Complete Up To Date Information about Heifermax 500 Liquid Premix and Rumensin .
ANADA Number: 200-422 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Heifermax 500 Liquid Premix and Rumensin® |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Ivy Laboratories, Division of Ivy Animal Health, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
8857 Bond Street Overland Park, KS 66214 USA |
| Ingredients |
Melengestrol Acetate Monensin Sodium |
| Species |
Cattle, beef, heifers fed in confinement for slaughter |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Medicated feed |
| Drug Form |
Type A Medicated Article |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
558.342 Melengestrol. Specifications: Liquid Type A article containing 500 milligrams melengestrol acetate per pound. Conditions of use: Cattle (heifers fed in confinement for slaughter): Amount: Melengestrol acetate 0.25 to 0.40 milligram per head per day, plus monensin (as monensin sodium), 50 to 360 milligrams per head per day. Indications: For increased rate of weight gain, improved feed efficiency, and suppression of estrus (heat) and for the prevention and control of coccidiosis due to Eimeria bovis and E. zuernii. Limitations: Heifers being fed in confinement for slaughter. Add at the rate of 0.5 to 2.0 pounds per head per day a medicated feed (liquid or dry) containing 0.125 to 0.80 milligram of melengestrol acetate per pound to a feed containing 5 to 30 grams of monensin per ton; or, add at the rate of 0.5 to 2.0 pounds per head per day a medicated feed (liquid or dry) containing 0.125 to 0.80 milligram of melengestrol acetate plus 25 to 720 milligrams of monensin per pound to a non-medicated feed to provide 0.25 to 0.40 milligram of melengestrol acetate and 50 to 360 milligrams of monensin per head per day or to provide 0.14 to 0.42 mg monensin/lb body weight, up to 360 mg monensin/head/day. |
| Tolerances |
A tolerance of 0.10 part per million (ppm) in cattle liver, 0.05 ppm in muscle, kidney, and fate. A tolerance of 0.05 ppm in goats edible tissue.
A tolerance for residue of monensin in chickens, turkeys and quail is not needed. A tolerance for residues of monensin in milk is not needed.
A tolerance of 25 parts per billion is established for residues of the parent compound, melengestrol acetate, in fat, of cattle. |