21 CFR §520.1242a
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- (a)Specifications. Each package of powder contains 9.075, 11.7, 18.15, 46.8, 362.7, or 544.5 grams (g) levamisole hydrochloride.
- (b)Sponsors. See sponsors in § 510.600(c) for use as follows:
- (1)No. 000061 for use of 46.8- and 544.5-g packages as in paragraph (e)(1)(i), (e)(1)(ii)(B), and (e)(1)(iii) of this section; for 11.7-, 46.8-, and 544.5-g packages as in paragraph (e)(2)(i), (e)(2)(ii)(B), and (e)(2)(iii) of this section; and for an 18.15-g package as in paragraph (e)(3) of this section.
- (2)No. 054771 for use of a 46.8-g package as in paragraph (e)(1)(i), (e)(1)(ii)(A), and (e)(1)(iii) of this section; for 11.7- and 46.8-g packages as in paragraph (e)(2)(i), (e)(2)(ii)(A), and (e)(2)(iii) of this section; and for 9.075- and 18.15-g packages as in paragraph (e)(3) of this section.
- (3)No. 016592 for use of 46.8- and 544.5-g packages as in paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (e)(1)(ii)(B), and (e)(1)(iii) and (e)(2)(i), (e)(2)(ii)(B), and (e)(2)(iii) of this section.
- (4)No. 061133 for use of 46.8-, 362.7-, and 544.5-g packages as in paragraphs (e)(1)(i), (e)(1)(ii)(B), (e)(1)(iii), (e)(2)(i), (e)(2)(ii)(B), and (e)(2)(iii) of this section; and for use of an 18.15-g package as in paragraph (e)(3) of this section.
- (c)Related tolerances. See § 556.350 of this chapter.
- (d)Special considerations. See § 500.25 of this chapter.
- (e)Conditions of use. It is used as an anthelmintic as follows:
- (1)Cattle—(i) Amount. 8 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) body weight as a drench.
- (ii)Indications for use.
- (A)Effective against the following nematode infections: Stomach worms (Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Ostertagia); intestinal worms (Trichostrongylus, Cooperia, Nematodirus, Bunostomum, Oesophagostomum); and lungworms (Dictyocaulus).
- (B)Effective against the following adult nematode infections: Stomach worms (Haemonchus placei, Ostertagia ostertagi, Trichostrongylus axei); intestinal worms (T. longispicularis, Cooperia oncophora, C. punctata, Nematodirus spathiger, Bunostomum phlebotomum, Oesophagostomum radiatum); and lungworms (Dictyocaulus viviparus).
- (iii)Limitations. Do not slaughter for food within 48 hours of treatment. Not for use in dairy animals of breeding age. Conditions of constant helminth exposure may require retreatment 2 to 4 weeks after the first treatment. Consult your veterinarian before using in severely debilitated animals.
- (ii)Indications for use.
- (2)Sheep—(i) Amount. 8 mg/kg body weight as a drench.
- (ii)Indications for use.
- (A)Effective against the following nematode infections: Stomach worms (Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Ostertagia); intestinal worms (Trichostrongylus, Cooperia, Nematodirus, Bunostomum, Oesophagostomum, Chabertia); and lungworms (Dictyocaulus).
- (B)Effective against the following adult nematode infections: Stomach worms (Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus axei, Teladorsagia circumcincta); intestinal worms (Trichostrongylus colubriformis, Cooperia curticei, Nematodirus spathiger, Bunostomum trigonocephalum, Oesophagostomum columbianum, Chabertia ovina), and lungworms (Dictyocaulus filaria).
- (iii)Limitations. Do not slaughter for food within 72 hours of treatment. Conditions of constant helminth exposure may require retreatment 2 to 4 weeks after the first treatment. Consult veterinarian before using in severely debilitated animals.
- (ii)Indications for use.
- (3)Swine—(i) Amount. 8 mg/kg body weight in drinking water.
- (ii)Indications for use. Effective against the following nematode infections: Large roundworms (Ascaris suum), nodular worms (Oesophagostomum spp.), intestinal thread worms (Strongyloides ransomi) and lungworms (Metastrongylus spp. ).
- (iii)Limitations. Do not administer within 72 hours of slaughter for food. Pigs maintained under conditions of constant exposure to worms may require retreatment within 4 to 5 weeks after the first treatment. Consult your veterinarian before administering to sick swine.
- (1)Cattle—(i) Amount. 8 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) body weight as a drench.