The majority of cattle found to have violative liver residues of flunixin (FNX) in the United States are dairy cows. It has been hypothesized that illness of cows decreases the rate of FNX metabolism, resulting in violative residues at slaughter. Another contributing factor might be an age-related decrease in FNX metabolism, as dairy cull cows are typically older at slaughter than cattle raised for beef, rather than milk production. In order to investigate this possibility, subcellular fractions were prepared from liver slices from steers (n = 6) and heifers (n = 5) <30 months of age, and cows (n = 8) >48 mos of age. Cytochrome P450 (P450), NADPH-P450 reductase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) activity and rate of 5-hydroxy FNX (5-OH FNX) formation were measured in liver homogenate, cytosolic, microsomal, and S9 fractions. Cows had lower concentrations of P450, NADPH-P450 reductase activity, and 5-OH FNX formation (P ≤ 0. 02), supporting the theory that advanced age may contribute to the higher incidence of violative FNX residues in dairy cows.
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