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Contra-indications, warnings, etc
Withdrawal periods
Meat - zero days Milk zero hours.
Do not use unless copper deficiency is known to exist or known to be a risk. Do not administer to pre-ruminant lambs or lambs under 10kg bodyweight. No other form of copper supplementation should be given immediately prior to or 6 months after administration of the capsules. Do not exceed the recommended dose. Copper toxicity may lead to the following clinical signs; thirst, apathy, haemolytic crises, jaundice, hepatic necrosis and death. No specific antidote is available for use in food producing animals. Care must be taken when dosing animals to avoid causing injury to the mouth and pharynx. Caution is advised and veterinary advice should be sought before treating housed sheep and breeds such as North Ronaldsays, Texels and Lleyn known to be susceptible to copper toxicity. This product is not effective in alleviating signs of swayback in lambs which already show signs of the disease. For animal use only. Keep out of the reach of children.