Startect Dual Active
ATC code
Species
Sheep.
Indications
Startect Dual Active is a broad spectrum anthelmintic for the treatment and control of mixed gastro-intestinal nematode infections and associated diseases of sheep. The spectrum of activity is as follows:
Adult and Immature Gastro-intestinal Nematodes:
Haemonchus contortus (including inhibited larval stages)
Teladorsagia (Ostertagia) circumcincta (including inhibited larval stages)
Teladorsagia (Ostertagia) trifurcata
Trichostrongylus axei
Trichostrongylus colubriformis
Trichostrongylus vitrinus
Cooperia curticei
Cooperia oncophora
Nematodirus spathiger
Nematodirus filicollis
Nematodirus battus
Strongyloides papillosus
Oesophagostomum venulosum (adult)
Trichuris ovis
Chabertia ovina
Lungworms:
Dictyocaulus filaria (adult)
This product is effective against strains of parasites resistant to benzimidazoles, levamisole, macrocyclic lactones, and combinations of these.
Dose to be administered and administration route
Startect Dual Active is a ready-to-use oral solution.
The dose for sheep is 2 mg derquantel and 0.2 mg abamectin per kg bodyweight. i.e. 1 ml of product per 5 kg bodyweight.
Drench sheep orally, using a drench gun with silicone sealed ‘o’ rings.
Check dose rates and the accuracy of the drench gun before treatment commences.
Do not under-or over-dose. To ensure a correct dosage, body weight should be determined as accurately as possible. If animals are to be treated collectively rather than individually, they should be grouped according to their bodyweight and dosed accordingly. Set the dosing gun to deliver the correct dose volume for the weight of sheep to be treated (see figure 1).
Figure 1
Gently place the nozzle of the drench gun over the back of the tongue and depress the trigger (see figure 2).
Figure 2
Adverse reactions
Sheep:
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Very common (>1 animal / 10 animals treated): |
coughing1 |
1Mild transient.
Reporting adverse events is important. It allows continuous safety monitoring of a veterinary medicinal product. Reports should be sent, preferably via a veterinarian, to either the marketing authorisation holder or the national competent authority via the national reporting system. See also the last section of the package leaflet for respective contact details.
