What is the telmicosin colloidal gold rapid detection card?

2025-08-18

In the modern aquaculture industry, Tilmicosin, as a commonly used macrolide veterinary drug, is widely used to prevent and treat respiratory diseases in animals such as cattle and sheep. However, if used improperly or in excess, its residues may enter the human body through animal-derived foods, posing a potential threat to health. Therefore, the rapid and accurate detection of Tilmicosin residues in food has become an important link in food safety supervision and production quality control. And the Tilmicosin Colloidal Gold Rapid Detection Card is a powerful tool to meet this demand.

So, what is the Tilmicosin Colloidal Gold Rapid Detection Card? In simple terms, it is a rapid detection product based on colloidal gold immunochromatography technology, which is mainly used for qualitative or semi-quantitative detection of the residual amount of timicosin in animal-derived foods (such as pork, chicken, milk, honey, etc.). Its core principle is to use antigen-antibody specific binding reaction: the colloidal gold in the detection card labels the timicosin antibody. When the sample (such as food extract) passes through the chromatography strip, if the sample contains timicosin, it will bind to the colloidal gold-labeled antibody to form a complex; when the complex reaches the detection line, it will react with the fixed timicosin antigen to form a visible color-developing band. If the sample does not contain telmicosin, the detection line does not show color, only the quality control line shows color, so as to judge the test result.

Compared with traditional detection methods (such as high performance liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, etc.), the telmicosin colloidal gold rapid detection card has significant advantages: First, the detection speed is fast, usually 10-15 minutes to produce results, without the need for complex equipment and professional operation; second, the user only needs to add the sample to the detection card after processing, and observe the results after the waiting time is over, without professional training; third, the cost is low, suitable for large-scale screening; fourth, the accuracy is high, the sensitivity can reach ng level, which can effectively distinguish between qualified and excessive samples.

In practical applications, telmicosin colloidal gold rapid detection card is often used by food production enterprises for raw material acceptance, production process monitoring, and can also be used as a tool for on-site rapid screening by regulatory authorities to detect substandard products in time and avoid safety risks. For consumers, it is also an indispensable part of the food safety assurance system, helping to build a quality defense line from the source to the table.

In short, telmicosin colloidal gold rapid detection card plays an important role in the field of veterinary drug residue detection with its fast, simple and efficient characteristics, providing strong support for guarding our "tip of the tongue safety".