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Table 2 Analytical results obtained for urine and adrenal gland samples. Unavailable samples are indicated with N.A., while N.D. stays for “not detectable”

From: Effects of truck transportation and slaughtering on the occurrence of prednisolone and its metabolites in cow urine, liver, and adrenal glands

Urine samples

Animal

Cortisone (μg L−1)

Cortisol (μg L− 1)

Prednisone (μg L− 1)

Prednisolone (μg L− 1)

Farm

Slaughterhouse

Farm

Slaughterhouse

Farm

Slaughterhouse

Farm

Slaughterhouse

1

N.D.

16

N.D.

23

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

2

1.5

49

N.D.

98

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

0.57

3

N.A.

6.5

N.A.

9.1

N.A.

N.D.

N.A.

N.D.

4

N.A.

18

N.A.

45

N.A.

N.D.

N.A.

N.D.

5

N.D.

N.D.

0.68

1.1

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

6

N.D.

5.3

1.5

12

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

7

1.1

1.6

2.1

2.6

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

8

N.D.

3.9

N.D.

7.8

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

9

N.D.

8.5

N.D.

15

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

10

0.69

25

1.1

44

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

11

N.D.

16

N.D.

21

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

12

1.4

3.6

3.5

5.2

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

13

24

12

52

31

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

14

0.60

16

1.0

32

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

15

1.6

53

2.4

145

N.D.

N.D.

N.D.

0.60

Adrenal glands samples

Animal

Cortisone (μg Kg−1)

Cortisol (μg Kg−1)

Prednisone (μg Kg−1)

Prednisolone (μg Kg−1)

1

476

150

N.D.

N.D.

2

682

905

N.D.

N.D.

3

1102

738

N.D.

N.D.

4

615

230

N.D.

N.D.

10

485

145

N.D.

N.D.

11

286

46

N.D.

N.D.

12

437

185

3.4

4.2

13

43

12

N.D.

N.D.

14

38

7.5

N.D.

N.D.

15

85

23

N.D.

N.D.