Fluboral 200 mg/ml, Suspension for Use in Drinking Water for Pigs and Chickens

Dosage:
Chickens:
1.43 mg flubendazole (= 0.00715 ml product or 0.00775 g product) per kg body
weight daily for 7 consecutive days, administered orally in drinking water, i.e. 1 ml of
the product per 140 kg body weight daily for 7 days.
Pigs:
a. Treatment of adult stages and L4 intestinal stages of Ascaris suum
1 mg flubendazole (= 0.005 ml product or 0.00542 g product) per kg body weight
daily for 5 consecutive days, administered orally in drinking water, i.e. 1 ml of the
product per 200 kg body weight daily for 5 days.
b. Treatment of adult stages of Ascaris suum
2.5 mg flubendazole (= 0.0125 ml product or 0.0136 g product) per kg body weight
daily for 2 consecutive days, administered orally in drinking water, i.e. 2.5 ml of the
product per 200 kg body weight daily for 2 days.
Based on the recommended dose and the number and weight of animals to be
treated, the required daily volume of veterinary medicinal product should be
calculated according to the following formula:
Dose (mg/kg
BW)
X
Total BW (kg) of animals to be
treated
ml of veterinary
medicinal
product required
per day
=
200 mg/ml (concentration of the veterinary medicinal
product)
In case a weighing scale is used:
g of product required per day = ml of product required per day x 1.084
Method of administration:
Prior to and after the period of treatment make sure the water distribution system is
cleaned.
Each day a fresh suspension should be prepared.
The container should be shaken for 30 seconds before use.
1. Tanks:
Add water to the daily required amount of product until the volume equals the
quantity of water usually consumed by the animals in approximately 4 hours.
2. Dosing pumps:
Prepare a stock suspension according to the flow rate of the pump. For
example: at a 1% flow rate add water to the daily required amount of product
until the volume equals 1% of the quantity of water usually consumed by the
animals in approximately 4 hours. The maximal concentration of the product in
the drinking water should be 150 ml/L.
Stir with a manual mixer (whisk) for about 5 seconds to obtain a white milky
homogenous mixture.
In order to ensure administration of the correct dose, a substantial water flow must be
present in the drinking water system:
-administer the product when the water consumption of the animals is highest
-if needed withhold drinking water for 2 hours before treatment to stimulate water
intake
Make sure the medicated water is fully consumed to avoid underdosing. The exact
time period over which the product is administered each day is not critical but all
animals should have sufficient time to drink.
Underdosing could result in ineffective use and may favour resistance development.
To ensure a correct dosage, body weight should be determined as accurately as
possible. If animals are to be treated collectively, reasonably homogeneous groups
should be set up, and all animals of a group should be dosed at the rate
corresponding to the heaviest one.
Accuracy of the dosing device should be thoroughly checked. The use of suitably
calibrated measuring equipment is recommended.