The administration of synthetic homologues of naturally occurring steroids can be
demonstrated by measuring 13C/12C isotopic ratios of their urinary metabolites. Gas …

Anabolic hormones, which cause muscle growth, have been banned for anabolic purposes
in animal husbandry in Europe since the 1980s. Control of hormones from the list of Annex I …

Thiouracil is a thyrostat inhibiting the thyroid function, resulting in fraudulent weight gain if
applied in the fattening of livestock. The latter abuse is strictly forbidden and monitored in the …

ABSTRACT A sensitive and robust confirmatory method for determination of steroid esters in
blood serum is essential for reliable monitoring of possible illegal use of steroid hormones …

From 29 November to 1 December 1995, Directorate-General VI, Agriculture, of the
European Commission organised the “Scientific conference on growth promotion in meat …

Monitoring of steroid esters in blood serum is desirable in order to detect the possible illegal
use of natural hormones as growth promoters. A method for the determination of …

ABSTRACT Thiouracil (2-thiouracil) is a thyreostatic compound that can be used as an
illegal growth promoter. In bovine, porcine and other farm animals, low concentrations of …

The use of anabolic substances for growth promoting purposes in food producing animals is
prohibited within the EU, yet ongoing applications of hormones such as oestradiol prove …

Introduction: The use of growth promoters in animal husbandry to increase weight gain and
efficiency of feed conversion into muscle has been banned in the European Union since …

Residue control in the European Union has the primary goal to protect consumers from
intolerable health hazards which may be associated with residues of veterinary drugs or non …