Complete Up To Date Information about Amprol HI-E / BMD / Roxarsone.
NADA Number: 049-180 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Amprol HI-E® / BMD® / Roxarsone |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Merial Ltd. |
| Sponsor Address |
3239 Satellite Blvd. Bldg. 500 Duluth, GA 30096-4640 USA |
| Ingredients |
Ethopabate Amprolium Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate Roxarsone |
| 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. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
558.58 Amprolium and ethopabate. Specifications: Type A medicated articles: 25 percent amprolium and 8 percent ethopabate Conditions of use: Chickens (broilers) Amount: Amprolium 113.5 (0.0125 percent) grams per ton of feed and ethopabate 36.3 (0.004 percent) grams per ton of feed in combination with Bacitracin 5 to 35 grams per ton of feed plus roxarsone 34 (0.00375 percent) grams per ton of feed. Indications: For increased rate of weight gain and as an aid in the prevention of coccidiosis where severe exposure to coccidiosis from Eimeria acervulina, E. maxima, and E. brunetti is likely to occur in broiler chickens raised in floor pens. Limitations: Do not feed to laying chickens. As sole source of amprolium and organic arsenic. Do not use as a treatment for outbreaks of coccidiosis. Feed as the sole ration from time chickens are placed on litter until past the time when coccidiosis is ordinarily a hazard. Do not use in Type B or Type C medicated feeds containing bentonite. Amount: Amprolium 113.5 (0.0125 percent) grams per ton of feed and ethopabate 36.3 (0.004 percent) grams per ton of feed in combination with Bacitracin 20 to 35 grams per ton of feed plus roxarsone 34 (0.00375 percent) grams per ton of feed. Indications: For increased rate of weight gain, improved feed efficiency and as an aid in the prevention of coccidiosis where severe exposure to coccidiosis from Eimeria acervulina, E. maxima and E. brunetti is likely to occur in broiler chickens raised in floor pens. Limitations: Do not feed to laying chickens. As sole source of amprolium and organic arsenic. Do not use as a treatment for outbreaks of coccidiosis. Feed as the sole ration from time chickens are placed litter until past the time when coccidiosis is ordinarily a hazard. Do not use in Type B or Type C medicated feeds containing bentonite. |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances are established as follows for residues of amprolium (1-(4-amino-2-n- propyl-5-pyrimidinylmethyl)-2-picolinium chloride hydrochloride): a. In chickens and turkeys (edible tissues): (1) 1 part per million in uncooked liver and kidney. (2) 0.5 part per million in uncooked muscle tissue. b. In chicken and turkey eggs: (1) 8 parts per million in egg yolks. (2) 4 parts per million in whole eggs. c. In calves (edible tissues): (1) 2.0 parts per million in uncooked fat. (2) 0.5 part per million in uncooked muscle tissue, liver, and kidney. d. In pheasants (edible tissues): (1) 1 part per million in uncooked liver. (2) 0.5 part per million in uncooked muscle. 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. The tolerance for residues of bacitracin from zinc bacitracin or bacitracin methylene disalicylate in uncooked edible tissues of cattle, swine, chickens, turkeys, pheasants, and quail, and in milk and eggs is 0.5 part per million Tolerance for residues of ethopabate converted to metaphenetidine are established in the edible tissues of chickens as follows: a. 1.5 parts per million in uncooked liver and kidney b. 0.5 part per million in uncooked muscle |