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NADA Number: 131-392

Proprietary Name Ivomec® Liquid
Sponsor Merial Ltd.
Sponsor Address 3239 Satellite Blvd.
Bldg. 500
Duluth, GA    30096-4640
USA
Ingredients Ivermectin
Species Sheep, no use class stated or implied
Routes of Administration Per Os
Dose Form Drench
Drug Form Liquid (solution)
Merial Ltd. Has Pioneered:                   Primectin™ Drench for Sheep
    First Priority, Inc.
Dispensing Status OTC
Patent Number 4199569
Withdrawal Time Sheep: 11 days before slaughter.
Dosage Amount,
Indications
& Limitations

520.1195 Ivermectin drench.

Specifications: Each milliliter contains 10 milligrams ivermectin.

Conditions of use:

Sheep

Amount: 200 micrograms per kilogram (3 milliliter per 26 pounds) of body weight as a single dose oral drench.

Indications: For treatment and control of the adult and fourth-stage larvae of the following gastrointestinal roundworms - Haemonchus contortus, H. placei (adults only), Ostertagia circumcincta, Trichostrongylus axei, T. colubriformis, Cooperia oncophora (adults only), C. curticei, Oesophagostomum columbianum, O. venulosum (adults only), Nematodirus battus, N. spathiger, S. papillosus (adults only), Chabertia ovina (adult only), Trichuris ovis (adults only); lungworms (D. filaria); and all larval stages of the nasal bot Oestrus ovis.

Limitations: For use in sheep only. Do not use in other animal species as severe adverse reactions, including fatalities in dogs, may result. Do not treat sheep within 11 days of slaughter.

Tolerances

A tolerance is established for 22,23-dihydroavermectin B1a (marker residue) in liver (target tissue) as follows: a. In cattle 100 parts per billion. b. In swine 20 parts per billion. c. In sheep 30 parts per billion. d. In reindeer 15 parts per billion. e. In American bison 15 parts per billion. Muscle residues are not indicative of the safety of other edible tissues. A tolerance is established for 22,23-dihydroavermectin B1a (marker residue) in muscle as follows: a. Swine 20 parts per billion b. Cattle 10 parts per billion