Powdered milk is commonly used for the daily feeding of calves.
Drug inclusion in milk replacers is forbidden in the EU and has to be reduced in USA.
An analytical method was fully validated for 5 corticosteroids and 8 anabolic steroids.
In order to check the method, 50 samples were analysed.
β-nandrolone and prednisolone were detected in addition to endogenous steroids.