2020-08-17 18:54 Veterinary drugs are a complex group of substances with a couple of hundred actives belonging to different chemical classes and therapeutic areas, e.g. antibiotics, anticoccidial drug, hormones and anabolics drugs, such as androgens, estrogens and, beta-agonists. When food producing animals are treated with antibiotics, hormones or anabolics to cure and prevent diseases, and also to increase weight gain and tranquilise during transportation, drug residues remain in the animal’s meat and milk. These residues may bear health risks for consumers.