CENTRAL ANIMAL FEED AND FOOD RESIDUE LABORATORY
MADHAVARAM MILK COLONY CHENNAI – 600 051.

The MAJOR TASKS of this laboratory are:

• Rendering service to the livestock farmers and entrepreneurs in the rapid diagnosis of toxicological problems.
• Rapid detection of mycotoxins and pesticide residues in livestock feeds, fodder, biospecimens etc. with an idea to promote quality conscious livestock products free from toxic residues.
• Testing for following mycotoxin residues
• Aflatoxin B1
• Multitioxin like Ochratoxin – A, T2 toxin & Citrinin Testing for pesticide residues mainly BHC residue.

The tests are especially useful to the farmers/entrepreneurs who are compounding their own feed to test for mycotoxin and pesticides residues before feeding them to their livestock and poultry.
This laboratory is also involved in generation of database on the status of toxic residues in meat, milk, egg, animal feed and fodder.

Facilities available

1. Thin layer chromatography - For mycotoxins (Aflatoxins, Ochratoxin, T2 Toxin Citrinin and Penicillic acid) and for pesticides orgahochlorine compounds in feedstuff.
2. Gas Chromatography - For detection of Organochlonine compounds in feed and feedstuff and biospecimens.

WORKING HOURS - 10 am to 5.45 pm on all working days

Fees for the test

Testing for Aflatoxin B1 - Rs. 200/- sample
Testing for Multitoxin - Rs. 200/- sample
Testing for Pesticides - Rs. 200/- sample

The fee may be paid through Demand draft drawn in favour of “ The Director, Centre for Animal Health Studies Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai – 51.”

For further details, contact:

The Professor and Head
Central Animal Feed and Food Residue Laboratory
Centre for Animal Health Studies
Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai – 600 051
Phone No: (044) – 25554488