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antibiotics Antibiotics are a commonly employed group of drugs in farm animals used to stimulate their growth and reduce infection and stock loss. However, the use of antibiotics in food production can pose certain public health risks, as it unintentionally selects for antibiotic resistant bacteria leading to their contamination in animal-derived food. This can create a health hazard if humans become infected with a microorganism strain that cannot be controlled by available treatments. Amidst the threat of increased microbial antibiotic resistance, the FDA issued new guidelines in 2011 urging meat producers to refrain from using antibiotics to promote livestock growth, calling the practice an “urgent public health issue” as a result of their potential to promote the emergence of multi-drug resistant pathogens. Antibiotic residues can be detected in a range of tissues using various analytical methods such as microbial and enzyme inhibition tests, receptor binding assays, immunoassays, biosensors and HPLC. Sensitive and rapid assays that can be used on the farm, truck and in the plant are needed in order to minimize the impact of potentially transmitting antibiotic-resistant bacteria to humans. Ellis, R.L. American Analytical Detection Systems: Present and Future. Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology & Therapeutics Symposium. Blacksburg, Virginia. 1998 Food and Drug Administration (2012). The Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals (#209). Retrieved from http://www.fda.gov/downloads/animalveterinary/guidancecomplianceenforcement/guidanceforindustry/ucm216936.pdf Natural News. http://www.naturalnews.com/030132_antibiotics_meat.html#ixzz1znNPBHMZ (July 2012)
Ceftiofur ANTIBODIES Catalog # Specificity
Host / Source
Dry Ice
Clone # Tested Apps
Format
Preservative
G13034M Ceftiofur (includes BSA conjugate)
Mouse CH-2034
EIA
N Dil.Ascites
NaN3
Penicillin ANTIBODIES Catalog # Specificity G45216M Penicillin G45060M Penicillin
Host / Source
Dry Ice
Clone # Tested Apps
Format
Preservative
Mouse 112-16229
N/A EIA
N Purified N Purified
NaN3 NaN3
Mouse
Pen9
Penicillin, Ampicillin, Amoxicillin, Cloxacillin, Hetacillin (includes BSA conjugate)
G13011M
Mouse CH-2011
EIA
N Dil.Ascites
NaN3
G01246M Penicillin (Thiazolidine Ring)
Mouse B612M EIA
N Purified
NaN3
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