Tylosin - Antibiotic for Honeybees
May 2009 -- Tylosin is an important antibiotic with relatively low toxicity. It belongs
to a class of antibacterials known as macrolides. American foulbrood (AFB) is a
disease of honey bees caused by a spore-forming bacteria, and is considered to be
one of the most widespread and lethal diseases affecting honey bees in the
world. Oxytetracycline has been the only antibiotic approved for use on honey
bees in the USA, however, due to the emergence of resistant strains of AFB
bacteria it is becoming less effective. Tylosin has been found to be effective
against AFB and was approved by USDA for use in bee hives in October 2005. As of
this date, no tolerance has been established by the USA for Tylosin in honey because residue levels of
toxicological significance are not anticipated.
Tylosin Analysis
Columbia Food Laboratories analyzes honey for tylosin using high pressure
liquid chromatography (HPLC) with high resolution time-of-flight mass
spectroscopy detection and confirmation.
P904 Tylosin
$200 Detection Limit: 0.05 ppm
For More Information Contact:
Columbia Food Laboratories, Inc.
Corbett, Oregon USA
Tel: 1-503-695-2287
Internet: info@columbiafoodlab.com
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