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Table 2 Proportion of muscle, liver and kidney samples from Kiruhura, Mbarara and Ntungamo districts of South Western Uganda that contained OTC residues during the dry season (n = 155) and wet season (n = 143)

From: Oxytetracycline residues in bovine muscles, liver and kidney tissues from selected slaughter facilities in South Western Uganda

Season

District

Positive samples (% positive)

Muscle (% positive)

Liver (% positive)

Kidney (% positive)

Dry season

Kiruhura (n = 57)

36 (63.15)

19/28 (67.86)

17/29 (58.62)

NA*

Mbarara (n = 54)

44 (81.48)

18/24 (75.00)

24/28 (85.71)

2/2 (100.00)

Ntungamo (n = 44)

34 (77.27)

16/21 (76.19)

16/21 (76.19)

2/2 (100.00)

Wet season

Kiruhura (n = 52)

26 (50.00)

12/26 (46.15)

14/26 (53.85)

NA

Mbarara (n = 71)

61 (85.91)

21/24 (87.50)

21/24 (87.50)

19/23 (82.61)

Ntungamo (n = 40)

37 (92.50)

19/20 (95.00)

18/20 (90.00)

NA

  1. *Not applicable as no samples were available