Complete Up To Date Information about Bio-Cox / Terramycin .
NADA Number: 140-448 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Bio-Cox® / Terramycin® |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Phibro Animal Health |
| Sponsor Address |
710 Rt 46 East Suite 401 Fairfield, NJ 07004 |
| Ingredients |
Oxytetracycline (Monoalkyl Trimethyl Ammonium Salt) Salinomycin Sodium |
| Species |
Chicken, not laying eggs for human consumption |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Medicated feed |
| Drug Form |
Type A Medicated Article |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Exclusivity |
This OTC approval is to be used as an aid in the reduction of mortality in chickens due to air sacculitis caused by Escherichia coli sensitive to oxytetracycline and for the prevention of coccidiosis caused by Eimeria necatrix, E. tenella, E. acervulina, E. brunetti, E. mivati, and E. maxima. The product is approved in powder form at concentrations of 500 grams per ton oxytetracycline and 40 to 60 grams per ton salinomycin sodium. |
| Withdrawal Time |
Chicken (broilers): 1 day before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
558.450 Oxytetracycline. Specifications: Type A medicated articles: 100 grams per pound Conditions of use: Chickens (broilers) Amount: 500 grams Oxytetracycline per ton of feed in combination with Salinomycin 40 to 60 grams per ton of feed. Indications: As an aid in the reduction of mortality due to air-sacculitis (air-sac infection) caused by Escherichia coli sensitive to Oxytetracycline; for the prevention of coccidiosis caused by Eimeria necatrix, E. tenella, E. acervulina, E. brunetti E. mivati, and E. maxima. Limitations: Feed for 5 days as sole ration. Do not feed to laying chickens. Withdraw 24 hours prior to slaughter. May be fatal if accidentally fed to adult turkeys or to horses. As salinomycin sodium. As mono-alkyl(C 8 -C 18) Trimethyl ammonium oxytetracycline. The amount of mono-alkyl (C8- C18) trimethylammonium oxytetracycline is expressed in terms of an equivalent amount of oxytetracycline hydrochloride. |