Complete Up To Date Information about 3-Nitro / Albac / Coban .
ANADA Number: 200-211 | |
| Proprietary Name |
3-Nitro® / Albac® / Coban® |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Alpharma, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
440 Rte. 22 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 USA |
| Ingredients |
Monensin Bacitracin Zinc Roxarsone |
| Species |
Chicken, not laying eggs for human consumption Chicken, broilers |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Medicated feed |
| Drug Form |
Type A Medicated Article |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Chicken (broilers): 5 days before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
558.355 Monensin. Specifications: Monensin as the base or the sodium salt, contains a minimum of 90 percent monensin activity derived from monensin A and a minimum of 95 percent derived from monensin A plus B. Approvals for Type A medicated articles containing 45 and 60 grams per pound, as monensin sodium. Conditions of use: Chickens (broilers) Amount: Monensin, 90 to 110 grams, plus bacitracin zinc, 4 to 50 grams, and roxarsone, 15 to 45.4 grams (0.0017 percent to 0.005 percent). Indications: For improved feed efficiency; for improved pigmentation by enhancing carotenoid and xanthophyll utilization; for the prevention of coccidiosis caused by Eimeria necatrix, E. tenella, E. acervulina, E. maxima, E. brunetti, and E. mivati. Limitations: Do not feed to laying chickens. Feed continuously as the sole ration. Withdraw 5 days before slaughter. As sole source of organic arsenic. Feed must be used within 4 weeks of manufacture. As monensin sodium. Do not allow horses or other equines access to formulations containing monensin. Ingestion of monensin by equines has been fatal. Labeling: The labeling of Type A articles containing monensin intended for use in chickens shall bear the following caution statements: Do not allow horses or other equines access to formulations containing monensin. Ingestion of monensin by equines has been fatal. Must be thoroughly mixed in feeds before use. Do not feed undiluted. |
| Tolerances |
A tolerance of 0.05 part per million is established for negligible residues of monensin in the edible tissues of cattle and goats. A tolerance for residues of monensin in chickens, turkeys and quail is not needed. 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. The tolerance for residues of bacitracin from zinc bacitracin or bacitracin methylene disalicylate in uncooked edible tissues of cattle, swine, chickens, turkeys, pheasants, and quail, and in milk and eggs is 0.5 part per million |