Ludovic Pelligand, Kelyn Seow, Saira Butt, Thuy Thi Hoang, Huong Quynh Luu, Son Thi Thanh Dang, Ngoc Thi Pham, Hoa Thi Thanh Pham, Anne Conan, Akash Vinubhai Golaviya, H.I. Paleja, Prakash Koringa, Ketankumar Panchal, Ankit Hinsu, Md. Abu Shoieb Mohsin, MT Hasan, Mohammed A. Samad, Sri Rajiv Kumar Roy, Pangkaj Kumar Dhar, Md. Helal Uddin, Rashed Mahmud, SKM Azizul Islam, P. Biswas, Md. Ahasanul Hoque, Yeong Cheng Cheah, Yulan Wang, Damer P. Blake, Dominique Hurtaud-Pessel, Patricia Lynne Conway, Guillaume Fournié, Fiona M. Tomley
We screened 558 chicken breast meat samples from farms (at the end of production) and endpoints (sale/slaughter outlets) in India (Gujarat state), Bangladesh, and northern Vietnam for 69 veterinary antimicrobials and tested outcomes with the EU maximum residue levels. The prevalence of non-compliant samples declined from farms to endpoints, where it was 3.7%-8.6% (vs 0.05-0.09% in the EU for 2021-2022). Strengthened residue testing and stakeholder awareness of withdrawal periods are needed as poultry production intensifies.