Abstract
The anarchic use of antibiotics for therapeutic purposes or as a growth factor in Burkina Faso’s breeding is the origin of their residues present in consumed meat. These antibiotics residues have health, technological and microbiological consequences. The objective of this first study is to highlight the antibiotic residues in meat consumed in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. A survey was carried out to make an inventory of antibiotics used for animal treatment intended for production and the consequences of such use. Thus, a total of 100 samples of bovine kidney were deducted from the refrigerating slaughter house of Ouagadougou aseptically to test the presence of drug residues with the Premi®Test kit and the microbiological method with Geobacillus stearothermophilus var. calidolactis ATCC 10149. According to this analysis, 31% of the kidney samples contained aminoglycosides, quinolones, macrolides and beta-lactam, sulfonamides and/or tetracyclines causing the zones of inhibition 3 to 15 mm. This reflects the anarchic use of antibiotics in Burkina Faso cattle breeding. Measures must be taken to ensure consumer safety and reduce the impact of these antimicrobials on selection of resistant pathogenic bacteria strains. Key words: Consumed meat, antibiotics residues, Burkina Faso.
Highlights
Foodborne diseases caused by microbial agents, biotoxins and chemical pollutants constitute a serious public health problem (FAO/WHO, 2004)
This study focused on oxen kidneys slaughtered in the refrigerating slaughter house in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from March to July 2012
It is clear from this survey that the veterinary drugs are subject to the Market authorization (MA) in Burkina Faso
Summary
Foodborne diseases caused by microbial agents, biotoxins and chemical pollutants constitute a serious public health problem (FAO/WHO, 2004). Among the chemical pollutants found in food, antibiotics residues occupy a prominent place (votimir et al, 2011). Serious foodborne infections of epidemiological proportions have been reported globally in the past decades, showing their importance both for public health and social plan. Consumers are increasingly concerned about these epidemics such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, avian influenza etc. (Lantier et al, 2004). The anarchic (lawless) use of antibiotics for therapeutic purposes or as a growth promoter in lives in livestock is causing serious problems associated with the presence of these residues in food.
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