Bimectin
Active substance
ATC code
Species
Cattle, sheep and pigs.
Indications
For the effective treatment and control of the following harmful parasites of cattle, sheep and pigs:
Cattle
Gastrointestinal roundworms (adult and fourth-stage larvae):
Ostertagia spp. (including inhibited O. ostertagi)
Haemonchus placei
Trichostrongylus axei T. colubriformis Cooperia spp.
Bunostomum phlebotomum
Oesophagostomum radiatum
Strongyloides papillosus (adult)
Nematodirus helvetianus (adult) N. spathiger (adult)
Trichuris spp (adult).
Lungworms (adult and fourth-stage larvae):
Dictyocaulus viviparous
Eye worms (adult):
Thelazia spp.
Warbles:
Hypoderma bovis
H. lineatum
Mange mites:
Psoroptes bovis
Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis
Sucking lice:
Linognathus vituli
Haematopinus eurysternus
Solenopotes capillatus
May also be used as an aid in the control of the mange mite Chorioptes bovis and biting lice Damalinia bovis, but complete elimination may not occur.
Persistent Activity
Treatment at the recommended dose rate can control re-infection with Haemonchus placei and Cooperia spp. acquired up to 14 days after treatment, Ostertagia ostertagi and Oesophagostomum radiatum acquired up to 21 days after treatment and Dictyocaulus viviparus up to 28 days after treatment.
To obtain optimal benefit from the persistent activity of the product for grazing animals, it is recommended that calves which are set-stocked in the first grazing season should be treated 3, 8 and 13 weeks after the day of turn-out. This can protect the animals from parasitic gastroenteritis and lungworm disease throughout the grazing season, provided they are set-stocked, all the calves included in the programme and that no untreated cattle are added to the pasture. Treated animals should always be monitored according to good husbandry practices.
Sheep
Gastrointestinal roundworms (adult and fourth-stage larvae):
Ostertagia circumcincta including inhibited larvae
O. trifurcata
Haemonchus contortus including inhibited larvae
Trichostrongylus axei (adults)
T. colubriformis and T. vitrinus (adults)
Cooperia curticei
Oesophagostomum columbianum
O. venulosum (adults)
Nematodirus filicollis
Chabertia ovina Trichuris ovis (adults).
Lungworms:
Dictyocaulus filaria (adult and fourth-stage larvae)
Protostrongylus rufescens (adults)
Nasal Bots (all larval stages)
Oestrus ovis
Pigs
Gastrointestinal roundworms (adult and fourth-stage larvae):
Ascaris suum
Hyostrongylus rubidus
Oesophagostomum spp.
Strongyloides ransomi (adult and somatic larval stages)
Lungworms:
Metastrongylus spp. (adults)
Lice:
Haematopinus suis
Mange mites:
Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis
Dose to be administered and administration route
Subcutaneous use.
The veterinary medicinal product should be given only by subcutaneous injection at the recommended dosage level of 200 mcg ivermectin per kg bodyweight under the loose skin in front of, or behind, the shoulder in cattle and over the neck in sheep. At the recommended dosage level of 300 mcg ivermectin per kg of bodyweight, the veterinary medicinal product should be given only subcutaneously in the neck of pigs.
Each ml contains 10 mg of ivermectin sufficient to treat 50 kg of bodyweight of cattle and sheep and 33 kg of bodyweight of pigs. The injection may be given with any standard automatic or single-dose or hypodermic syringe. Use of 17 gauge x ½ inch needle is suggested. Replace with a fresh sterile needle after every 10 to 12 animals.
Injection of wet or dirty animals is not recommended. If using a single-dose or hypodermic syringe, use a separate sterile needle to withdraw the veterinary medicinal product from the container. Massage the injection site after administration of the veterinary medicinal product.
In young pigs, especially those below 16 kg for which less than 0.5 ml of the veterinary medicinal product is indicated, dosing accuracy is important. The use of a syringe that can accurately deliver as little as 0.1 ml is recommended.
In young lambs weighing less than 20.0 kg give 0.1 ml per 5 kg. In these lambs the use of a syringe with can deliver as little as 0.1 ml is recommended.
To ensure a correct dosage, body weight should be determined as accurately as possible; accuracy of the dosing device should be checked.
The use of suitably calibrated measuring equipment is recommended.
If animals are to be treated collectively rather than individually, they should be grouped according to their bodyweight and dosed accordingly, in order to avoid under- or over- dosing.
Adverse reactions
Cattle, Sheep and Pigs:
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Undetermined frequency (cannot be estimated from the available data): |
Injection site pain1,2 Injection site swelling3 |
1 Mild and transient following subcutaneous administration.
2 In sheep: sometimes intense.
3 In cattle only.
All these reactions disappeared without treatment.
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 its local representative or the national competent authority via the national reporting system. See the package leaflet for respective contact details.
Dispensing
POM-VPS - Prescription Only Medicine – Veterinarian, Pharmacist, SQP
TRUSTED SOURCE
| Art. Nr. | 50146/4002 |
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| EAN | 5391510230540 |
