Title 21

SECTION 520.2123b

520.2123b Spectinomycin powder.

§ 520.2123b Spectinomycin powder.

(a) Specifications. Each gram (g) of powder contains spectinomycin dihydrochloride pentahydrate equivalent to 0.5 g spectinomycin.

(b) Sponsor. See No. 061133 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(d) Conditions of use in chickens. It is administered in the drinking water of growing chickens as follows:

(1) Indications for use and amounts. (i) As an aid in controlling infectious synovitis due to Mycoplasma synoviae in broiler chickens, administer 1 g per gallon of water as the only source of drinking water for the first 3 to 5 days of life.

(ii) As an aid in the prevention or control of losses due to CRD associated with M. gallisepticum (PPLO) in growing chickens, administer 2 g per gallon of water as the only source of drinking water for the first 3 days of life and for 1 day following each vaccination.

(2) Limitations. Do not administer to laying chickens. Do not administer within 5 days of slaughter. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

[73 FR 6607, Feb. 5, 2008, as amended at 81 FR 94990, Dec. 27, 2016; 84 FR 8973, Mar. 13, 2019]