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LINCOMYCIN AND SPECTINOMYCIN
MIB #62
| Approved Brands: |
1. L-S 20 PREMIX contains lincomycin from lincomycin hydrochloride at 22
g/kg and spectinomycin from
spectinomycin sulfate at 22 g/kg
(Pfizer Canada Inc.,)
2. LINCOMYCIN-SPECTINOMYCIN PREMIX 4.4% contains lincomycin from lincomycin
hydrochloride at 22 g/kg and
spectinomycin from spectinomycin sulfate at 22 g/kg (Cheminex Animal Health)
3. LINCOMYCIN-SPECTINOMYCIN 4.4% G PREMIX contains lincomycin from lincomycin
hydrochloride at 22 g/kg and
spectinomycin from spectinomycin hydrochloride at 22 g/kg. (Bio Agri Mix Ltd.) |
| Approved for use: |
In meal or pellet feed for swine. |
| Approved claims: |
For swine - Claim 1 |
| Claim 1: |
As an aid in prevention of Swine Dysentery
(Vibrionic Dysentery, Bloody Scours) in growing swine only. |
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Level of Drug: |
a) 22 mg/kg
(0.0022%) lincomycin , and
b) 22 mg/kg (0.0022%)
spectinomycin in the complete feed. |
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Directions: |
Feed this medicated feed as sole ration to growing swine up to
57 kg body weight. |
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WARNING: |
1. Treated swine must not be slaughtered for use in food for at
least 24 hours after the latest treatment with this drug. |
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CAUTION: |
1. Only for use in growing swine up to 57 kg body weight.
2. Treated swine occasionally show a softening of the stool within 36 hours of
the onset of treatment. This condition should be self correcting in 5 to 8
days. Swine showing profuse diarrhea or continued looseness past this time
should be withdrawn from medication and the cause of the problem accurately
diagnosed.
3. Feed only to swine intended for slaughter.
4. Do not use in feeds containing pellet binding agents, except Lignin
Sulfonate. (Required only on premix and supplement feed labels).
5. Do not allow rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, horses, dairy cattle or other
ruminants access to feeds containing lincomycin. Ingestion by those species may
result in severe gastrointestinal or metabolic disorders (eg. Ketosis in dairy cattle). |
| Accepted Compatibilities: |
Nil |
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