NADA Number: 141-142

Proprietary Name 3-Nitro® / Amprol® / BMD®
Sponsor Alpharma, Inc.
Sponsor Address 440 Rte. 22
Bridgewater, NJ    08807
USA
Ingredients Amprolium
Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate
Roxarsone
Species Chicken, replacements
Routes of Administration Per Os
Dose Form Medicated feed
Drug Form Type A Medicated Article
Dispensing Status OTC
Dosage Amount,
Indications
& Limitations

558.55 Amprolium.

Specifications: Type A medicated articles: 25 percent.

Conditions of use:

Amount: 36.3 to 113.5 (0.004 to 0.00125 percent) grams amprolium combined with 4 to 50 grams bacitracin methylene disalicylate combined with 22.7 to 45.5 grams roxarsone per ton

Chickens (replacements up to 5 weeks of age)

Amount: Severe exposure to coccidiosis- 113.5 (0.0125 percent) grams per ton Moderate exposure to coccidiosis- 72.6 to 113.5 (0.008 percent to 0.0125 percent) grams per ton Slight exposure to coccidiosis- 36.3 to 113.5 (0.004 percent to 0.0125 percent) grams per ton

Indications: Development of active immunity to coccidiosis; as an aid in the control of necrotic enteritis caused or complicated by Clostridium species or other organisms susceptible to bacitracin; increased rate of weight gain; improved feed efficiency and improved pigmentation.

Limitations: Feed according to the amounts listed above. Do not use in Type B or Type C medicated feeds containing bentonite.

Chickens (replacements from 5 to 8 weeks of age)

Amount: Severe exposure to coccidiosis- 72.6 to 113.5 (0.008 percent to 0.0125 percent) grams per ton Moderate exposure to coccidiosis- 54.5 to 113.5 (0.006 percent to 0.0125 percent) grams per ton Slight exposure to coccidiosis- 36.3 to 113.5 (0.004 percent to 0.0125 percent) grams per ton

Indications: Development of active immunity to coccidiosis; as an aid in the control of necrotic enteritis caused or complicated by Clostridium species or other organisms susceptible to bacitracin; increased rate of weight gain; improved feed efficiency and improved pigmentation.

Limitations: Feed according to the amounts listed above. Do not use in Type B or Type C medicated feeds containing bentonite.

Chickens (replacements over 8 weeks of age)

Amount: 36.3 to 113.5 (0.004 percent to 0.0125 percent) grams per ton

Indications: Development of active immunity to coccidiosis; as an aid in the control of necrotic enteritis caused or complicated by Clostridium species or other organisms susceptible to bacitracin; increased rate of weight gain; improved feed efficiency and improved pigmentation.

Limitations: Feed according to the amounts listed above. Do not use in Type B or Type C medicated feeds containing bentonite.

Tolerances

Tolerances are established as follows for residues of amprolium (1-(4-amino-2-n- propyl-5-pyrimidinylmethyl)-2-picolinium chloride hydrochloride):

a. In chickens and turkeys (edible tissues): (1) 1 part per million in uncooked liver and kidney. (2) 0.5 part per million in uncooked muscle tissue.

b. In chicken and turkey eggs: (1) 8 parts per million in egg yolks. (2) 4 parts per million in whole eggs.

c. In calves (edible tissues): (1) 2.0 parts per million in uncooked fat. (2) 0.5 part per million in uncooked muscle tissue, liver, and kidney.

d. In pheasants (edible tissues): (1) 1 part per million in uncooked liver. (2) 0.5 part per million in uncooked muscle.

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