Feed Withdrawn Eggs to Chickens?

[DobieLover]

...and we know this how?
I thought there were very few, if any studies, on drug residue in eggs/yolks?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2015932Not only in egg/yolks but interestingly, the albumin spikes faster than the yolk and the yolk retains detectable residues slightly longer.

 

[aart]

Egg withdrawal times are there for a reason, and should be followed if at all possible.
Mary

If they actually exist @Folly's place .

 

[Folly's place]

There's a very short list of drugs approved for laying hens in the USA, and a very long list of drugs not approved. The latter drugs have no withdrawal times listed because those drugs aren't meant to be given to laying hens, or their eggs to be eaten, ever.
When we decide to use such drugs, we need to realize what we are doing, and not act out of ignorance, at least.
Mary

 

[aart]

There's a very short list of drugs approved for laying hens in the USA, and a very long list of drugs not approved. The latter drugs have no withdrawal times listed because those drugs aren't meant to be given to laying hens, or their eggs to be eaten, ever.
When we decide to use such drugs, we need to realize what we are doing, and not act out of ignorance, at least.
Mary

Wonders if there is a thread, or better yet an article, laying out the details with citations?

 

[Folly's place]

Look at FARAD.org; lots of information, new format, unfortunately not as user friendly, but doable.
Mary

 

[aart]

unfortunately not as user friendly

Exactly...someone with experience there could put it together.

 

[NatJ]

And AFTER the 7 day administration what could i do with those eggs for the withdrawal period?

Cook them and feed to a dog or cat? Throw in the trash? Crack them open and dump into the compost pile? Put them out for wild animals? Feed them to some animal that you intend to eat far in the future, after the withdrawal time is long past?

Depends on where you're willing to have possible antibiotic residue end up.

(Throwing them in the trash is simplest.)

 

[ker0412]

The withdrawal period is to keep low levels of the drug out of the food supply, and feeding those eggs back just extends the withdrawal, or make it useless.
Throw them out!
Mary

I get that. I'm mostly talking about the time that the antibiotics are being administered. Thank you