title: Antibiotic residue testing in a beef slaughterhouse.
abstract: The use of the swab test on premises to screen slaughtered animals for the presence of antibiotic residues is described.The article deals with test results obtained during a 108 week period in a Toronto red meat plant. Of 487 bovine carcasses tested 12 were found positive, all of them mature cows.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Masztis