Cydectin 2% LA Sheep Injection
Product Description
Contains Moxidectin for the treatment and prevention of mixed infections of gastro-intestinal nematodes, respiratory nematodes and certain arthropod parasites in sheep.
Dosage & Administration
- Dosage is 0.5 ml/10 kg bodyweight to give 1 mg moxidectin/kg bodyweight.
- The 50 ml vial stoppers must not be broached more than 10 times.
- Use automatic syringe equipment
- To ensure administration of a correct dose, bodyweight should be determined as accurately as possible; accuracy of the dosing device should be checked.
- If animals are to be treated collectively rather than individually, they should be grouped according to their bodyweight and dosed accordingly, in order to avoid under or overdosing.
- The injection should be administered as a single subcutaneous injection at the base of the ear using an 18 gauge, 25 – 40 mm hypodermic needle.
- With the animal’s head under control, the formulation should be administered about 2cm caudal from the anterior (rostral) edge of the pinna at the base of the ear.
- The skin at the base of the selected ear should be pinched and the product injected into the subcutaneous tissue.
- Following subcutaneous administration, the needle should be withdrawn from the skin as pressure is applied with the thumb at the point of insertion for several seconds.
- If leakage occurs then pressure should be applied for several additional seconds.
Withdrawals
Meat and offal: 104 days.
Milk: Not permitted for use in dairy sheep, at any stage of life.
The withdrawal period is based solely on a single injection at the base of the ear.
Available in 200ml and 500ml
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