Study on residues of pesticides in poultry and egg

ABSTRACT

Feeding Malathion to poultry at levels of 200 and 500 ppm resulted in the presence of residues ranging from 0.01 to 6.0 ppm in the different tissues and organs during the feeding period. On return to normal food, residues were detected only at level of 500 ppm after 6 days. Kidney and blood contained the highest concentration of malathion at both levels of feeding. Malathion residues in kidney exceeded the maximum permissible limit [4 ppm] after one of feeding at 500 ppm level. No other tissue or organ contained residues exceeding the permissible limits. Dimethoate feeding at levels of 25 and 60 ppm resulted in low concentration of residues [maximum 0.09 ppm] after 14 days of feeding. Malathion residues were detected in eggs up to 0.43 ppm however, no residues of dimethoate were detected in eggs