National Monitoring Plan for POAO: Data Analysis Report 2022-23 - Sampling for veterinary residues

There were 877 samples from 28 countries taken and checked for the presence of veterinary residues. There were thirteen non-compliant results for Antibacterials, Malachite green, Malachite green-Leuco, Other pharmacologically active substances, and Pesticide residues from Bangladesh and Vietnam. 

The greatest number of veterinary residue samples were taken from China (153 or 17%), followed by India (120 or 14%), Vietnam (120 or 14%), Thailand (78 or 9%), and Brazil (73 or 8%). Countries marked with an asterisk on the table are shown together as ‘other’ on the graph chart.

Figure 5 - Samples taken by country of origin and percentage of total

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Country of origin	Number of samples	Percentage
China	153	17%
India	120	14%
Vietnam	120	14%
Thailand	78	9%
Brazil	73	8%
New Zealand	54	6%
Turkey	47	5%
Ukraine	45	5%
Australia	40	5%
Myanmar	32	4%
Bangladesh	29	3%
Chile	21	2%
Falkland Islands	20	2%
United States*	9	-
Israel*	6	-
Ecuador*	5	-
Mexico*	4	-
Philippines*	3	-
Nicaragua*	3	-
Canada*	3	-
Uruguay*	2	-
Namibia*	2	-
Sri Lanka*	2	-
Morocco*	2	-
Indonesia*	1	-
Venezuela*	1	-
Pakistan*	1	-
Honduras*	1	-
Total	877	100%

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Of the samples tested for veterinary residues, the highest numbers were for nitrofurans (124), chloramphenicol (123) followed by tetracyclines (96), avermectins (58), coccidiostats (49), macrolides (43) and antibacterials (42).