Complete Up To Date Information about 3-Nitro / Deccox .
NADA Number: 040-435 | |
| Proprietary Name |
3-Nitro® / Deccox® |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Alpharma, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
440 Rte. 22 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 USA |
| Ingredients |
Roxarsone Decoquinate |
| Species |
Chicken, broilers excluding layers |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Medicated feed |
| Drug Form |
Type A Medicated Article |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Chicken (broilers): 5 days before slaughter. |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
558.195 Decoquinate. Specifications: Type A medicated articles containing 6 percent decoquinate. Conditions of use: Chickens (broilers) Amount: 27.2 grams per ton of feed Decoquinate and Roxarsone 45.4 grams per ton of feed Indications: For the prevention of coccidiosis caused by Eimeria tenella, E. necatrix, E. mivati, E. acervulina, E. maxima and E. brunetti; growth promotion and feed efficiency; improving pigmentation. Limitations: Do not feed to laying chickens; withdraw 5 days before slaughter; as sole source of organic arsenic. Bentonite should not be used in decoquinate feeds. |
| Tolerances |
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. Tolerances for residues of decoquinate in food are established in uncooked edible tissues of chickens, cattle, and goats at 2 parts per million in tissues other than skeletal muscle, and 1 part per million in skeletal muscle. |