Complete Up To Date Information about PoultrySulfa™.
NADA Number: 100-094 | |
| Proprietary Name |
PoultrySulfa™ |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Alpharma, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
440 Rte. 22 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 USA |
| Ingredients |
Sulfamerazine Sulfamethazine Sulfaquinoxaline |
| Species |
Turkey, not laying eggs for human consumption Chicken, not laying eggs for human consumption |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Powder |
| Drug Form |
Powder |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Chickens: 14 days before slaughter.
Turkeys: 14 days before slaughter. |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.2218 Sulfamerazine, sulfamethazine, and sulfaquinoxaline powder. Specifications: Each 195-gram (g) packet of powder contains 78 g sulfamerazine, 78 g sulfamethazine, and 39 g sulfaquinoxaline. Conditions of use: Chickens Amount: Provide medicated water (0.4 percent solution) for 2 to 3 days, then plain water for 3 days, then medicated water (0.25 percent solution) for 2 days. If bloody droppings appear, repeat at 0.25 percent level for 2 more days. Indications: As an aid in the control of coccidiosis caused by Eimeria tenella and E. necatrix susceptible to sulfamerazine, sulfamethazine, and sulfaquinoxaline. Limitations: Make fresh solution daily. Do not treat chickens within 14 days of slaughter for food. Do not medicate chickens producing eggs for human consumption. Do not change litter. Chickens Amount: Provide medicated water (0.4 percent solution) for 2 to 3 days. If disease recurs, repeat treatment. Indications: As an aid in the control of acute fowl cholera caused by Pasteurella multocida susceptible to sulfamerazine, sulfamethazine, and sulfaquinoxaline. Limitations: Make fresh solution daily. Do not treat chickens within 14 days of slaughter for food. Do not medicate chickens producing eggs for human consumption. Turkeys Amount: Provide medicated water (0.25 percent solution) for 2 days, then plain water for 3 days, then medicated water (0.25 percent solution) for 2 days, then plain water for 3 days, then medicated water (0.25 percent solution) for 2 days. Repeat if necessary. Indications: As an aid in the control of coccidiosis caused by Eimeria meleagrimitis and E. adenoeides susceptible to sulfamerazine, sulfamethazine, and sulfaquinoxaline. Limitations: Make fresh solution daily. Do not treat turkeys within 14 days of slaughter for food. Do not medicate turkeys producing eggs for human consumption. Do not change litter. Amount: Provide medicated water (0.4 percent solution) for 2 to 3 days. If disease recurs, repeat treatment. Indications: As an aid in the control of acute fowl cholera caused by Pasteurella multocida susceptible to sulfamerazine, sulfamethazine, and sulfaquinoxaline. Limitations: Make fresh solution daily. Do not treat turkeys within 14 days of slaughter for food. Do not medicate turkeys producing eggs for human consumption. |
| Tolerances |
A tolerance of 0.1 part per million is established for negligible residues of sulfamethazine in the uncooked edible tissues of chickens, turkeys, cattle, and swine. A tolerance of zero is established for residues of sulfamerazine (N1 -[4-methyl-2-pyrimidinyl]sulfanilamide) in the uncooked edible tissues of trout. A tolerance of 0.1 part per million is established for negligible residues of sulfaquinoxaline in the uncooked edible tissues of chickens, turkeys, calves, and cattle. |