[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR558.128]

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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.  558.128  Chlortetracycline.

    (a) Specifications. Type A medicated articles containing either 
chlortetracycline calcium complex equivalent to chlortetracycline 
hydrochloride or, for products intended for use in milk replacer, 
chlortetracycline hydrochloride.
    (b) Approvals. See sponsors in Sec.  510.600(c) of this chapter for 
use as in paragraph (e) of this section.
    (1) Nos. 046573, 053389, and 066104: 50 to 100 grams per pound (g/
lb) of Type A medicated article.
    (2) No. 017519: 50 g/lb of Type A medicated article.
    (c) Related tolerances. See Sec.  556.150 of this chapter.
    (d) Special considerations. (1) In milk replacers or starter feed; 
include on labeling the warning: ``A withdrawal period has not been 
established for this product in preruminating calves. Do not use in 
calves to be processed for veal.''
    (2) Manufacture for use in free-choice feeds as in paragraph 
(e)(4)(iii) of this section must conform to Sec.  510.455 of this 
chapter.
    (3) When manufactured for use as in paragraph (e)(5)(iv) of this 
section, include on labeling the warning: ``Psittacosis, avian 
chlamydiosis, or ornithosis is a reportable communicable disease, 
transmissible between wild and domestic birds, other animals, and man. 
Contact appropriate public health and regulatory officials.''
    (e) Conditions of use--(1) Chickens. It is used as follows:

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Chlortetracycline amount           Indications for use                      Limitations               Sponsor
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(i) 10 to 50 g/ton        Chickens: For increased rate of        ................................  046573.
                           weight gain and improved feed         ................................  .............
                           efficiency.                           Do not feed to chickens           017519,
                                                                  producing eggs for human         046573,
                                                                  consumption.                     053389,
                                                                                                   066104.
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(ii) 100 to 200 g/ton     Chickens: For control of infectious    1. Feed continuously for 7 to 14  046573.
                           synovitis caused by Mycoplasma         d.                               .............
                           synoviae susceptible to               ................................  017519,
                           chlortetracycline.                    2. Feed continuously for 7 to 14  046573,
                                                                  d; do not feed to chickens       053389,
                                                                  producing eggs for human         066104.
                                                                  consumption.
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(iii) 200 to 400 g/ton    Chickens: For the control of chronic   1. Feed continuously for 7 to 14  046573.
                           respiratory disease (CRD) and air      d.                               .............
                           sac infection caused by M.            ................................  017519,
                           gallisepticum and Escherichia coli    2. Feed continuously for 7 to 14  046573,
                           susceptible to chlortetracycline.      d; do not feed to chickens       053389,
                                                                  producing eggs for human         066104.
                                                                  consumption.
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(iv) 500 g/ton            Chickens: For the reduction of         1. Feed for 5 d.                  046573.
                           mortality due to E. coli infections   ................................  .............
                           susceptible to chlortetracycline.     2. Feed for 5 d; do not feed to   017519,
                                                                  chickens producing eggs for      046573,
                                                                  human consumption.               053389,
                                                                                                   066104.
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    (2) Turkeys. It is used as follows:

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Chlortetracycline amount           Indications for use                      Limitations               Sponsor
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(i) 10 to 50 g/ton        Growing turkeys: For increased rate    Do not feed to turkeys producing  017519,
                           of weight gain and improved feed       eggs for human consumption.      046573,
                           efficiency.                                                             053389,
                                                                                                   066104.
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(ii) 200 g/ton            Turkeys: For control of infectious     Feed continuously for 7 to 14 d;  017519,
                           synovitis caused by M. synoviae        do not feed to turkeys           046573,
                           susceptible to chlortetracycline.      producing eggs for human         053389,
                                                                  consumption.                     066104.
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(iii) 400 g/ton           1. Turkeys: For control of             Feed continuously for 7 to 14 d;  017519,
                           hexamitiasis caused by Hexamita        do not feed to turkeys           046573,
                           meleagrides susceptible to             producing eggs for human         053389,
                           chlortetracycline.                     consumption.                     066104.
                          .....................................  ................................  .............
                          2. Turkey poults not over 4 weeks of                                     017519,
                           age: For reduction of mortality due                                     046573,
                           to paratyphoid caused by Salmonella                                     053389,
                           typhimurium susceptible to                                              066104.
                           chlortetracycline.
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(iv) 25 mg/lb of body     Turkeys: For control of complicating   Feed continuously for 7 to 14 d;  017519,
 weight                    bacterial organisms associated with    do not feed to turkeys           046573,
                           bluecomb (transmissible enteritis;     producing eggs for human         053389,
                           coronaviral enteritis) susceptible     consumption.                     066104.
                           to chlortetracycline.
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    (3) Swine. It is used as follows:

