Complete Up To Date Information about 3-Nitro 50 Type A Medicated Article.
NADA Number: 007-891 | |
| Proprietary Name |
3-Nitro® 50 Type A Medicated Article 3-Nitro® 10 Type A Medicated Article 3-Nitro® 20 Type A Medicated Article 3-Nitro® 80 Type A Medicated Article |
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| Sponsor |
Alpharma, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
440 Rte. 22 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 USA |
| Ingredients |
Roxarsone |
| Species |
Chicken, growing Turkey, growing Swine, growing Swine, finishing |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Medicated feed |
| Drug Form |
Type A Medicated Article |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Feeder Pigs over 250 lbs or Breeding Swine; Feeder Pigs under 250 lbs: 5 days before slaughter.
Chicken and Turkey: 5 days before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
558.530 Roxarsone. Specifications: Type A medicated articles: 10, 20, 50, 80 percent. Conditions of use: Chickens (growing) Amount: Roxarsone 22.7 to 45.4 (0.0025 to 0.005 percent) grams per ton of feed. Indications: For increased rate of weight gain, improved feed efficiency and improved pigmentation. Limitations: Feed continuously throughout growing period; do not feed to chickens producing eggs for human consumption; withdraw 5 days before slaughter; as sole source of organic arsenic; drug overdose or lack of water may result in leg weakness. Conditions of use: Turkeys (growing) Amount: Roxarsone 22.7 to 45.4 (0.0025 to 0.005 percent) grams per ton of feed . Indications: For increased rate of weight gain, improved feed efficiency and improved pigmentation. Limitations: Feed continuously throughout growing period; do not feed to turkeys producing eggs for human consumption; withdraw 5 days before slaughter; as sole source of organic arsenic; drug overdose or lack of water may result in leg weakness. Conditions of use: Swine (growing and finishing) Amount: Roxarsone 22.7 and 34.1 (0.0025 to 0.00376 percent) grams per ton of feed. Indications: For increased rate of weight gain, improved feed efficiency. Limitations: Feed continuously throughout growing season; withdraw 5 days before slaughter; as sole source of organic arsenic. Amount: Roxarsone 181.5 (0.02 percent) grams per ton of feed. Indications: For the treatment of swine dysentery. Limitations: Feed for not more than 6 consecutive days; if improvement is not observed, consult a veterinarian; as a sole source of organic arsenic; animals must consume enough medicated feed to provide a therapeutic dose. NAS/NRC status: The conditions of use are NAS/NRC reviewed and found effective. NADA's for these uses need not include effectiveness data as specified by 514.111 of this chapter, but may require bioequivalency and safety information. |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances for total residues of combined arsenic (calculated as Arsenic) in food are established as follows: a. Chickens and turkeys (edible tissues): (1) 0.5 part per million in uncooked muscle tissue. (2) 2 parts per million in uncooked edible by-products. b. Chicken and turkey eggs: 0.5 part per million c. Swine (edible tissues): (1) 2 parts per million in uncooked liver and kidney. (2) 0.5 part per million in uncooked muscle tissue and by-products other than liver and kidney. |