AGRI-MECTIN Injection (ivermectin) 50 mL

Cattle and swine pick up worms and lice all season, and a parasite program only works when you can keep to the schedule. AGRI-MECTIN makes that easier. It is a clear, ready-to-use sterile solution, so there is nothing to mix before you draw the dose, and one low-volume injection treats and controls the listed parasites.

The active ingredient is ivermectin, a member of the avermectin family of broad-spectrum antiparasitics. In cattle it controls gastrointestinal roundworms, including inhibited Ostertagia ostertagi, along with lungworms, grubs, sucking lice and mange mites. In swine it controls gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms, lice and mange mites. Because the dose follows body weight, the weigh-in comes first.

Highlights

• Treats and controls listed internal and external parasites
• One low-volume subcutaneous dose
• 1% ivermectin sterile solution for cattle and swine
• Ready to use, with no mixing
• Protects cattle from reinfection for 14, 21 or 28 days, depending on the parasite

Why an injectable works for scheduled herd treatments

A herd or a sounder of hogs is easier to manage when parasite control runs on a calendar. An injection goes into the animal in one set of steps, so you are not chasing a mouthful of paste or mixing medicated feed for a whole group. On a treatment day, that simplicity is the reason most cattle and swine keepers pick this kind of product.

Ivermectin is one of the avermectins, a family of broad-spectrum antiparasitic agents. Roundworms and lungworms live in the gut and the lungs, while lice and mange mites live on the skin and hide. A product that reaches both is worth having on hand when the schedule calls for it.

At a glance

How to use it

Give it by subcutaneous injection, and weigh each animal or use a reliable scale before you draw the dose.

1. Cattle: 1 mL per 110 lb of body weight. Inject in front of or behind the shoulder, with no more than 10 mL at any one site.
2. Swine: 1 mL per 75 lb of body weight. Inject in the neck.
3. Use automatic syringe equipment only, and protect the product from light.
4. Keep a record of the date, the animal and the dose for each treatment.

Ivermectin does not act right away, and animals can pick up parasites again from untreated animals or contaminated facilities. Keep new arrivals apart until they are treated, and keep the pens clean.

Good to know

• Weigh every animal before dosing. The 110-lb and 75-lb rates only work when the weight is right.
• Watch the withdrawal times. Do not treat cattle within 35 days of slaughter, or swine within 18 days of slaughter.
• Do not use in female dairy cattle of breeding age, because a milk withdrawal time has not been established.
• Ask your vet to help build the parasite plan. A fecal egg count shows which worms are present and how heavy the load is, so the plan targets the right ones.

Keep a record of each treatment so the next herd day is planned from the last one.

About Huvepharma

Huvepharma is a privately owned animal health company headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria, with a focus on production animals.

Cautions

Not for Human Use.

Keep out of the reach of children.

For subcutaneous injection in cattle and swine only.

Use automatic syringe equipment only.

Protect product from light.

Residue Warning: Do not treat cattle within 35 days of slaughter.

Because a withdrawal time in milk has not been established, do not use in female dairy cattle of breeding age.

A withdrawal period has not been established for pre-ruminating calves.

Do not use in calves to be processed for veal.

Do not treat swine within 18 days of slaughter.

This product should not be used in other animal species as severe adverse reactions, including fatalities in dogs may result.

This product is not for intravenous or intramuscular use.

Stock a bottle before your next herd treatment day, so the chute runs on schedule.