Complete Up To Date Information about Amprol HI-E / Roxarsone.
NADA Number: 049-179 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Amprol HI-E® / Roxarsone |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Merial Ltd. |
| Sponsor Address |
3239 Satellite Blvd. Bldg. 500 Duluth, GA 30096-4640 USA |
| Ingredients |
Ethopabate Amprolium Roxarsone |
| Species |
Chicken, broilers excluding layers Chicken, replacements excluding laying hens |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Medicated feed |
| Drug Form |
Type A Medicated Article |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Chicken (broilers and replacements): 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 0.8 percent ethopabate Conditions of use: Chickens (broilers and replacements) Amount: Amprolium 113.5 to 227 (0.0125 percent to 0.025 percent) grams per ton of feed and ethopabate 3.6 (0.0004 percent) grams per ton of feed in combination with Roxarsone 22.7 to 45.4 (0.0025 percent to 0.005 percent) grams per ton of feed. Indications: Where immunity to coccidiosis is not desired; prevention of coccidiosis; growth promotion and feed efficiency; improving pigmentation. Limitations: As sole source of organic arsenic. Not for laying hens. 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. 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 |