Complete Up To Date Information about GenGard®.
ANADA Number: 200-185 | |
| Proprietary Name |
GenGard® |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Agri Laboratories, Ltd. |
| Sponsor Address |
P.O. Box 3103 St. Joseph, MO 64503 USA |
| Ingredients |
Gentamicin Sulfate |
| Species |
Swine, no use class stated or implied Swine, weanling |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Liquid |
| Drug Form |
Powder |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Swine: 10 days before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.1044c Gentamicin sulfate soluble powder. Specifications: Each gram of gentamicin sulfate soluble powder contains gentamicin sulfate equivalent to 333.3 milligrams of gentamicin. Conditions of use: Swine Amount: Gentamicin sulfate equivalent to 50 milligrams of gentamicin per gallon of drinking water for 3 consecutive days, to provide 1 milligram per pound of body weight per day. Indications: For control and treatment of swine dysentery associated with Treponema hyodysenteriae. Limitations: For use in swine drinking water only. Do not store or offer medicated drinking water in rusty containers since the drug is quickly destroyed in such containers. Medicated drinking water should be prepared daily and be the sole source of drinking water for 3 consecutive days. Treatment may be repeated if dysentery recurs. Do not slaughter treated swine for food for at least 10 days following treatment. Swine (weanling) Amount: Gentamicin sulfate equivalent to 50 milligrams of gentamicin per gallon of drinking water for 3 consecutive days, to provide 1 milligram per pound of body weight per day. Indications: For control and treatment of colibacillosis caused by strains of E. coli sensitive to gentamicin. Limitations: For use in swine drinking water only. Do not store or offer medicated drinking water in rusty containers since the drug is quickly destroyed in such containers. Medicated drinking water should be prepared daily and be the sole source of drinking water for 3 consecutive days. Treatment may be repeated if dysentery recurs. Do not slaughter treated swine for food for at least 10 days following treatment. |
| Tolerances |
A tolerance of 0.1 part per million is established for negligible residues of gentamicin sulfate in the uncooked edible tissues of chickens and turkeys. Tolerances are established for total residues of gentamicin in edible tissues of swine as follows: 0.1 part per million in muscle, 0.3 part per million in liver, and 0.4 part per million in fat and kidney. |