[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 6]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR558.258]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 558--NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR USE IN ANIMAL FEEDS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart B--Specific New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds
 
Sec. 558.258  Fenbendazole.

    (a) Approvals. Type A medicated articles: 4 percent (18.1 grams per 
pound), 8 percent (36.2 grams per pound), and 20 percent (90.7 grams per 
pound) fenbendazole and all combinations provided for in this section to 
012799 in Sec. 510.600(c) of this chapter.
    (b) Related tolerances. See Sec. 556.275 of this chapter.
    (c) [Reserved]
    (d) Conditions of use. (1) Turkeys--(i) Amount. Fenbendazole, 14.5 
grams per ton (16 parts per million).
    (A) Indications for use. For the removal and control of 
gastrointestinal worms: Round worms, adult and larvae (Ascaridia 
dissimilis); cecal worms, adult and larvae (Heterakis gallinarum), an 
important vector of Histomonas meleagridis (Blackhead).
    (B) Limitations. Feed continuously as the sole ration for 6 days. 
For growing turkeys only.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (2) It is used in swine feed as follows:
    (i) Amount. Fenbendazole, 10 to 300 grams per ton (to provide 9 
milligrams per kilogram of body weight) given over a 3- to 12-day 
period.
    (A) Indications for use. For the removal of: adult stage lungworms 
(Metastrongylus apri and M. pudendotectus); adult and larvae (L3, 4 
stages--liver, lung, intestinal forms) large roundworms (Ascaris suum); 
adult stage nodular worms (Oesophagostomum dentatum, O. 
quadrispinulatum); small stomach worms (Hyostrongylus rubidus); adult 
and larvae (L2, 3, 4 stages--intestinal mucosal forms) whipworms 
(Trichuris suis ; adult and larvae kidney worms (Stephanurus dentatus).
    (B) Feed as sole ration.
    (ii) Amount. Fenbendazole 10 to 80 grams per ton (to provide 9 
milligrams per kilogram body weight) and lincomycin 20 grams per ton.
    (A) Indications for use. As an anthelmintic (as provided in 
paragraph (c)(1)(i)(A) of this section) and for increased rate of gain 
in growing-finishing swine.
    (B) Limitations. Feed as sole ration. Do not feed to swine that 
weigh more than 250 pounds; as lincomycin provided by 000009 in 
Sec. 510.600(c) of this chapter.
    (iii) Amount. Fenbendazole 10 to 80 grams per ton (to provide 9 
milligrams per kilogram body weight) and lincomycin 40 grams per ton.
    (A) Indications for use. As an anthelmintic (as provided in 
paragraph (c)(1)(i)(A) of this section) and for control of swine 
dysentery in animals on premises with a history of swine dysentery, but 
where symptoms have not yet occurred.
    (B) Limitations. Feed as sole ration. Do not feed to swine that 
weigh more than 250 pounds; as lincomycin provided by 000009 in 
Sec. 510.600(c) of this chapter.
    (iv) Amount. Fenbendazole 10 to 80 grams per ton (to provide 9 
milligrams per kilogram body weight) and lincomycin 100 grams per ton.
    (A) Indications for use. As an anthelmintic (as provided in 
paragraph (c)(1)(i)(A) of this section) and for the treatment of swine 
dysentery.
    (B) Limitations. Feed as sole ration. Do not use within 6 days of 
slaughter. Do not feed to swine that weigh more

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than 250 pounds; as lincomycin provided by 000009 in Sec. 510.600(c) of 
this chapter.
    (v) Amount. Fenbendazole 10 to 80 grams per ton (to provide 9 
milligrams per kilogram body weight) and lincomycin 200 grams per ton.
    (A) Indications for use. As an anthelmintic (as provided in 
paragraph (c)(1)(i)(A) of this section) and for reduction in the 
severity of swine mycoplasmal pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma 
hyopneumoniae.
    (B) Limitations. Feed as sole ration. Do not use within 6 days of 
slaughter. Do not feed to swine that weigh more than 250 pounds; as 
lincomycin provided by 000009 in Sec. 510.600(c) of this chapter.
    (vi) Amount. Fenbendazole, 10 to 300 grams per ton (to provide 9 
milligrams per kilogram body weight), and bacitracin methylene 
disalicylate, 10 to 30 grams per ton.
    (A) Indications for use. As an anthelmintic (as provided in 
paragraph (d)(1)(i)(A) of this section) and for increased rate of weight 
gain and improved feed efficiency in growing/finishing swine.
    (B) Limitations. Feed as sole ration. Under conditions of continued 
exposure to parasites, retreatment may be needed after 4 to 6 weeks. 
Consult your veterinarian for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, 
and control of parasitism. Bacitracin methylene disalicylate as provided 
by 046573 in Sec. 510.600(c) of this chapter.
    (vii) Amount. Fenbendazole, 10 to 300 grams per ton, and bacitracin 
methylene disalicylate, 250 grams per ton.
    (A) Indications for use--(1) Growing/finishing swine. As an 
anthelmintic (as provided in paragraph (d)(1)(i)(A) of this section) and 
for control of swine dysentery associated withTreponema hyodysenteriae 
on premises with a history of swine dysentery, but where signs of 
disease have not yet occurred; or following an approved treatment of the 
disease condition.
    (2) Pregnant sows. As an anthelmintic (as provided in paragraph 
(d)(1)(i)(A) of this section) and for control of clostridial enteritis 
in suckling pigs caused by Clostridium perfringens.
    (B) Limitations--(1) Growing/finishing swine. Feed as sole ration. 
Not for use in growing and finishing swine that weigh more than 250 
pounds. Diagnosis of swine dysentery should be confirmed by a 
veterinarian when results are not satisfactory. Under conditions of 
continued exposure to parasites, retreatment may be needed after 4 to 6 
weeks. Consult your veterinarian for assistance in the diagnosis, 
treatment, and control of parasitism. Bacitracin methylene disalicylate 
as provided by 046573 in Sec. 510.600(c) of this chapter.
    (2) Pregnant sows. Feed as sole ration. Diagnosis of clostridial 
enteritis should be confirmed by a veterinarian when results are not 
satisfactory. Under conditions of continued exposure to parasites, 
retreatment may be needed after 4 to 6 weeks. Consult your veterinarian 
for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of parasitism. 
Bacitracin methylene disalicylate as provided by 046573 in 
Sec. 510.600(c) of this chapter.
    (3) It is used in the feed of beef and dairy cattle as follows:
    (i) Amount. 5 milligrams fenbendazole per kilogram body weight (2.27 
milligrams per pound).
    (ii) Indications for use. For the removal and control of lungworms 
(Dictyocaulus viviparus); barberpole worms (Haemonchus contortus); brown 
stomach worms (Ostertagia ostertagi); small stomach worms 
(Trichostrongylus axei); hookworms (Bunostomum phlebotomum); thread-
necked intestinal worms (Nematodirus helvetianus); small intestinal 
worms (Cooperia punctata
    (iii) Limitations. Feed as sole ration for one day. Do not use 
within 13 days of slaughter.
    (4) It is used in free-choice beef and dairy cattle feed as follows:
    (i) Amount. 5 milligrams fenbendazole per kilogram body weight (2.27 
milligrams per pound).
    (ii) Indications for use. For the removal and control of infections 
of lungworms (Dictyocaulus viviparus), barberpole worms (Haemonchus 
contortus), brown stomach worms (Ostertagia ostertagi), small stomach 
worms (Trichostrongylus axei), hookworms (Bunostomum phlebotomum), 
thread-necked intestinal worms (Nematodirus helvetianus), small 
intestinal worms (Cooperia oncophora and C. punctata), bankrupt worms

