Introduction

FDAH

Address: Flanders Road

Hedge End

Southampton SO30 4QH

Telephone: 01489 781711

Fax: 01489 788306

Presentation

A translucent, yellowish, slightly viscous solution containing 5 g moxidectin per litre, butylated hydroxyanisole 0.1g per litre and tert butyl hydroquinone 0.03g per litre as antioxidants.

Uses

Moxidectin is a second generation macrocyclic lactone of the milbemycin family.

For the treatment and control of gastro-intestinal roundworms (including inhibited larvae of Ostertagia ostertagi), lungworm, warbles, horn flies, mange mites and sucking and biting lice.

Cydectin 0.5% Pour-On for Cattle, at the recommended dosage level of 0.5 mg moxidectin per kg bodyweight, provides effective control against the following parasites of cattle.

Mature (adult) and immature (L4) gastrointestinal nematodes

Ostertagia ostertagi (including inhibited larvae)

Haemonchus placei

Trichostrongylus axei

Nematodirus helvetianus

Cooperia oncophoa

Cooperia punctata (adults)

Oesophagostomum radiatum (adults)

Bunostomum phlebotomum (adults)

Adult respiratory tract nematode

Dictyocaulus viviparus

Warbles (migrating larvae)

Hypoderma bovis

Hypoderma lineatum

Lice

Linognathus vituli

Haematopinus eurysternus

Solenopotes capillatus

Bovicola (Damalinia) bovis

Mange Mites

Sarcoptes scabiei

Psoroptes ovis

Chorioptes bovis

Horn Flies

Haematobia irritans

Cydectin Pour-On has a persistant effect in preventing re-infection by Ostertagia ostertagi for 5 weeks and Dictyocaulus viviparus for 6 weeks after a single dose.

Dosage and administration

Dosage

1 ml per 10 kg bodyweight to give 0.5 mg moxidectin/kg bodyweight.

Administration

Apply along the midline of the back, from the whithers to the tail head. Apply to clean, healthy areas of skin. All animals in the same group should be treated.

Contra-indications, warnings, etc

Animals must not be slaughtered within 14 days of the last treatment.

Not permitted for use in cattle producing milk for human consumption or industrial purposes, or in dry cows and pregnant heiffers within 60 days before calving.

For animal treatment only.

Do not eat, drink or smoke whilst handling the product.

Wear protective clothes and gloves when applying the product.

Wash hands after use.

Keep out of sight and reach of children.

Avoid direct contact with human skin and eyes.

If splashed in the eye or on the skin, wash with plenty of clean, running water immediately.

Not to be mixed with other veterinary medicinal products before application.

For external use on cattle only.

To avoid possible secondary reactions due to the death of Hypoderma larvae in the spine or oesophagus, it is recommended to administer Cydectin Pour-On at the end of the period of warble fly activity, and before the larvae reach their resting sites. Consult your veterinary surgeon on the correct timing of treatment.

Environmental Safety

Cydectin is toxic to fish and aquatic organisms. Do not contaminate ponds, waterways or ditches with product or used containers. Dispose of any unused product and empty containers in accordance with guidance from your local waste regulation authority.

Pharmaceutical precautions

Keep the container in the outer carton to protect from light.

Do not store above 25°C

After first opening, use the product within 6 months.

Shelf-life is 24 months from date of manufacture.

If accidentally frozen, shake vigorously before use.

Legal category

POM-VPS

Packaging Quantities

500 ml and 1 litre fluorinated polyethylene squeeze-measure-pour bottles and 2.5 and 5 litre fluorinated polyethylene backpacks.

Further information

Cydectin Pour-On has a wide margin of safety and no symptoms of overdose have been observed at 10 times the recommended dose.

Cydectin Pour-On has been shown to be safe for use in pregnant, lactating and breeding cattle.

Reactions at the site of application may occur after application in extremely rare circumstances.

Clinical trials have shown that efficacy is not affected by rainfall before or after treatment.

Dosing guidelines

Spring/Summer dosing

Cydectin Pour-On gives optimal pasture protection against stomach worm and lungworm with an 8–10 week dosing interval, depending on the level of pasture challenge, ie the length of persistent activity plus the interval from any re-infection to the presence of eggs/larvae in the dung. Ask your veterinary surgeon or animal health advisor for the appropriate timing of treatment in your area.

Late grazing/Housing dose

Treat at or within 5 weeks before housing to control internal and external parasites. The persistant activity against stomach worm and lungworm means that within 5 weeks of treatment:

•cattle can be housed with no further dose needed at housing

•housed cattle can be repeatedly turned back out to grass and stay protected.

The prolonged effect in preventing re-infection of Ostertagia spp. for 5 weeks and of Dictyocaulus spp. for 6 weeks provides the basis for the use of Cydectin Pour-On in strategic parasite control programmes.