Meat Lincomycin Rapid Test Kit
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About Macrolides (tylosin, erythromycin, lincomycin, spiramycin)
- What they are: antibiotics used in SA swine, poultry, and dairy mastitis treatment.
- Food safety: EU MRLs vary by compound; typical range 50–200 µg/kg in milk and meat.
- Typical samples: milk, meat, eggs.
- Who cares in SA: pig producers, poultry, dairy.
Lincomycin (LCM) is an antibiotic produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis var. lincolnensis. It has been used in the treatment of staphylococcal, streptococcal, and Bacteroides fragilis infections, which is widely used natural or artificial antibiotics in animal or human clinical practice, side effects of which include severe allergy, etc. Maximum Residue Level/Limit (MRL) of LCM have been set to 150ppb in EU, China, and Codex Standards. This Meat Lincomycin Rapid Test Kit is used to detect lincomycin residues in meat samples such as beef, pork and chicken, it is fast, sensitive, and accurate. The detection limit meets EU MRL.
Key facts of the Meat Lincomycin rapid test kit
- Ready to use kits for farmers & slaughterhouse, etc
- Incubation required
- Result visible in less than 10min
- High-specific to lincomycin
Detection Limit of the Meat Lincomycin Rapid Test Kit
8 - 10 ppb, this detection limit may change, please refer to the kit insert.
Meat Lincomycin Rapid Test Kit Components
- LCM Test Strip, 96pcs
- Microwell reagent, 96wells
- Plastic Pipette, 96pcs
Sample preparation
Meat samples shall be homogenized before testing. Basically, 2g of homogenized meat dissolved with 2ml of diluted sample buffer, shake thoroughly for 2min and then centrifuge for 10min. Take the supernate for rapid testing.
Materials required but not provided
- Micropipette, 20-200ul
- Microwell Incubator, with 25-40 ℃
- Plastic Pipette, 96pcs
This kit can also be applied in meat samples, such as pork, beef and chicken, click here to check the details.