Complete Up To Date Information about Quartermaster Dry Cow Treatment.
NADA Number: 055-028 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Quartermaster® Dry Cow Treatment |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
West Agro, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
11100 N. Congress Ave. Kansas City, MO 64153 USA |
| Ingredients |
Penicillin G Procaine Dihydrostreptomycin Sulfate |
| Species |
Cattle, dairy, dry cows |
| Routes of Administration |
Intramammary |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (suspension) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (suspension) |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
| Withdrawal Time |
Dry Cows: 60 days before slaughter.
Milk: 96 hours after calving. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
526.1696c Penicillin G procaine-dihydrostreptomycin sulfate for intramammary infusion (dry cows). Specifications: Each 10-milliliter of suspension contains penicillin G procaine equivalent to 1 million units of penicillin G and dihydrostreptomycin sulfate equivalent to 1 gram of dihydrostreptomycin. Conditions of use: Cattle (dairy cows) Amount: One syringe per quarter at the last milking prior to drying off. Indications: Intramammary use to reduce the frequency of existing infection and to prevent new infections with Staphylococcus aureus in dry cows. Limitations: Not to be used within 6 weeks of freshening. Not for use in lactating cows. Milk taken from animals within 96 hours (8 milkings) after calving must not be used for feed. Animals infused with this drug must not be slaughtered for food within 60 days from the time of infusion nor within 96 hours after calving. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances are established for residues of dihydrostreptomycin in uncooked, edible tissues of cattle and swine of 2.0 parts per million (ppm) in kidney and 0.5 ppm in other tissues, and 0.125 part per million in milk. Tolerances are established for residues of penicillin and the salts of penicillin in food as follows: a. In cattle: 0.05 part per million (negligible residue) in the uncooked edible tissues b. In chickens, pheasants, quail, swine, and sheep: zero in the uncooked edible tissues c. In milk or any processed food in which milk has been used: zero d. In eggs: zero e. In turkeys: 0.01 part per million in the uncooked edible tissues |