The pesticide residue problem in beef cattle : success with contaminated power poles in south coastal areas

Authors

Bob Mitchell

Keywords

Beef cattle, Pesticide residues, Western Australia, South Coastal region (W.A.)

Disciplines

Meat Science | Other Food Science

First Page Number

124

Last Page Number

126

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Western Australian beef producers faced a major crisis in 1987 because of organochlorine pesticide residues in some Australian beef cattle. We had to react quickly to find the sources of these residues and to keep contaminated cattle out of our abattoirs. Trace-backs led to 269 Western Australian properties in quarantine by the end of 1987. About 85 per cent of quarantined properties had cattle contaminated with pesticide residues from 'broadacre' sources, especially from potato and other horticultural crops. Another 10 per cent of properties were in quarantine because of contamination from basal treatment of timber power poles

Recommended Citation

Mitchell, Bob (1990) "The pesticide residue problem in beef cattle : success with contaminated power poles in south coastal areas," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 31: No. 3, Article 11.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol31/iss3/11