Complete Up To Date Information about Cattle Block M.
NADA Number: 119-253 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Cattle Block M |
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| Sponsor |
Cooperative Research Farms |
| Sponsor Address |
Box 69 Charlotteville, NY 12036 |
| Ingredients |
Monensin Sodium |
| Species |
Cattle, beef, heifers Cattle, pastured (slaughter, stocker, feeder, beef and heifers) beef replacement heifers Cattle, dairy, heifers on pasture |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Medicated feed block |
| Drug Form |
Medicated feed block |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Patent Number |
3839557 3995027 4061775 4075323 4083962 4218438 4333919 4366168 4405609 4468380 |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.1448a Monensin blocks. Specifications: Each pound of block contains 400 milligrams of monensin (0.088 percent) as monensin sodium. Conditions of use: Cattle (pasture: slaughter, stocker, feeder, and dairy and beef replacement heifers) Amount: 50 to 200 milligrams of monensin (2 to 8 ounces of block) per head per day. Indications: Pasture cattle: Increased rate of weight gain. Limitations: Blocks to be fed free choice. Provide at least one block per five head of cattle. Feed blocks continuously. Do not feed salt or mineral supplements in addition to the blocks. Ingestion by cattle of monensin at levels of 600 milligrams per head per day and higher has been fatal. Do not allow horses or other equines access to formulations containing monensin (ingestion of monensin by equines has been fatal). The effectiveness of this block in cull cows and bulls has not been established. |
| Tolerances |
A tolerance of 0.10 part per million (ppm) in cattle liver, 0.05 ppm in muscle, kidney, and fate. A tolerance of 0.05 ppm in goats edible tissue.
A tolerance for residue of monensin in chickens, turkeys and quail is not needed. A tolerance for residues of monensin in milk is not needed.
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