Target species
Pheasant, partridge, chicken, goose, and turkey.
Indications for use, specifying the target species
Flubendazole is a broad spectrum anthelmintic, effective against mature and immature stages and eggs of the following nematodes of chickens, turkeys, geese, partridges and pheasants:
In the gastrointestinal tract: Ascaridia galli, Heterakis gallinarum, Capillaria spp., Amidostomum anseris and Trichostrongylus tenuis.
In the respiratory tract: Syngamus trachea
Contraindications
None known
Special warnings
None.
Special precautions for use
Special precautions for use in the target species
None.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals
Accidental ingestion by humans should be avoided.
This product may cause sensitisation by skin contact and may cause skin and eye irritation.
Avoid direct skin contact.
Personal protective equipment consisting of overalls, safety glasses and impervious gloves should be worn when mixing and handling the product.
In case of skin contact, wash the affected area with water.
In case of eye contact occurs, rinse thoroughly and immediately with water.
To avoid exposure to dust, personal protective equipment consisting of a disposable filter and half-mask respirator conforming to European Standard EN149, or a non-disposable respirator to European Standard EN140 fitted with a filter to EN143 should be worn when handling the product.
Special precautions for the protection of the environment:
Not applicable.
Adverse reactions (frequency and seriousness)
None known.
Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay
Not applicable.
Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
None known.
Administration routes and dosage
For oral administration only.
For incorporation into dry feed at a registered mill.
A manufacturer who is approved to incorporate directly at any concentration, veterinary medicinal products or premixtures containing such products, must be responsible for mixing when incorporation is less than 2 kg per tonne for final feed.
Pheasants and partridges :
1.2 kg of the veterinary medicinal product is incorporated into 1 tonne of feeding stuff to provide 60g flubendazole per tonne of feed. Treat for 7 consecutive days.
Chickens and geese :
600 g of the veterinary medicinal product is incorporated into 1 tonne of feeding stuff to provide 30g flubendazole per tonne of feed. Treat for 7 consecutive days.
Turkeys :
400 g of the veterinary medicinal product is incorporated into 1 tonne of feeding stuff to provide 20g flubendazole per tonne of feed. Treat for 7 consecutive days.
On infected premises treatment at 3 weekly intervals may be necessary to control worm infestation.
Overdose (symptoms, emergency procedures, antidotes), if necessary
Flubendazole is an analog of mebendazole for which the side effects of overdose include transient gastrointestinal abnormalities.
Withdrawal period(s)
Meat and offal:7 days.
Eggs: Chickens: zero days
Not authorised for use in pheasants, partridges, geese and turkeys producing eggs for human consumption.