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Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Specifications. Each gram of meal contains 6 milligrams ivermectin (0.6 percent).
(b) Sponsor. See No. 017135 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.
(c) Special considerations. See § 500.25 of this chapter.
(d) Conditions of use in horses—
(1) Amount. Administer 136 micrograms (mcg) ivermectin per pound (/lb) body weight (300 mcg/kilogram) as a single dose on approximately 2 lb grain or sweet feed.
(2) Indications for use. For treatment and control of Large Strongyles (adults): Strongylus vulgaris (also early forms in blood vessels), S. edentatus (also tissue stages), S. equinus, Triodontophorus spp. including T. brevicauda and T. serratus, and Craterostomum acuticaudatum; Small Strongyles (adults, including those resistant to some benzimidazole class compounds): Coronocyclus spp. including C. coronatus, C. labiatus, and C. labratus, Cyathostomum spp. including C. catinatum and C. pateratum, Cylicocyclus spp. including C. insigne, C. leptostomum, C. nassatus, and C. brevicapsulatus, Cylicodontophorus spp., Cylicostephanus spp. including C. calicatus, C. goldi, C. longibursatus, and C. minutus, and Petrovinema poculatum; Small Strongyles (fourth-stage larvae); Pinworms (adults and fourth stage larvae): Oxyuris equi; Ascarids (adults and third- and fourth-stage larvae): Parascaris equorum; Hairworms (adults): Trichostrongylus axei; Large Mouth Stomach Worms (adults): Habronema muscae; Bots (oral and gastric stages): Gasterophilus spp. including G. intestinalis and G. nasalis; Lungworms (adults and fourth-stage larvae): Dictyocaulus arnfieldi; Intestinal Threadworms (adults): Strongyloides westeri; Summer Sores caused by Habronema and Draschia spp. cutaneous third-stage larvae; Dermatitis caused by neck threadworm microfilariae, Onchocerca sp.
(3) Limitations. Do not use in horses intended for human consumption.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21. Food and Drugs § 21.520.1194 Ivermectin meal - last updated October 02, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-21-food-and-drugs/cfr-sect-21-520-1194/
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