ABSORPTION, METABOLISM, AND ELIMINATION OF VETERINARY DRUGS AND MYCOTOXINS IN FOOD ANIMALS

The goal of the research is to protect consumers from chemical residues potentially present in food animals. Specifically, the objectives of this research are to determine if ergopeptine is responsible for illness observed in animals associated with fescue toxicosis, assess whether ergopeptine residues are a risk, determine if market animals have illegal residue levels of phenylbutazone, and develop methods to allow the rapid detection of illegal levels of or unsafe drug residues.