Flimabo 100 mg/g Suspension for Use in Drinking Water for Chickens and Pigs

Hens/chickens:
1.43 mg flubendazole (= 14.3 mg veterinary medicinal product) per kg body weight daily
during 7 days i.e. 1 g of the veterinary medicinal product per 70 kg body weight daily for 7
days.
Pigs:
a) Treatment of helminthiasis caused by (adult stages and intestinal
larval stages):
1 mg flubendazole (= 10 mg veterinary medicinal product) per kg body weight daily
during 5 days, i.e. 1 g of the veterinary medicinal product per 100 kg body weight daily
for 5 days;
b) Treatment of helminthiasis caused by (adult stages):
2.5 mg flubendazole (= 25 mg veterinary medicinal product) per kg body weight daily
during 2 days, i.e. 2.5 g of the veterinary medicinal product per 100 kg body weight
daily for 2 days.
Pigs should be grouped according to their bodyweight and dosed accordingly, in order to
prevent under or overdosing.
Based on the recommended dose and the number and weight of animals to be treated,
the exact daily concentration of the veterinary medicinal product should be calculated
according to the following formula:
mg veterinary medicinal
product/kg body
weight/day
Xaverage body weight
(kg) of animals to be
treated
average quantity of drinking water (l/animal)
consumed in 4 h=mg veterinary medicinal
product per litre of drinking
water
This will result in a concentration of flubendazole between 20 and 200 mg per litre.
Method of administration:
Administration in drinking water
1) The required quantity of the veterinary medicinal product is in function of the
estimated body weight of the total group animals (see table below for guidance).
Hens/chickens, 7 days of treatment
Total weight of
chickens
Amount of medication to be
used (g/ day)
Total amount of medication
used (g/ 7 days)
1400 kg
3500 kg
7000 kg
52500 kg
20 g
50 g
100 g
750 g
7 x 20 g
7 x 50 g
7 x 100 g
7 x 750 g
Pigs, 5 days of treatment
Total weight of
pigs
Amount of medication to
be used (g/ day)
Total amount of medication
used (g/ 5 days)
2000 kg
5000 kg
10000 kg
75000 kg
20 g
50 g
100 g
750 g
5 x 20 g
5 x 50 g
5 x 100 g
5 x 750 g
Pigs, 2 days of treatment
Total weight of
pigs
Amount of medication to
be used (g/ day)
Total amount of medication
used (g/ 2 days)
800 kg
2000 kg
4000 kg
30000 kg
20 g
50 g
100 g
750 g
2 x 20 g
2 x 50 g
2 x 100 g
2 x 750 g
2) Each day a predilution is prepared containing the daily required dose of the
veterinary medicinal product admixed in 10 to 100 times its weight in water
depending on the distribution system. For example: for 500 g of the veterinary
medicinal product, add 5 litres to 50 litres of water.
3) If less than entire package (a sachet or a container) is required, the required dose
should be measured by suitably calibrated weighing equipment.
4) If the entire sachet is used, squeeze it gently before use and then empty the
contents into the predilution recipient.
5) Stir the predilution vigorously with a manual mixer (whisk) for 2 minutes to obtain a
white milky homogenous mixture.
6) This predilution must be distributed via the general water supply system:
Tanks: add the predilution to the quantity of water usually consumed by the animals
over a period of up to 4 hours.
Dosing pumps: adjust the flow rate of the pump to distribute the predilution over a
period of up to 4 hours.
In order to ensure administration of the correct dose, a substantial water flow must
be present in the drinking water system. Administration of the veterinary medicinal
product over a period of up to 4 hours on each treatment day, at times when water
consumption is likely to be highest prevents precipitation of flubendazole in the
water delivery system and allows washing out of the drinking water system within a
24 hour period after the period of drug administration is finished.
7) Prior to and after the period of treatment make sure the water distribution system is
cleaned.
8) Make sure that all animals in the group receive enough drinking water with the
veterinary medicinal product. Withhold drinking water for 2 hours before treatment
to stimulate thirst.
9) The corresponding dose must always be distributed when the water consumption of
the animals is highest.