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Is there a way to test poultry for hormones and antibiotics?

I'm trying to pick a science fair project for next year and I was wondering if there was a way to test poultry's hormone and antibiotic content. It's for a science fair project. It would really be helpful if someone knew someone or somewhere i could get the answer to this question

Public Comments

1. yes
2. Not real sure but I read an article in a magazine last week that was talking about the Asian bird flu and this article states that there is a time period in which the poultry farms in the U.S. stop giving the hormones and antibiotics before butchering. Maybe you could get info from a local school ag teacher??? Good luck.
3. Yes you can but it depend on what kind of resources you have. I would recommend searching Pubmed for some related articles. It's a medical search engine and there are usually a lot of free full-text articles. Good luck!