Table 1.
Blood (μg/mL) and tissue (μg/g) concentrations of tilmicosin following oral administration of 25 mg/kg BW once daily for 5 consecutive days in broiler chicken (n = 5).
| Tissues | Time of slaughter after the last dose (hours) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 48 | 72 | 96 | 120 | |
| Blood | 2.29 ± 0.09 | 0.91 ± 0.04 | — | — | — |
| Kidneys | 3.47 ± 0.09 | 2.79 ± 0.05 | 0.86 ± 0.03 | — | — |
| Lung | 8.76 ± 0.08 | 5.38 ± 0.07 | 3.03 ± 0.04 | 1.44 ± 0.06 | — |
| Heart | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liver | 4.61 ± 0.07 | 2.78 ± 0.06 | 1.05 ± 0.02 | — | — |
| Breast muscles | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thigh muscles | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fat | — | — | — | — | — |
| Skin | — | — | — | — | — |
—: not detected.