NOAH Compendium of Animal Medicines: Albensure 10%

Albensure 10%

Dosage and administration

For oral administration only using properly calibrated dosing equipment. Estimate bodyweight accurately. 1 ml of Albensure 10% contains 100 mg Albendazole.

Cattle: For the control of roundworms, lungworms, tapeworms and fluke and roundworm eggs, 7.5 mg albendazole per kg bodyweight which is equivalent to 7.5 ml Albensure 10% per 100 kg bodyweight.

For the additional treatment of adult liver fluke (chronic fascioliasis) in cattle, 10 mg albendazole per kg bodyweight, which is equivalent to 10ml Albensure 10% per 100 kg bodyweight.

Dosage Guide for Cattle
Bodyweight	Worm dose	Fluke & worm
	(7.5 mg/kg)	(10 mg/kg)
50 kg	3.75 ml	5.0 ml
100 kg	7.50 ml	10.0 ml
200 kg	15.00 ml	20.0 ml
300 kg	22.50 ml	30.0 ml
400 kg	30.00 ml	40.0 ml
Cattle above 400 kg - give a further 15 or 20 ml for each additional 50 kg bodyweight.

Sheep: For the control of roundworms, lungworms, tapeworms and fluke and roundworm eggs, 5 mg albendazole per kg bodyweight which is equivalent to 1.0 ml Albensure 10% per 20 kg bodyweight.

For the additional treatment of adult liver fluke (chronic fascioliasis) in sheep, 7.5 mg albendazole per kg bodyweight, which is equivalent to 1.5 ml Albensure 10% per 20 kg bodyweight.

Dosage Guide for Sheep
Bodyweight	Worm dose	Fluke & Worm
	(5.0 mg/kg)	(7.5 mg/kg)
Up to 10 kg	0.5 ml	0.75 ml
11-20 kg	1.0 ml	1.50 ml
21-30 kg	1.5 ml	2.25 ml
31-40 kg	2.0 ml	3.00 ml
41-50 kg	2.5 ml	3.75 ml
51-60 kg	3.0 ml	4.50 ml
61-70 kg	3.5 ml	5.25 ml
71-80 kg	4.0 ml	6.00 ml
Sheep over 80 kg - give an additional 2 or 3 ml for each additional 10 kg bodyweight.