Study Of The Effect Of Accumulated Cypermethrin Residues In Cattle Meat In Some Areas Of Karbala Province

Abstract

The synthetic pesticide cypermethrin is used in livestock and agriculture in Iraq. Due to the excessive use of these pesticides, they accumulate in the first feed of animals, causing health problems. Accordingly, the following study was designed for demonstration determination of synthetic cypermethrin by HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) in cattle meat samples. One hundred samples were collected from various local markets and butcher shops from (Al- Hassainya, City Center, Al-Hur, Twairij, and Ain Al-Tamer) Kerbala-Iraq. Five grams were collected separately from each sample. Then, the samples (cattle meat) were crushed and homogenized, after which 25 ml of acetonitrile was added for extraction the pesticides residues from these sample then the reagents were added to extract then the extract were injected to HPLC instrument. The obtained results revealed that (Al-Hassainya, City Center, Al-Hur, Twairij, and Ain Al-Tamer) (0.1569; 5.408; 6.409; 5.509; 5.408ppm), in cattle meat, respectively. From the results in this study, Al-Hur cattle meat (6.409±0.1137) was contaminated more than all regains of Karbala distract. This study showed the dangers of the presence of synthetic cypermethrin in cattle meat, threatening consumer health.