Title 21

SECTION 520.1242f

520.1242f Levamisol gel.

§ 520.1242f Levamisol gel.

(a) Specifications. Each gram of gel contains 115 milligrams (11.5 percent) levamisol hydrochloride.

(b) Sponsor. See No. 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(d) Conditions of use - (1) Cattle - (i) Amount. Eight milligrams of levamisole hydrochloride per kilogram of body weight, as a single oral dose.

(ii) Indications for use. Anthelmintic effective against the following nematode infections: Stomach worms (Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Ostertagia), intestinal worms (Trichostrongylus, Cooperia, Nematodirus, Bunostomum, Oesophagostomum), and lungworms (Dictyocaulus).

(iii) Limitations. Conditions of constant helminth exposure may require re-treatment within 2 to 4 weeks after the first treatment; do not administer to cattle within 6 days of slaughter for food; do not administer to dairy animals of breeding age; consult veterinarian before using in severely debilitated animals.

(2) Breeding swine - (i) Amount. Eight milligrams per kilogram of body weight (3.6 milligrams per pound) as a single oral dose.

(ii) Conditions of use. For treating breeding swine infected with the following nematodes: Large roundworms (Ascaris suum), nodular worms (Oesophagostomum spp.), lungworms (Metastrongylus spp.), intestinal threadworms (Strongyloides ransomi), and kidney worms (Stephanurus dentatus).

(iii) Limitations. May require retreatment in 4 to 5 weeks. Do not use within 11 days of slaughter for food. Consult your veterinarian for assistance before using in severely debilitated animals and in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of parasitism.

[47 FR 22517, May 25, 1982; 47 FR 30242, July 13, 1982, as amended at 48 FR 11429, Mar. 18, 1983; 51 FR 29215, Aug. 15, 1986; 67 FR 63055, Oct. 10, 2002; 78 FR 28823, May 20, 2014]