title: Residues of spinosad in meat, milk, and eggs.
abstract: Spinosad is an insect control agent that is derived from a naturally occurring soil bacterium and has a high level of activity against insects that infest a variety of crops. Dairy and poultry feeding studies were conducted to determine the magnitude of spinosad residues in animal products that would result from the consumption of typical feed commodities containing residues of spinosad. Dairy cows were dosed for 28 days with spinosad at rates equivalent to 0, 1, 3, and 10 microg/g in the diet. Chicken hens were dosed for 42 days with spinosad at rates equivalent to 0, 0.1, 0.3, 1, and 5 microg/g in the diet. Milk, eggs, and tissue samples were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography and/or immunoassay methods. Spinosad residues occurred in all of the sample types but were lowest in eggs, skim milk, and lean meat and were highest in the fat.
authors.affiliation: Global Environmental Chemistry Laboratory-Indianapolis Laboratory, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1054, USA.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Rutherford
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Robb
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Dolder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004531:Eggs / Q000032:analysis*; D018942:Macrolides / Q000032:analysis*; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D018942:Macrolides; D010573:Pesticide Residues; C114883:spinosyn A; C114884:spinosyn D; C415329:spinosad