Degradation of Oxytetracycline in Sugar Syrup and Honey Stored by Honeybee Colonies
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Apicultural Research
- Vol. 18 (3) , 208-211
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1979.11099970
Abstract
Degradation of two concentrations of Oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTC) in medicated syrup and honey in store in colonies of honeybees (Apis mellifera) was followed using a spectrofluorometric technique. The rate of degradation was similar in syrup and honey, and most of the OTC had gone 6–9 weeks after the end of feeding medicated solutions. However, a small residual fluorescence appeared to persist indefinitely; it was presumed to be due to a product of the degradation and might be useful as an indicator of previous medication with OTC.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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