Complete Up To Date Information about SF Mix 66.
NADA Number: 055-040 | |
| Proprietary Name |
SF Mix 66 |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Alpharma, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
440 Rte. 22 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 USA |
| Ingredients |
Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride |
| Species |
Psittacine |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Type A medicated article |
| Drug Form |
Type A Medicated Article |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
558.128 Chlortetracycline. Specifications: Type A medicated article containing the following concentrations of either chlortetracycline calcium complex equivalent to chlortetracycline hydrochloride, or, for products intended for use in milk replacer chlortetracycline hydrochloride; 50 to 100 grams per pound chlortetracycline hydrochloride. Conditions of use: Psittacine birds (cockatoos, macaws, and parrots) Amount: 10 milligrams per gram of finished feed daily. Indications: Suspected or known to be infected with psittacosis caused by Chlamydia psittaci sensitive to chlortetracycline. Limitations: Feed continuously for 45 days. Each bird should consume daily an amount of medicated feed equal to one fifth of its body weight. Warning: " Psittacosis, avian chlamydiosis, or ornithosis is a reportable communicable disease, transmissible between wild and domestic birds, other animals, and man. Contact appropriate public health and regulatory officials.'' |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances are established for the sum of tetracycline residues in tissues of beef cattle, nonlactating dairy cows, calves, swine, sheep, chickens, turkeys, and duck or 2 parts per million in muscle, 6 parts per million in liver, and 12 parts per million in fat and kidney. A tolerance is established for residues of chlortetracycline in eggs of 0.4 part per million. |