Department of Animal Husbandry, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram-695522
1Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram-695522
2Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram-695522
A total of 90 animals between 1.5 and 8.0 years old were randomly selected for the study. Of these 57.8% were cross-bred animals and rest were non-descript. 61.1% of fhe animals under study were brought tor slaughter rfom local sources and rest from Tamil Nadu. Samples collected from 3 talukas each of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta revealed contamination with traces of organochlorine pesticides (0.01–0.22 μg g−1). Some of fhe samples were found contaminated with α and β isomers of HCH, but their level were well below the prescribed MRL values. Most of the samples were free from contamination.
Organochlorine pesticides, DDT, HCH, Contamination, Fat
