Antimicrobial drug residues in poultry products and implications on public health: A review |
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Authors: | Muhammad Danish Mund Umair Hassan Khan Bahar-E- Mustafa Asad Fayyaz |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Poultry Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Sub-Campus Toba Tek, Singh, Pakistan;2. Department of Microbiology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Sub-Campus Toba Tek, Singh, Pakistan;3. Department of Physiology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan |
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Abstract: | Poultry meat and eggs are important foods for fulfilling the dietary needs of the ever-growing human population. Efficient poultry production, however, necessitates use of pharmaceutical products, such as antibiotics, as prophylactic and curatives to ensure rapid growth and health. Nevertheless, inappropriate and non-judicious use of these drugs results in an accumulation of toxic and harmful residues in meat and eggs of treated birds which affect consumer health by triggering allergic reactions and transmitting antibiotic-resistant microbial infections. Therefore, regulatory authorities must take rigorous steps to curtail inappropriate use of numerous drugs for animal use in order to provide safe animal origin food to humans. |
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Keywords: | Poultry industry Drug residues Human health Allergic reactions Immuno-pathological effects Microflora modifications |
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