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Code of Federal Regulations Title 21. Food and Drugs § 21.558.78 Bacitracin zinc

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Specifications. Type A medicated articles containing bacitracin zinc equivalent to 10, 25, 40, or 50 grams per pound bacitracin.

(b) Sponsor. See No. 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(c) Related tolerances. See § 556.70 of this chapter.

(d) Conditions of use.

(1) It is used as follows:

Bacitracin zinc in grams per ton

Combinations in grams per ton

Indications for use

Limitations

Sponsor

(i) 4 to 50

Chickens: for increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency

Growing chickens

054771

(ii) 4 to 50

Turkeys and pheasants: for increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency

Growing turkeys and pheasants

054771

(iii) 5 to 20

Quail; for increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency.

Growing quail; feed as the Type C feed to starting quail through 5 weeks of age.

054771

(iv) 10 to 25

Laying chickens; improved feed efficiency and increased egg production.

054771

(v) 10 to 50

Swine; increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency.

Growing and finishing swine

054771

(vi) 20

Growing-finishing swine; increased rate of weight gain.

In Type C feed

054771

(vii) 20 to 40

Growing-finishing swine; improved feed efficiency.

do

054771

(2) It is used in feed for growing cattle at 35 to 70 milligrams per head per day as follows:

(i) To aid in stimulating growth and improving feed efficiency.

(ii) For increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency;  see sponsor 054771.

(3)Bacitracin zinc may also be used in combination with:

(i) Amprolium and ethopabate as in § 558.58.

(ii) Clopidol as in § 558.175.

(iii) Decoquinate as in § 558.195.

(iv) Lasalocid as in § 558.311.

(v) Monensin as in § 558.355.

(vi) Naracin as in § 558.363.

(vii)Nicarbazin as in § 558.366.

(viii) Robenidine as in § 558.515.

(ix) Salinomycin as in § 558.550.

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