For the treatment and control of the following species of gastro-intestinal roundworms, lungworms, eyeworms, warbles, mites and lice of cattle:

Ostertagia ostertagi (including inhibited O. ostertagi)

Strongyloides papillosus (adult)

Nematodirus helvetianus (adult)

Nematodirus spathiger (adult)

Trichuris spp. (adult)

Dictyocaulus viviparus

Thelazia spp.

Hypoderma bovis

Hypoderma lineatum

Psoroptes bovis

Sarcoptes scabei var. bovis

Linognathus vituli

Haematopinus eurysternus

Solenopotes capillatus.

Virbamec Injectable Solution may also be used as an aid in the control of the biting louse Damalinia bovis and the mange mite Chorioptes bovis, but complete elimination may not occur.

When cattle have to graze on pasture contaminated with infective larvae of cattle nematodes, treatment with Virbamec Injectable Solution at the recommended dose rate controls re-infection with Cooperia spp. for at least 7 days after treatment, Haemonchus placei acquired up to 14 days after treatment, Ostertagia ostertagi and Oesophagostomum radiatum acquired up to 21 days and Dictyocaulus viviparus acquired up to 28 days after treatment.

To obtain optimal benefit from the persistent activity of Virbamec Injectable Solution for cattle, it is recommended that calves which are set stocked in their first grazing season should be treated 3, 8 and 13 weeks after the day of turn-out. This can protect the animals from parasitic gastro-enteritis and lungworm disease throughout the grazing season provided they are set stocked, all the calves are included in the programme and that no untreated cattle are added to the pasture.

Treated animals should always be monitored according to good husbandry practices.

For the treatment and control of the following species of gastro-intestinal roundworms, lungworms, mites and lice:

Ascaris suum

Oesophagostomum spp.

Hyostrongylus rubidus

Strongyloides ransomi (adults and somatic larval stages)

Metastrongylus spp. (adults)

Sarcoptes scabei var.suis

Haematopinus suis

Virbamec injectable solution may also be used as an aid in the control of adult whipworm (Trichuris suis).

At the time of initiating any parasite control it is important to treat all breeding animals in the herd. After the initial treatment use VIRBAMEC INJECTABLE SOLUTION regularly as follows:

Treat 7-14 days prior to farrowing

Treat 7-14 days prior to farrowing

Treat 7-14 days prior to service

Frequency of and need for treatments are dependent upon exposure

Treat at least twice per year.

All pigs received for fattening should be treated before placement in clean quarters. Pigs exposed to soil may need re-treatment if re-infection occurs. All brought-in pigs should be isolated and treated with VIRBAMEC INJECTABLE SOLUTION before being introduced into the herd.

The above programme is a guide for effective parasite control using VIRBAMEC INJECTABLE SOLUTION. Alternatively, a wide measure of control may be achieved by ``total herd treatments'' at six monthly intervals.

Note: for effective mange control, care must be taken to prevent re-infestation from exposure to untreated animals or contaminated facilities.

For the treatment and control of the following species of gastro-intestinal roundworms, lungworms, nasal bots and mites:

Ostertagia circumcincta (including inhibited O.circumcincta)

Ostertagia trifurcata

Haemonchus contortus (including inhibited H. contortus)

Trichostrongylus axei (adult)

Cooperia curticei

Oesophagostomum columbianum

Oesophagostomum venulosum (adult)

Nematodirus filicollis

Chabertia ovina

Trichuris ovis (adult)

Dictyocaulus filaria (adult and fourth-stage larvae)

Protostrongylus rufescens (adult)

Oestrus ovis (immature stage)

Psoroptes ovis (adult and immature stage)

For the treatment and control of sheep scab Psoroptes ovis, two injections with a seven-day interval are required to treat clinical signs of scab and to eliminate mites. Benzimidazole-resistant strains of Haemonchus contortus and Ostertagia circumcincta are also controlled.