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Toward a criterion for suspect thiouracil administration in animal husbandry.
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PMID:  21547795     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Thyreostats are growth-promoters banned in Europe since 1981. The identification of thiouracil (TU) in animal biological matrices can, however, no longer be systematically interpreted as a consequence of illegal administration. Indeed, some experimental results have indicated a causal link between cruciferous-based diet and the presence of TU in urine of bovines. The present study aims at investigating, on a large scale (n > 1300), the natural occurrence of thiouracil in urine samples collected from different animal species. TU was identified in main breeding animal species: bovine, porcine and ovine. The natural distribution of TU allowed proposing threshold values to differentiate compliant from suspect urine samples. Suggested values are 5.7 and 9.1 µg l(-1) in male adult bovines (6-24 months), 3.1 and 8.1 µg l(-1) in female adult bovines (6-24 months), 7.3 and 17.7 µg l(-1) in calves (<6 months), 3.9 and 8.8 µg l(-1) in female bovines (>24 months), and 2.9 and 4.1 µg l(-1) in porcines at a 95 and 99% confidence level, respectively.
Authors:
Bruno Le Bizec; Emmanuelle Bichon; Yoann Deceuninck; Stephanie Prevost; Fabrice Monteau; Jean-Philippe Antignac; Gaud Dervilly-Pinel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-1-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1944-0057     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-5-6     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101485040     Medline TA:  Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  1-8     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
ONIRIS, Ecole Nationale Veterinaire, Agroalimentaire et de l'Alimentation Nantes-Atlantique, Laboratoire d'Etude des Residus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), Atlanpole - La Chantrerie, BP 40706, Nantes F-44307, France.
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