fifty five smallholder farmers were interviewed on types of antimicrobials, reasons for use, their awareness on antimicrobial withdrawal periods and effects of antimicrobial residues in humans. Interviews with key informants were used to supplement the information from farmers. Up to 66% of the respondents were aware of drug withdrawal periods, however, only 45.5% reported to comply in fear of losses and limited awareness of health effect associated with antibiotic residues. Key informants reported that there was no inspection of chicken meat for residues and the indiscriminate use of veterinary drugs was fueled by trade liberalization. To determine antibiotic residues, 72 broiler meat samples were analysed by agar well diffusion and Delvo tests. Laboratory results indicated that 76.4% of the broiler meat samples contained antimicrobial residues. High proportion of positive samples in this study suggests that there is high risk of public exposure to antimicrobial residues through consumption of chicken meat in Urban district. Poultry farmers should be educated on the importance of drug withdrawal periods and the possible human health effects associated with consumption of foods with antimicrobial residues. It is further stressed that there is a need for stricter regulation regarding the use of veterinary drugs in particular antimicrobials in the poultry industry as well as the inspection of meat for residues prior to marketingen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMarine and Costal Environment Management Programme (MACEMP-Zanzibar).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2517
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal Onlineen_US
dc.subjectBroiler chickenen_US
dc.subjectAntimicrobial residuesen_US
dc.subjectZanzibaren_US
dc.titleAssessment of veterinary drug use and determination of antimicrobial residues in broiler chicken meat in Urban district, Zanzibar, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://www.ajol.info/index.php/huria/article/view/110814en_US

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