Drugs residue in livestock products high
NUTRITION AND WELLNESS
Kenya Veterinary Paraprofessional Association said this has been worsened by the opening of unregulated agro-vets in towns.
The chairman John Ngige said over 60 per cent of vets working in rural areas were quacks.
Ngige attributed the high levels of drug residue in the products to the current international ban where the country cannot export its livestock products.
“The country has a very high potential in livestock sector but we are currently banned from exporting our products due to the high drug residue levels,” he said.
He said that the quacks were not advising farmers on the correct use of livestock products after vaccinating them leading to a rise in antibiotic resistance among consumers.