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Table 4 Assay of tylosin and josamycin in food samples using the proposed and reference methods

From: Simultaneous determination of tylosin and josamycin residues in muscles, liver, eggs and milk by MLC with a monolithic column and time-programmed UV detection: application to baby food and formulae

Method

TS

JM

TS

JM

Prop.

Ref.

Prop.

Ref.

Prop.

Ref.

Prop.

Ref.

Sample type

Chicken muscle

Chicken liver

Mean recovery X ¯ a

101.10

100.62

101.13

100.86

101.93

99.13

99.97

98.47

± S.D.

0.72

0.82

2.71

2.17

2.01

2.29

3.16

2.84

Variance

0.52

0.67

7.34

4.7

4.04

5.24

9.96

8.04

Students t-valueb

0.79

0.13

1.59

0.61

Variance ratio F-valueb

1.29

1.55

1.30

1.24

Sample type

Bovine muscle

Bovine liver

Mean recovery X ¯ a

102.60

100.53

97.80

96.87

99.43

97.53

98.40

98.20

± S.D.

1.05

2.63

1.57

0.70

2.49

1.30

1.65

2.36

Variance

1.11

6.94

2.47

0.49

6.20

1.69

2.71

5.56

Students t-valueb

1.26

0.94

1.17

0.12

Variance ratio F-valueb

6.25

5.01

3.66

2.05

Sample type

Milk

Eggs

Mean recovery X ¯ a

99.53

98.87

99.40

98.93

100.93

100.60

100.80

100.70

± S.D.

2.35

2.81

2.61

2.58

3.02

2.43

2.72

1.87

Variance

5.52

7.89

6.84

6.65

9.14

5.92

7.41

3.51

Students t-valueb

0.31

0.22

0.15

0.05

Variance ratio F-valueb

1.43

1.03

1.54

2.11

Sample type

Baby food

Baby formulae

Mean recovery X ¯ a

100.03

99.70

99.67

98.03

98.00

97.03

98.80

97.37

± S.D.

2.51

1.90

3.07

1.98

2.85

1.91

1.35

1.80

Variance

6.30

3.61

9.40

3.94

8.13

3.64

1.83

3.24

Students t-valueb

0.18

0.77

0.49

1.10

Variance ratio F-valueb

1.75

2.38

2.23

1.77

  1. aNumber of experiments = 3.
  2. bTabulated t- and F-values at p = 0.05 are: 2.78 and 19.00, respectively.