Dosage and administration
For oral administration only using properly calibrated dosing equipment. Estimate bodyweight accurately. 1 ml of Albensure 2.5% SC contains 25 mg Albendazole. Each ml also contains 0.27 mg selenium (as sodium selenite) and 0.63 mg cobalt (as cobalt sulphate).
Cattle: For the control of roundworms, lungworms, tapeworms and fluke and roundworm eggs, 7.5 mg albendazole per kg bodyweight which is equivalent to 15 ml Albensure 2.5% SC per 50 kg bodyweight. For the additional treatment of adult liver fluke (chronic fascioliasis) in cattle, 10 mg albendazole per kg bodyweight, which is equivalent to 20 ml Albensure 2.5% SC per 50 kg bodyweight.
Dosage Guide for Cattle
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Bodyweight
| Worm dose
| Fluke & worm
|
|
| (7.5 mg/kg)
| (10 mg/kg)
|
50 kg
| 15 ml
| 20 ml
|
100 kg
| 30 ml
| 40 ml
|
150 kg
| 45 ml
| 60 ml
|
200 kg
| 60 ml
| 80 ml
|
250 kg
| 75 ml
| 100 ml
|
300 kg
| 90 ml
| 120 ml
|
350 kg
| 105 ml
| 140 ml
|
400 kg
| 120 ml
| 160 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 2.0 ml Albensure 2.5% SC per 10 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 3 ml Albensure 2.5% SC per 10 kg bodyweight.
Dosage Guide for Sheep
|
Bodyweight
| Worm dose
| Fluke & worm
|
|
| (5.0 mg/kg)
| (7.5 mg/kg)
|
Up to 10 kg
| 2 ml
| 3 ml
|
11 – 20 kg
| 4 ml
| 6 ml
|
21 – 30 kg
| 6 ml
| 9 ml
|
31 – 40 kg
| 8 ml
| 12 ml
|
41 – 50 kg
| 10 ml
| 15 ml
|
51 – 60 kg
| 12 ml
| 18 ml
|
61 – 70 kg
| 14 ml
| 21 ml
|
71 - 80 kg
| 16 ml
| 24 ml
|
Sheep over 80 kg - give an additional 2 or 3 ml for each additional 10 kg bodyweight.
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Albensure 2.5% SC: Dosage and administration
Date updated: 11 November 2005