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Preferred Tissues for Residue Analysis
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(PDF Version - 411 K)This table, as guidance to the residue monitoring laboratories, lists preferred tissues for residue analysis of veterinary drugs in different animal species. Monitoring of residues in these tissues ensures the safety of residues in all other edible tissues. Milk, eggs and honey are not included in this table as they need to be individually tested.
| Veterinary Drug | Name of the Substance for Drug Analysis Purposes | Animal species | Preferred tissues for analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albendazole | Albendazole 2-aminosulfone | Cattle | Liver |
| Altrenogest | Altrenogest | Swine | Liver |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | Chickens | Kidney or liver |
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Ampicillin | Ampicillin | Cattle | Kidney |
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Amprolium | Amprolium | Cattle | Liver |
| Chickens | Kidney or liver | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney or liver | ||
| Apramycin | Apramycin | Swine | Kidney |
| Arsanilic acid | Arsenic | Chickens | Liver |
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Turkeys | Liver | ||
| Bacitracin | Bacitracin A | Chickens | Liver |
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Turkeys | Liver | ||
| Buquinolate | Buquinolate | Chickens | Liver |
| Ceftiofur | Desfuroyl-ceftiofur | Cattle | Kidney |
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Cephapirin | Cephapirin | Cattle | Kidney |
| Chlortetracycline | Chlortetracycline | Cattle | Kidney |
| Chickens | Kidney or liver | ||
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney or liver | ||
| Clopidol | Clopidol | Chickens | Kidney or liver |
| Turkeys | Kidney or liver | ||
| Cloxacillin | Cloxacillin | Cattle | Liver |
| Danofloxacin | Danofloxacin | Cattle | Liver |
| Decoquinate | Decoquinate | Cattle | Kidney or liver |
| Chickens | Skin and fat | ||
| Goats | Kidney or liver | ||
| Dichlorvos | Dichlorvos | Swine | Liver |
| Diclazuril | Diclazuril | Chickens | Liver |
| Turkeys | Liver | ||
| Dihydrostreptomycin | Dihydrostreptomycin | Cattle | Kidney |
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Dinitolmide (Zoalene) | Dinitolmide, including the metabolite 3-amino-5-nitro-o-toluamide | Chickens | Kidney |
| Turkeys | Kidney | ||
| Doramectin | Doramectin | Cattle | Liver |
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Emamectin | Emamectin B1a free base | Salmonids | Muscle |
| Enrofloxacin | Desethylene ciprofloxacin | Cattle | Liver |
| Eprinomectin | Eprinomectin B1a | Cattle | Liver |
| Erythromycin | Erythromycin | Cattle | Kidney or liver |
| Chickens | Kidney or liver | ||
| Sheep | Kidney or liver | ||
| Swine | Kidney or liver | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney or liver | ||
| Fenbendazole | Fenbendazole | Cattle | Liver |
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Florfenicol | Florfenicol amine | Cattle | Liver |
| Salmonids | Muscle | ||
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Flunixin | Flunixin free acid | Cattle | Liver |
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Gamithromycin | Gamithromycin | Cattle | Liver |
| Gentamicin | Gentamicin | Cattle | Kidney |
| Chickens | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney | ||
| Halofuginone | Halofuginone | Chickens | Liver |
| Ivermectin | 22, 23-dihydro-avermectin B1a | Cattle | Liver |
| Sheep | Liver | ||
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Ketoprofen | Ketoprofen | Cattle | Kidney |
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Lasalocid | Lasalocid | Cattle | Liver |
| Chickens | Skin and fat | ||
| Levamisole hydrochloride | Levamisole | Cattle | Liver |
| Sheep | Liver | ||
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Lincomycin | Lincomycin | Chickens | Liver |
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Maduramicin | Maduramicin | Chickens | Skin and fat |
| Melengestrol acetate | Melengestrol acetate | Cattle | Fat |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | Cattle | Liver |
| Monensin | Monensin | Cattle | Liver |
| Chickens | Liver | ||
| Turkeys | Liver | ||
| Morantel tartrate | N-methyl-1,3-propanediamine | Cattle | Liver |
| Moxidectin | Moxidectin | Cattle | Fat |
| Narasin | Narasin | Chickens | Skin and fat |
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Neomycin | Neomycin | Cattle | Kidney |
| Chickens | Kidney | ||
| Ducks | Kidney | ||
| Goats | Kidney | ||
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney | ||
