Complete Up To Date Information about Monteban / Roxarsone.
NADA Number: 140-445 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Monteban® / Roxarsone |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Elanco Animal Health, A Division of Eli Lilly & Co. |
| Sponsor Address |
Lilly Corporate Center Room 1-23, 12420 Parklawn Drive Indianapolis, IN 46285 USA |
| Ingredients |
Narasin Roxarsone |
| Species |
Chicken, broilers excluding layers |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Medicated feed |
| Drug Form |
Type A Medicated Article |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Patent Number |
3995027 4035481 4038384 4083962 4110435 4110436 4218438 4333919 4366168 4405609 4468380 |
| Withdrawal Time |
Chicken (broilers): 5 days before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
558.363 Narasin. Specifications: Type A medicated articles containing 54 or 72 grams per pound, Conditions of use: Chickens (broilers) Amount: Narasin, 54 to 72 grams per ton of feed, plus roxarsone 45.4 grams (0.005 percent) per ton of feed. Indications: For the prevention of coccidiosis in broiler chickens caused by Eimeria tenella, E. necatrix, E. acervulina, E. maxima, E. brunetti, and E. mivati including some field strains of E. tenella which are more susceptible to roxarsone combined with narasin than to narasin alone. Limitations: For broiler chickens only. Feed continuously as the sole ration. Do not feed to laying chickens. May be fatal if accidentally fed to adult turkeys or to horses. Withdraw 5 days before slaughter. As sole source of organic arsenic. Not approved for use with pellet binders. |
| Tolerances |
Chickens (abdominal fat). The tolerance for parent narasin (the marker residue) is 480 parts per billion. Tolerances for total residues of combined arsenic (calculated as Arsenic) in food are established as follows: a. Chickens and turkeys (edible tissues): (1) 0.5 part per million in uncooked muscle tissue. (2) 2 parts per million in uncooked edible by-products. b. Chicken and turkey eggs: 0.5 part per million c. Swine (edible tissues): (1) 2 parts per million in uncooked liver and kidney. (2) 0.5 part per million in uncooked muscle tissue and by-products other than liver and kidney. |