{"id":1237,"date":"2025-04-08T06:23:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T06:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrifood.swim.net.au\/news\/antibiotic-testing-now-available\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T04:18:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T04:18:42","slug":"antibiotic-testing-now-available","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/agrifood.swim.net.au\/it\/news\/antibiotic-testing-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Antibiotic testing &#8211; now available!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Agrifood Technology is now offering antibiotic testing in feed samples.<\/p>\n<p>The test includes Monensin, Narasin and Nicarbazin. <br \/>These are common anticoccidial drug residues used in animal feed to control coccidiosis in poultry and growth promoter in cattle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/app\/images\/cows_eating.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"502\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Monensin and Narasin are common ionophores that disrupts the parasite&#8217;s ion balance by allowing excessive sodium influx, leading to cell death and is considered effective against a wide range of Eimeria species (found in feed samples). Nicarbazin is a non-ionophore anticoccidial that works by inhibiting the parasite&#8217;s metabolism.<\/p>\n<p>Testing for these antibiotics in feed and pelleted samples is critical to ensure compliance to regulatory requirements and to avoid any potential harmful side effects.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or a quote, please reach out to your client services coordinator.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For more information:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please contact our us for more information on: <br \/>WA: <a href=\"mailto:lab.wa@agrifood.com.au\">lab.wa@agrifood.com.au<\/a> or (08) 9418 5333<br \/>QLD: <a href=\"mailto:lab.qld@agrifood.com.au\">lab.qld@agrifood.com.au<\/a> or (07) 3107 9928<br \/>VIC: <a href=\"mailto:lab.vic@agrifood.com.au\">lab.vic@agrifood.com.au<\/a> or 1800 801 312<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agrifood Technology is now offering antibiotic testing in feed samples. The test includes Monensin, Narasin and Nicarbazin. These are common anticoccidial drug residue\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1921,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-1237","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agrifood.swim.net.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agrifood.swim.net.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agrifood.swim.net.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agrifood.swim.net.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agrifood.swim.net.au\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}