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(Trichostrongylus colubriformis), and nodular worms (Oesophagostomum 
radiatum) in cattle.
    (iii) Limitations. Feed a total of 5 milligrams of fenbendazole per 
kilogram (2.27 milligrams per pound) of body weight to cattle over a 3 
to 6 day period. Retreatment may be needed after 4 to 6 weeks. Do not 
slaughter within 13 days following last treatment. Consult your 
veterinarian for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of 
parasitism.
    (iv) May be fed in a Type C feed as follows:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           International
                   Ingredient                     Percent     feed No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A) Ingredient:.................................
    Copper sulfate..............................   0.45       6-01-720
    Dried Cane Molasses.........................   3.12       4-04-695
    Monosodium phosphate........................  31.16       6-04-288
    Salt (sodium chloride)......................  59.00       6-04-152
    Zinc sulfate................................   0.76       6-05-556
    Fenbendazole Type A article (200 grams per     5.51
     kilogram)..................................
(B) Ingredient:.................................
    Dicalcium phosphate.........................  32.31       6-00-080
    Limestone...................................  17.13       6-02-632
    Magnesium oxide.............................   9.79       6-02-756
    Zinc sulfate................................   1.47       6-05-556
    Copper sulfate..............................   0.29       6-01-720
    Potassium iodide............................   0.0098     6-03-759
    Dried Cane Molasses.........................   0.98       4-04-695
    Selenium....................................   0.0002
    Salt........................................  35.93       6-04-152
    Fenbendazole Type A article (200 grams per     2.09
     kilogram)..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (C) The content of any added vitamin and trace mineral may be 
varied; however, they should be comparable to those used by the firm for 
other free-choice feeds. Formulation modifications require FDA approval 
prior to marketing. The amount of selenium must comply with published 
regulations.
    (5) Zoo and wildlife animals. For removal and control of internal 
parasites in hoofed zoo and wildlife animals as follows:
    (i) Feral swine (Suis scrofa): 3 milligrams per kilogram per day for 
3 days. Treatment for kidney worm (Stephanurus dentatus), roundworm 
(Ascaris suum), nodular worm (Oesophagostomum dentatum).
    (ii) Ruminants (subfamily Antilopinae, Hippotraginae, Caprinae): 2.5 
milligrams per kilogram per day for 3 days. Treatment for small stomach 
worm (Trichostrongylus spp.), thread necked intestinal worm (Nematodirus 
spp.), barberpole worm (Haemonchus spp.), whipworm (Trichuris spp.).
    (iii) Rocky mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis c. canadensis): 10 
milligrams per kilogram per day for 3 days. Treatment and control of 
Protostrongylus spp.
    (iv) Limitations. Use as complete feed. Prior withdrawal of feed or 
water is not necessary. Retreatment may be required in 6 weeks. Consult 
your veterinarian for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and 
control of parasitism. Do not use 14 days before or during the hunting 
season.

[49 FR 3846, Jan. 31, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 7397, Mar. 3, 1986; 53 
FR 14788, Apr. 26, 1988; 54 FR 36963, Sept. 6, 1989; 55 FR 48231, Nov. 
20, 1990; 57 FR 34516, Aug. 5, 1992; 58 FR 47973, Sept. 13, 1993; 59 FR 
35252, July 11, 1994; 61 FR 29478, June 11, 1996; 64 FR 26844, May 18, 
1999; 65 FR 41589, July 6, 2000; 65 FR 50914, Aug. 22, 2000]