List of Preferred Tissue(s) for Residue Analysis

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 ensure 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.

Preferred Tissues for Residue Analysis
Veterinary Drug Name of the Substance for Drug Analysis Purposes Animal species Preferred tissues for analysis
Abamectin Avermectin B1a Cattle Liver
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
Avilamycin Dichloroisoeverninic acid (DIA) Chickens 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
Closantel Closantel Sheep Kidney
Cloxacillin Cloxacillin Cattle Liver
Danofloxacin Danofloxacin Cattle Liver
Decoquinate Decoquinate Cattle Kidney or liver
Chickens Skin and fat
Goats Kidney or liver
Sheep 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
Enrofloxacin Swine 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
Chickens 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 Cattle Liver
Chickens Liver
Ivermectin 22, 23-dihydro-avermectin B1a Cattle Liver
Horses Liver
Sheep Liver
Swine Liver
Ketoprofen Ketoprofen Cattle Kidney
Swine Kidney
Lasalocid Lasalocid Cattle Liver
Chickens Skin and fat
Turkeys Liver
Sheep Liver
Levamisole hydrochloride Levamisole Cattle Liver
Sheep Liver
Swine Liver
Lincomycin Lincomycin Chickens Liver
Swine Liver
Maduramicin Maduramicin Chickens Skin and fat
Turkeys Skin and fat
Melengestrol acetate Melengestrol acetate Cattle Fat
Meloxicam Meloxicam Cattle Liver
Swine Liver
Monensin Monensin Cattle Liver
Chickens Liver
Turkeys Liver
Morantel N-methyl-1,3-propanediamine Cattle Liver
Swine 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 N-methyl-1,3-propane diamine Swine liver
Ractopamine Ractopamine free base Cattle Liver
Swine Liver
Turkeys Liver
Robenidine hydrochloride Robenidine Chickens Liver
Turkeys Liver
Rabbits Liver
Roxarsone Arsenic Chickens Liver
Swine Liver
Turkeys Liver
Salinomycin Salinomycin Cattle Liver
Chickens Skin and fat
Rabbits Liver
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
Rabbits Liver
Sheep Liver
Swine Liver
Toltrazuril Toltrazuril-sulfone Cattle Liver
Swine Liver
Sheep 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 (to convert CP-60,300 to tulathromycin equivalents, CP-60,300 values should be multiplied by 1.4) Cattle Liver
Swine Kidney or liver
Tylosin Tylosin Cattle Liver
Chickens Liver
Swine Liver
Turkeys Liver
Tylvalosin Tylvalosin Swine Liver
Virginiamycin Virginiamycin M1 Chickens Liver
Swine Liver
Zeranol Zeranol Cattle Liver
Zilpaterol Zilpaterol free base Cattle Liver

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