Complete Up To Date Information about Mecadox 10 / Terramycin 100.
NADA Number: 141-211 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Mecadox® 10 / Terramycin® 100 Mecadox® 10 / Terramycin® 200 Mecadox® 10 / Terramycin® 50 |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Phibro Animal Health |
| Sponsor Address |
710 Rt 46 East Suite 401 Fairfield, NJ 07004 |
| Ingredients |
Oxytetracycline Dihydrate Carbadox |
| Species |
Swine, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Type C medicated feed |
| Drug Form |
Type A Medicated Article |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
558.115 Carbadox. Amount: Carbadox, 10 to 25 grams per ton of feed; plus oxytetracycline, 10 milligrams per pound of body weight. Indications: For treatment of bacterial enteritis caused by Escherichia coli and S. choleraesuis susceptible to oxytetracycline, for treatment of bacterial pneumonia caused by Pasteurella multocida susceptible to oxytetracycline; and for increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency. Limitations: Feed continuously for 7 to 14 days. Not for use in pregnant swine or swine intended for breeding purposes. Do not feed to swine within 42 days of slaughter. |
| Tolerances |
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. A tolerance of 30 parts per billion is established for residues of quinoxaline-2-carbosylic acid (marker residue) in liver (target tissue) in swine. |