| Nicarbazin | N,N1-bis(4-nitrophenyl)urea | Chickens | Liver |
| Nitarsone | Arsenic | Turkeys | Liver |
| Novobiocin | Novobiocin | Cattle | Liver |
| Chickens | Liver | ||
| Turkeys | Liver | ||
| Ormetoprim | Ormetoprim | Salmonids | Muscle and skin in natural proportions |
| Oxytetracycline | Oxytetracycline | Cattle | Kidney |
| Chickens | Kidney or liver | ||
| Lobsters | Muscle | ||
| Salmonids | Muscle | ||
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney or liver | ||
| Penicillin G | Penicillin G | Cattle | Kidney |
| Chickens | Kidney or liver | ||
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney or liver | ||
| Pirlimycin | Pirlimycin | Cattle | Liver |
| Pyrantel tartrate | N-methyl-1,3-propane diamine | Swine | Kidney or liver |
| Ractopamine | Ractopamine free base | Cattle | Liver |
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Turkeys | Liver | ||
| Robenidine hydrochloride | Robenidine | Chickens | Skin and fat |
| Roxarsone | Arsenic | Chickens | Liver |
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Turkeys | Liver | ||
| Salinomycin | Salinomycin | Cattle | Liver |
| Chickens | Skin and fat | ||
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Spectinomycin | Spectinomycin | Chickens | Kidney or liver |
| Streptomycin | Streptomycin | Cattle | Kidney |
| Chickens | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney | ||
| Sulfabenzamide | Sulfabenzamide | Cattle | Kidney |
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Sulfacetamide | Sulfacetamide | Cattle | Kidney |
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Sulfachlorpyridazine | Sulfachlorpyridazine | Cattle | Kidney |
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Sulfadiazine | Sulfadiazine | Cattle | Kidney |
| Horses | Kidney | ||
| Salmonids | Muscle | ||
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Sulfadimethoxine | Sulfadimethoxine | Cattle | Kidney |
| Chickens | Kidney or liver | ||
| Horses | Kidney | ||
| Salmonids | Muscle | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney or liver | ||
| Sulfadoxine | Sulfadoxine | Cattle | Kidney |
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Sulfaethoxypyridazine | Sulfaethoxypyridazine | Cattle | Kidney |
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Sulfaguanidine | Sulfaguanidine | Cattle | Kidney |
| Horses | Kidney | ||
| Rabbit | Kidney | ||
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Sulfamerazine | Sulfamerazine | Cattle | Kidney |
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Sulfamethazine | Sulfamethazine | Cattle | Kidney |
| Chickens | Kidney or liver | ||
| Ducks | Kidney or liver | ||
| Geese | Kidney or liver | ||
| Goats | Kidney | ||
| Horses | Kidney | ||
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney or liver | ||
| Sulfanilamide | Sulfanilamide | Cattle | Kidney |
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Sulfanitran | Sulfanitran | Chickens | Kidney or liver |
| Turkeys | Kidney or liver | ||
| Sulfapyridine | Sulfapyridine | Cattle | Kidney |
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Sulfaquinoxaline | Sulfaquinoxaline | Cattle | Kidney |
| Chickens | Kidney or liver | ||
| Rabbits | Kidney | ||
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney or liver | ||
| Sulfathiazole | Sulfathiazole | Cattle | Kidney |
| Chickens | Kidney or liver | ||
| Ducks | Kidney or liver | ||
| Geese | Kidney or liver | ||
| Goats | Kidney | ||
| Horses | Kidney | ||
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney or liver | ||
| Teflubenzuron | Teflubenzuron | Salmonids | Muscle |
| Tetracycline | Tetracycline | Cattle | Kidney |
| Chickens | Kidney or liver | ||
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Turkeys | Kidney or liver | ||
| Thiabendazole | Thiabendazole and total 5-hydroxythiabendazole metabolites (free form, glucuronide and sulfate conjugates) | Cattle | Liver |
| Goats | Kidney | ||
| Sheep | Kidney | ||
| Tiamulin | 8-alpha-hydroxy-mutilin | Swine | Liver |
| Tilmicosin | Tilmicosin | Cattle | Liver |
| Sheep | Liver | ||
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Toltrazuril | Toltrazuril | Swine | Liver |
| Trenbolone acetate | α-Trenbolone | Cattle | Liver |
| β-Trenbolone | Cattle | Muscle | |
| Tricaine methanesulfonate | Tricaine methanesulfonate | Salmonids | Muscle and skin in natural proportions |
| Trimethoprim | Trimethoprim | Salmonids | Muscle |
| Tulathromycin | CP-60,300 | Cattle | Liver |
| Swine | Kidney | ||
| Tylosin | Tylosin | Cattle | Liver |
| Chickens | Liver | ||
| Swine | Liver | ||
| Turkeys | Liver | ||
| Zeranol | Zeranol | Cattle | Liver |
| Zilpaterol | Zilpaterol free base | Cattle | Liver |
