Complete Up To Date Information about Equizole .
NADA Number: 034-114 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Equizole® |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Merial Ltd. |
| Sponsor Address |
3239 Satellite Blvd. Bldg. 500 Duluth, GA 30096-4640 USA |
| Ingredients |
Thiabendazole |
| Species |
Horse, not for meat production Goat, no use class stated or implied Cattle, no use class stated or implied Sheep, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Paste Liquid |
| Drug Form |
Liquid Paste |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Cattle: 3 days before slaughter.
Milk (cattle, sheep and goats): 96 hours (8 milkings).
Sheep, goats: 30 days before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.2380b Thiabendazole drench or oral paste. Specifications: Conforms to National Formulary XII. Conditions of use: Horses Amount: 2 grams per 100 pounds of body weight as a single liquid oral dose, administered as a drench or by stomach tube; or as an oral paste. Indications: For the control of infections of large strongyles (Strongylus vulgaris, Strongylus edentatus), small strongyles (Cyathostomum, Cylicobrachytus and related genera, Craterostomum, Oesophagodontus, Poteriostomum), pinworms (Oxyuris), and threadworms (Strongyloides). Limitations: Not for use in horses to be slaughtered for food purposes. When administered by stomach tube, for use only by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. When for use as a liquid oral drench or an oral paste, consult your veterinarian for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of parasitism. Amount: 4 grams per 100 pounds of body weight as a single liquid oral dose, administered as a drench or by stomach tube; or as an oral paste.. Indications: For control of infections of ascarids (Parascaris). Limitations: Not for use in horses intended for food purposes. When administered by stomach tube, use only by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. When for use as a liquid oral drench or an oral paste, consult your veterinarian for the assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of parasitism. Cattle Amount. 3 grams per 100 pounds of body weight orally as a drench using a dosing gun designed for the product. Indications: Control of infections of gastrointestinal roundworms (Trichostrongylus species, Haemonchus species, Nematodirus species, Ostertagia species, and Oesophagostomum radiatum). Limitations: For most effective results, severely parasitized animals or those constantly exposed to helminth infection should be re-treated every 2 to 3 weeks. Milk taken from treated animals within 96 hours (8 milkings) after the latest treatment must not be used for food. For a satisfactory diagnosis, a microscopic fecal examination should be performed prior to worming. Amount: 5 grams per 100 pounds of body weight orally as a drench using a dosing gun designed for the product. Indications: Control of infections of Cooperia species or severe infections of gastrointestinal roundworms (Trichostrongylus species, Haemonchus species, Nematodirus species, Ostertagia species, and Oesophagostomum radiatum). Limitations: For most effective results, severely parasitized animals or those constantly exposed to helminth infection should be re-treated every 2 to 3 weeks. Milk taken from treated animals within 96 hours (8 milkings) after the latest treatment must not be used for food. For a satisfactory diagnosis, a microscopic fecal examination should be performed prior to worming. Sheep Amount. 2 grams per 100 pounds of body weight orally, as a drench. Indications: Control of infections of gastrointestinal roundworms in sheep. (Trichostrongylus species, Haemonchus species, Ostertagia species, Cooperia species, Nematodirus species, Bunostomum species, Strongyloides species, Chabertia species and Oesophagostomum species); also active from 3 hours to 3 days following treatment against ova and larvae passed by sheep (good activity against Trichostrongylus colubriformis and axei, Ostertagia species, Bunostomum species, Nematodirus species, and Strongyloides species; less effective against Haemonchus contortus and Oesophagostomum species). Limitations: As a single oral dose. Milk taken from treated animals within 96 hours (8 milkings) after the latest treatment must not be used for food. In severe infections in sheep, treatment should be repeated in 2 to 3 weeks. Goats Amount. 3 grams per 100 pounds of body weight orally, as a drench. Indications: Control of severe infections of gastrointestinal roundworms (Trichostrongylus species, Haemonchus species, Ostertagia species, Cooperia species, Nematodirus species, Bunostomum species, Strongyloides species, Chabertia species, and Oesophagostomum species). Limitations: As a single oral dose. Milk taken from treated animals within 96 hours (8 milkings) after the latest treatment must not be used for food. Treatment should be repeated in 2 to 3 weeks. Amount. 2 grams per 100 pounds of body weight orally, as a drench. Indications: Control of infections of gastrointestinal roundworms in goats. (Trichostrongylus species, Haemonchus species, Ostertagia species, Cooperia species, Nematodirus species, Bunostomum species, Strongyloides species, Chabertia species and Oesophagostomum species); also active from 3 hours to 3 days following treatment against ova and larvae passed by sheep (good activity against Trichostrongylus colubriformis and axei, Ostertagia species, Bunostomum species, Nematodirus species, and Strongyloides species; less effective against Haemonchus contortus and Oesophagostomum species). Limitations: As a single oral dose. Milk taken from treated animals within 96 hours (8 milkings) after the latest treatment must not be used for food. |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances are established as follows: a. Cattle, goats, sheep, pheasants, and swine: 0.1 part per million for negligible residues of thiabendazole in uncooked edible tissues b. Milk: 0.05 part per million for negligible residues |