Zoetis CYDECTIN 1% Injection for sheep

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Dosage:

• 0.1 ml per 5 kg live bodyweight to give 0.2 mg moxidectin/kg live bodyweight.

Administration:

• Inject subcutaneously in the neck.

• Use sterile 18 gauge needles or smaller, of half inch (1.5 cm) length.

• Ensure that the needle is inserted carefully under the skin using aseptic precautions and that product does not leak from the injection site.

• Be certain that the needle has penetrated the skin before delivering the dose.

• To ensure administration of a correct dose, bodyweight should be determined as accurately as possible; accuracy of the dosing device should be checked.

• DO NOT UNDERDOSE. As with any scab treatment, underdosing can cause suppression and spread of the disease.

• For routine prevention of sheep scab, all sheep in the flock must be injected once.

• The curative treatment of scab requires two injections 10 days apart.

• The two injections must be given on different sides of the neck.

Further information:

• Cattle meat and offal withdrawal:  70 days

• Milk withdrawal: Not for use in sheep producing milk for human consumption or industrial purposes, including the dry period.

Operator Warnings:

• Care should be taken to avoid self-injection.

• In case of contact with skin and eyes wash affected area with clean water.

• Do not smoke, eat or drink while handling the product.

• Wash hands after use.

• Advice to medical practitioners: In cases of accidental self-injection treat any specific signs symptomatically.

Environmental Warnings:

• Moxidectin fulfils the criteria for a (very) persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) substance; therefore, exposure of the environment to moxidectin must be limited to the extent possible.

• Treatments should be administered only when necessary and should be based on faecal egg counts or evaluation of the risk of infestation at the animal and/or herd level.

• Like other macrocyclic lactones, moxidectin has the potential to adversely affect non-target organisms.

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