Penicillin-G and oxytetracycline residues in beef sold for human consumption in Maroua, Cameroon

Food Safety and Risk

Table 2 Concentration of penicillin residues on beef according to cattle demographics (n = 202)

Variable	Mean	Median	Maximum	Minimum
Sex
Male	0.109	0.068	0.198	0.068
Female	0.140	0.072	0.773	0.001
Age (year)
< 8	0.108	0.094	0.198	0.009
[8; 10]	0.106	0.013	0.773	0.001
> 10	0.192	0.106	0.734	0.003
Breed
Red Fulani	0.143	0,072	0,773	0,001
White Fulani	0.144	0.067	0.734	0.001
Goudali	0.061	0.061	0.068	0.054
Kapsiki	0.088	/	/	/
Arabe Shuwa	0.119	/	/	/
Toupouri	0.182	/	/	/
Tissus
Muscle	0.054	0.055	0.090	0.009
Liver	0.151	0.087	0.773	0.001
Body condition scoring
Fat	0.128	0.128	0.196	0.061
Normal	0.164	0.087	0.734	0.001
Thin	0.124	0.066	0.773	0.001
Health status
Sick	0.163	0.090	0.773	0.001
Healthy	0.120	0.062	0.734	0.001
Type of production
Fattering	0.096	0.061	0.337	0.001
Mixed (n = 6)	0.263	0.211	0.773	0.003
ND	0.121	0.070	0.734	0.001
Production system
Sedentary	0.144	0.067	0.773	0.001
Transhumance	0.227	0.303	0.325	0.054
ND	0.123	0.072	0.734	0.001

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