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In this work, an analytical method was developed with the use of HPLC-FLD for the detection and quantification of five sulfonamides (sulfaguanidine, sulfadiazine, sulfamerazine, sulamethazine and sulfamethoxazol) in poultry and pig feces, slurry and digestates. The method was validated according to EU requirements (Commission Decision 2002\/657\/EC and VICH GL49). Linearity, decision limit, detection capability, detection and quantification limits, recovery, precision, and selectivity were determined, and adequate results were obtained. Using the HPLC-FLD method for all analyzed matrices, recoveries were satisfactory (77.00\u2013121.16%), with repeatability and reproducibility in the range of 4.36\u201317.34% to 7.94\u201318.55%, respectively. Decision limit (CC\u03b1) and detection capability (CC\u03b2) were 33.87\u201367.63 and 53.36\u201392.00 \u00b5g\/kg, respectively, and limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were 13.53\u201323.30 and 26.02\u201340.38 \u00b5g\/kg, respectively, depending on the analyte. The forty-four samples of natural and organic fertilizers were analyzed, and four samples showed sulfamethoxazole in the amount from range 158 to 11,070 \u00b5g\/kg. 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