Complete Up To Date Information about Albamix Feed Medication.
NADA Number: 012-375 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Albamix® Feed Medication |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Pharmacia & Upjohn Co. |
| Sponsor Address |
a Division of Pfizer, Inc. 235 East 42nd St. New York, NY 10017 USA |
| Ingredients |
Novobiocin |
| Species |
Duck, excluding layers Turkey excluding layers Chicken, not laying eggs for human consumption Mink |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Medicated feed |
| Drug Form |
Type B medicated feed |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Chicken (breeders, broilers, roasters), Turkey: 4 days before slaughter.
Duck: 3 days before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
558.415 Novobiocin. Specifications: Type B medicated feeds: 17.5 grams per pound. Conditions of use: Chickens Amount: Novobiocin, 6-7 milligrams per pound body weight per day in feed. Indications: Aid in the treatment of breast blisters associated with staphylococcal infections susceptible to novobiocin. Limitations: Administer, as sole ration, feed which contains not less than 200 grams of novobiocin activity per ton of feed; not for laying chickens. Feed 5 to 7 days. Amount: Novobiocin, 10-14 milligrams per pound body weight per day in feed. Indications: Treatment of staphylococcal synovitis and generalized staphylococcal infections susceptible to novobiocin. Limitations: Administer, as sole ration, feed which contains not less than 350 grams of novobiocin activity per ton of feed. Not for laying chickens. Feed 5 to 7 days. Turkeys Amount: Novobiocin 4-5 milligrams per pound body weight per day in feed. Indications: Aid in the treatment of breast blisters associated with staphylococcal infections susceptible to novobiocin. Limitations: Administer, as sole ration, feed which contains not less than 200 grams of novobiocin activity per ton of feed. Not for laying turkeys. Feed 5 to 7 days. Amount: Novobiocin, 5-8 milligrams per pound body weight per day in feed. Indications: Aid in the control of recurring outbreaks of fowl cholera caused by strains of Pasteurella multocida susceptible to novobiocin following initial treatment with 7-8 milligrams per pound body weight per day. Limitations: Administer, as sole ration, feed which contains not less than 200 grams of novobiocin activity per ton of feed; feed 5 to 7 days. Not for laying turkeys. Amount: Novobiocin, 7-8 milligrams per pound body weight per day in feed. Indications: Treatment of staphylococcal synovitis and generalized staphylococcal infection susceptible to novobiocin; treatment of acute outbreaks of fowl cholera caused by strains of Pasteurella multocida susceptible to novobiocin. Limitations: Administer, as sole ration, feed which contains not less than 350 grams of novobiocin activity per ton of feed; feed 5 to 7 days. Not for laying turkeys. Mink Amount: 20 milligrams per pound body weight per day in feed. Indications: For treatment of generalized infections, abscesses, or urinary infections caused by staphylococcal or other novobiocin sensitive organisms. Limitations: Administer, as sole ration feed which contains not less than 200 grams of novobiocin activity per ton of feed. Feed for 7 days. Ducks Amount: 350 grams Novobiocin per ton of feed. Indications: Control of infectious serositis and fowl cholera in ducks caused by Pasteurella anatipestifer and P. multocida, susceptible to novobiocin. Limitations: Administer, as sole ration, for 5 to 7 continue medication for 14 days if necessary, repeat if reinfection occurs. Not for use in laying ducks. |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances for residues of novobiocin are established at 0.1 part per million in milk from dairy animals and 1 part per million in the uncooked edible tissues of cattle, chickens, turkeys, and ducks. |