Complete Up To Date Information about Magna Terramycin Soluble Powder.
NADA Number: 032-946 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Magna Terramycin® Soluble Powder |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Pfizer, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
235 East 42d St. New York, NY 10017 USA |
| Ingredients |
Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride Carbomycin |
| Species |
Chicken, not laying eggs for human consumption |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Chicken (breeders, broilers, and roasters): 1 day before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.1660a Oxytetracycline and carbomycin in combination. Specifications: Oxytetracycline is the antibiotic substance produced by growth of Streptomyces rimosus or the same antibiotic substance produced by any other means. Carbomycin is the antibiotic substance produced by growth of Streptomyces halstedii or the same antibiotic substance produced by any other means. The quantities of oxytetracycline of this section refer to the activity of oxytetracycline hydrochloride and the quantities of carbomycin listed refer to the activity of an appropriate standard. Conditions of use: Chickens Amount: 1.0 gram of oxytetracycline as oxytetracycline hydrochloride and 1.0 gram carbomycin as carbomycin base per gallon of drinking water. Indications: As an aid in the prevention and treatment of complicated chronic respiratory disease (air-sac infection) caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum and secondary bacterial organisms associated with chronic respiratory disease such as E. coli. Limitations: Administer for not more than 5 days. Not for use in chickens producing eggs for human consumption. |
| Tolerances |
A tolerance of zero is established for residues of carbomycin in the uncooked edible tissues of chickens. Beef cattle, dairy cattle, calves, swine, sheep, chickens, turkeys, finfish and lobster. Tolerances are established for the sum of residues of the tetracyclines including chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and tetracycline, in tissues and milk as follows: a. 2 parts per million (ppm) in muscle b. 6 ppm in liver c. 12 ppm in fat and kidney d. 0.3 ppm in milk. |