Pigfen 200 mg/ml Suspension for Use in Drinking Water for Pigs

To ensure a correct dosage, body weight should be determined as accurately as
possible.
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 dose is 2.5 mg fenbendazole per kg body weight per day (equivalent to 0.0125 ml
veterinary medicinal product per kg body weight per day). This dose has to be
administered on 2 consecutive days.
Dose calculation:
Based on the recommended dose and the number and weight of animals to be
treated, the exact daily dose of the veterinary medicinal product should be calculated
according to the following formula:
ml veterinary medicinal product/day = total estimated body weight (kg) of pigs to be
treated x 0.0125 ml
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.
For each treatment day the medicated water needs to be freshly prepared.
Follow the instructions described below to prepare the medicated water. Use a
sufficiently accurate commercially available measuring device.
For use in medication tank:
Add the calculated amount of veterinary medicinal product to the volume of drinking
water usually consumed by the animals over 6 hours. 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 into account the
preset injection rate of the dosing pump and the volume of drinking water usually
consumed by the animals over 6 hours. Stir until content in the stock suspension
container is visibly homogeneous. The medicated water appears hazy.
During treatment all animals must have solely but unrestricted access to the
medicated 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.