ANADA Number: 200-345 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Lincomycin - Spectinomycin |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Teva Animal Health, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
3915 South 48th Street Ter. St. Joseph, MO 64506 USA |
| Ingredients |
Lincomycin Hydrochloride Monohydrate Spectinomycin dihydrochloride pentahydrate |
| Species |
Chicken, up to 7 days old |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Powder |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.1265 Lincomycin and spectinomycin soluble powder. Specifications: The following salts of lincomycin and spectinomycin are present in a soluble powder in the ratio of 1 to 2 on the basis of equivalency of lincomycin base to equivalency of spectinomycin base: Lincomycin hydrochloride monohydrate and spectinomycin sulfate tetrahydrate. Lincomycin hydrochloride monohydrate and spectinomycin dihydrochloride pentahydrate. Conditions of use: Chickens Amount: 2 grams of antibiotic activity per gallon of drinking water; administer as the sole source of water for the first 5 to 7 days of life. Indications: As an aid in the control of airsacculitis caused by either Mycoplasma synoviae or M. gallisepticum susceptible to lincomycin-spectinomycin and complicated chronic respiratory disease (air sac infection) caused by Escherichia coli and M. gallisepticum susceptible to lincomycin-spectinomycin. |
| Tolerances |
A tolerance for residues of lincomycin in chickens is not required. Tolerances for lincomycin in swine of 0.6 part per million in liver and 0.1 part per million in muscle are established. |