ANADA Number: 200-212

Proprietary Name Albac® / Robenz®
Sponsor Alpharma, Inc.
Sponsor Address 440 Rte. 22
Bridgewater, NJ    08807
USA
Ingredients Robenidine Hydrochloride
Bacitracin Zinc
Species Chicken, fryers
Chicken, broilers
Routes of Administration Per Os
Dose Form Medicated feed
Drug Form Type A Medicated Article
This Document (200-212) Was Pioneered By:     Alpharma, Inc.
Dispensing Status OTC
Withdrawal Time Chicken (broilers): 5 days before slaughter.
Dosage Amount,
Indications
& Limitations

558.515 Robenidine hydrochloride.

Specifications: Type A medicated articles: 30 grams per pound.

Conditions of use:

Chickens (broilers and fryers)

Amount: Robenidine hydrochloride 30 grams (.0033 percent) per ton of feed plus bacitracin, 4 to 50 grams (as zinc bacitracin) per ton of feed.

Indications: As an aid in the prevention of coccidiosis caused by E. mivati, E. brunetti, E. tenella, E. acervulina, E. maxima, and E. necatrix, and: in the of 4 to 30 grams per ton of bacitracin, for increased rate of weight gain; in the presence of 27 to 50 grams per ton of bacitracin, for improved feed efficiency.

Limitations: Feed continuously as sole ration. Do not feed to laying chickens. Withdraw 5 days prior to slaughter. As zinc bacitracin. Type C feed containing robenidine hydrochloride must be fed within 50 days from the date of manufacture. Do not use in Type B or Type C medicated feeds containing bentonite.

Tolerances

Tolerances are established for residues of robenidine hydrochloride in edible tissues of chickens as follows:

a. 0.2 part per million in skin and fat. b. 0.1 part per million (negligible residue) in edible tissues other than skin and fat.

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