Iranian Researchers Produce Kit to Detect Anti-Biotic in Milk
“Kits to quickly detect anti-biotic in milk, which is used in the dairy industry, are one of the achievements of this knowledge -based company,” Roya Mirzayee, one of the researchers that developed the kit at the Iranian knowledge-based firm told Iranian media in an interview.
A lot of antibiotics are used to treat while dairy cattle in sick, but the antibiotics will be residues in the raw milk. There are some rapid test for easy detection using special kits.
“These kits are used in the dairy industry to measure the volume of antibiotics in milk,” she added.
Mirzayee noted that their manufactured kit is capable of measuring and detecting tetracycline and Beta-lactams in milk, adding, “If the volume of these two antibiotics in milk is high, it will cause the fermentation not to take place and as a result it causes damage to the dairy industry.”
She went on to say that the kit could also be used at home by households.
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