Introduction

Company name: Alpharma Belgium bvba

Address: Garden Square,

Laarstraat 16

2610 Antwerp - Belgium

Telephone: +44 1728621556 (Mobile: +44 7740 483818)

Fax: +44 1728621556

Email: patrick.garland@alpharma.com

Telephone: +44 140 025 0911 (Mobile: +44 771 734 5108)

Email: philip.keogh@alpharma.com

Website: www.alpharmaah.com

Presentation

A reddish-brown dust free granular premix for inclusion into animal feedingstuffs. Avatec® 150G Premix contains 15% w/w lasalocid sodium (150 g lasalocid sodium per kg of premix) on a mineral carrier.

Uses

As an aid in the prevention of coccidiosis caused by Eimeria necatrix, E. tenella, E. acervulina, E. brunetti, E. maxima and E. mivati in chickens for fattening and layer replacement chickens.

As an aid in the prevention of coccidiosis caused by Eimeria meleagrimitis, E. gallopavonis, E. adenoides and E. dispersa in turkeys.

Dosage and administration

Chickens for fattening

Avatec® 150G should be thoroughly mixed into feed at inclusion rates within the range 500 to 830 g per tonne of complete feedingstuffs in order to provide 75 to 125 ppm lasalocid sodium in the finished feed. The normal usage level is 600 g per tonne to give a concentration in the feed of 90 ppm lasalocid sodium. To be fed continuously from day-old to no later than 5 days before slaughter.

Layer replacement chickens

Avatec® 150G should be thoroughly mixed into feed at inclusion rates within the range 500 to 830 g per tonne of complete feedingstuffs in order to provide 75 to 125 ppm lasalocid sodium in the finished feed. Feed containing Avatec® 150G should be fed continuously from day-old to a maximum age of 16 weeks.

Turkeys

Avatec® 150G Premix should be thoroughly mixed into feed at inclusion rates within the range 600 to 830 g per tonne of complete feedingstuffs in order to provide 90 to 125 ppm lasalocid sodium in the finished feed. To be fed continuously from day-old to a maximum age of 12 weeks.

Contra-indications, warnings, etc

For animal treatment only.

For use in feeds for broiler chickens, other table chickens, layer replacement chickens and turkeys. Do not feed to other classes of birds or to other species of livestock.

To ensure thorough dispersion of the product it should first be mixed with a suitable quantity of feed ingredients before incorporation in the final mix. Once incorporated into feed it has a maximum shelf life of 3 months.

Do not mix or use simultaneously with any other coccidiostat.

Animals must not be slaughtered for human consumption during treatment. Chickens and turkeys may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 5 days from the last treatment.

When mixing or handling Avatec® 150G, the usual precautions for the handling of powders should be observed; operators should wear protective clothing including a dust mask. Thoroughly wash after work and before meals.

Keep out of reach of children.