Research Article
Trace Level Determination of Polyether Ionophores in Feed
Table 3
The mean recoveries with the corresponding standard deviations of the polyether ionophores analysed at three spiking levels (
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| ā | Spiking level (mg/kg) | Mean concentration (mg/kg) | Recovery % | Relative standard deviation (%) |
| Lasalocid | 0.20 | 0.19 | 95 | 35 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 112 | 5.0 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 95 | 6.0 |
| Monensin | 0.025 | 0.019 | 75 | 13 | 0.05 | 0.050 | 100 | 26 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 100 | 9.2 |
| Salinomycin | 0.025 | 0.19 | 77 | 13 | 0.05 | 0.054 | 108 | 12 | 0.10 | 0.097 | 97 | 9.8 |
| Narasin | 0.025 | 0.020 | 81 | 112 | 0.05 | 0.054 | 109 | 9.5 | 0.10 | 0.096 | 96 | 5.9 |
| Maduramicin | 0.025 | 0.019 | 74 | 18 | 0.05 | 0.055 | 109 | 9.5 | 0.10 | 0.095 | 95 | 7.4 |
| Semduramicin | 0.20 | 0.15 | 77 | 20 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 106 | 17 | 0.80 | 0.74 | 92 | 16 |
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