Gallifen 200 mg/ml Suspension for Use in Drinking Water for Chickens and Pheasants

Shake well before use.
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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.
Before allowing animals to have access to the medicated water, the water delivery
system should be drained, if possible, and flushed with the medicated water to ensure
accuracy of dosing. This procedure may need to be performed on all treatment days.
The intake of medicated water depends on the clinical condition of the animals. In
order to obtain the correct dosage, the concentration of fenbendazole may need to be
adjusted accordingly.
Ascaridia galli and Heterakis gallinarum: The dose is 1.0 mg fenbendazole per kg body
weight per day (equivalent to 0.005 ml of the veterinary medicinal product). This dose
has to be administered on 5 consecutive days.
Capillaria obsignata: The dose is 2.0 mg fenbendazole per kg body weight per day
(equivalent to 0.01 ml of the veterinary medicinal product). This dose has to be
administered on 5 consecutive days.
Raillietina echinobothrida: The dose is 3.0 mg fenbendazole per kg body weight per
day (equivalent to 0.015 ml of the veterinary medicinal product). This dose has to be
administered on 10 consecutive days.
Dose calculation:
The required daily amount of veterinary medicinal product is calculated from the total
estimated body weight (kg) of the entire group of chickens or pheasants to be treated.
Please use the following formula:
Treatment of Ascaridia galli and
ml veterinary medicinal product/day = total estimated body weight (kg) of
chickens/pheasants to be treated x 0.005 ml
Treatment of Capillaria obsignata:
ml veterinary medicinal product/day = total estimated body weight (kg) of
chickens to be treated x 0.01 ml
Treatment of Raillietina echinobothrida
ml veterinary medicinal product/day = total estimated body weight (kg) of
chickens to be treated x 0.015 ml
Follow the instructions described below to prepare the medicated water. Use a
sufficiently accurate commercially available measuring device.
For each treatment day the medicated water needs to be freshly prepared.
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For use in medication tank:
For use in chickens, add the calculated amount of veterinary medicinal product to 40-
80% of the daily water ration. For use in pheasants, add the calculated amount of
veterinary medicinal product to 40% of the daily water ration. Stir until content in the
medication tank is visibly homogeneous. The medicated water appears hazy. No
further stirring during administration is necessary.
For use in dosing pump:
Add the calculated amount of veterinary medicinal product to the unmedicated water in
the stock suspension container of the dosing pump. The volume of unmedicated water
in the stock suspension container has to be calculated taking as a basis the preset
injection rate of the dosing pump and 40 to 80% of the chickens’ daily water ration or
40% of the pheasants’ daily water ration. Stir until content in the stock suspension
container is visibly homogeneous. The medicated water appears hazy.
During treatment all animals must have unrestricted access to the medicated water as
the sole source of drinking water.
During treatment, after complete consumption of the medicated water, animals must
be allowed access to un-medicated drinking water as soon as possible.
Ensure that the total amount of medicated water offered is consumed.