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Chlortetracycline amount           Indications for use                      Limitations               Sponsor
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(i) 10 to 50 g/ton        Growing swine: For increased rate of   ................................  017519,
                           weight gain and improved feed                                           046573,
                           efficiency.                                                             053389,
                                                                                                   066104.
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(ii) 50 to 100 g/ton      Swine: For reducing the incidence of   ................................  017519,
                           cervical lymphadenitis (jowl                                            046573,
                           abscesses) caused by Group E.                                           053389,
                           Streptococci susceptible to                                             066104.
                           chlortetracycline.
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(iii) 400 g/ton           Breeding swine: For the control of     Feed continuously for not more    017519,
                           leptospirosis (reducing the            than 14 d.                       046573,
                           incidence of abortion and shedding                                      053389,
                           of leptospirae) caused by Leptospira                                    066104.
                           pomona susceptible to
                           chlortetracycline.
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(iv) 10 mg/lb of body     1. Swine: For the treatment of         Feed approximately 400 g/t,       017519,
 weight                    bacterial enteritis caused by E.       varying with body weight and     046573,
                           coli and S. choleraesuis and           feed consumption to provide 10   053389,
                           bacterial pneumonia caused by          mg/lb per day. Feed for not      066104.
                           Pasteurella multocida susceptible to   more than 14 d; withdraw 5 d
                           chlortetracycline.                     prior to slaughter for sponsor
                                                                  017519.
                          .....................................  ................................  .............
                          2. Swine: For the control of porcine   Feed for not more than 14 d.      046573.
                           proliferative enteropathies
                           (ileitis) caused by Lawsonia
                           intracellularis susceptible to
                           chlortetracycline.
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    (4) Cattle. It is used as follows:

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Chlortetracycline amount           Indications for use                      Limitations               Sponsor
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(i) 0.1 mg/lb of body     Calves (up to 250 lb): For increased   See paragraph (d)(1) of this      017519,
 weight daily.             rate of weight gain and improved       section.                         046573,
                           feed efficiency.                                                        053389,
                                                                                                   066104.
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(ii) 0.5 mg/lb of body    Beef cattle (over 700 lb); control of  Withdraw 48 h prior to            017519,
 weight daily.             active infection of anaplasmosis       slaughter. To sponsor No.        046573,
                           caused by Anaplasma marginale          046573: zero withdrawal time.    053389,
                           susceptible to chlortetracycline.      To sponsor No. 053389: 1 d       066104.
                                                                  withdrawal time.
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(iii) 0.5 to 2.0 mg/lb    Beef cattle and nonlactating dairy     In free-choice cattle feeds such  046573.
 of body weight daily.     cattle: As an aid in the control of    as feed blocks or salt-mineral
                           active infection of anaplsmosis        mixes manufactured from
                           caused by A. marginale susceptible     approved Type A articles. See
                           to chlortetracycline.                  paragraph (d)(2) of this
                                                                  section.
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(iv) 10 mg/lb of body     1. Calves, beef and nonlactating       Feed approximately 400 g/ton,     017519,
 weight daily.             dairy cattle; treatment of bacterial   varying with body weight and     046573,
                           enteritis caused by E. coli and        feed consumption to provide 10   053389,
                           bacterial pneumonia caused by P.       mg/lb per day. Treat for not     066104.
                           multocida organisms susceptible to     more than 5 d; in feed
                           chlortetracycline.                     including milk replacers;
                                                                  withdraw 10 d prior to
                                                                  slaughter. To sponsor No.
                                                                  053389: 1 d withdrawal time. To
                                                                  sponsor No. 046573: zero
                                                                  withdrawal time. See paragraph
                                                                  (d)(1) of this section.
                          .....................................  ................................  .............
                          2. Calves (up to 250 lb): For the      See paragraph (d)(1) of this      017519,
                           treatment of bacterial enteritis       section.                         046573,
                           caused by E. coli susceptible to                                        053389,
                           chlortetracycline.                                                      066104.
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(v) 4,000 to 20,000 g/    Calves, beef and nonlactating dairy    As a top dress, varying with      046573.
 ton                       cattle; treatment of bacterial         body weight and feed
                           enteritis caused by E. coli and        consumption, to provide 10 mg/
                           bacterial pneumonia caused by P.       lb per day. Treat for not more
                           multocida organisms susceptible to     than 5 days. See paragraph
                           chlortetracycline.                     (d)(1) of this section.
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(vi) 25 to 70 mg/head/    Calves (250 to 400 lb): For increased  See paragraph (d)(1) of this      017519,
 day                       rate of weight gain and improved       section.                         046573,
                           feed efficiency.                                                        053389,
                                                                                                   066104.
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(vii) 70 mg/head/day      Growing cattle (over 400 lb): For      See paragraph (d)(1) of this      017519,
                           increased rate of weight gain,         section.                         046573,
                           improved feed efficiency, and                                           053389,
                           reduction of liver condemnation due                                     066104.
                           to liver abscesses.
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(viii) 350 mg/head/day    1. Beef cattle: For control of         Withdraw 48 h prior to            017519,
                           bacterial pneumonia associated with    slaughter. For sponsor 046573:    046573,
                           shipping fever complex caused by       zero withdrawal time. For         053389,
                           Pasteurellaspp. susceptible to         sponsor 053389: 1 d withdrawal    066104.
                           chlortetracycline.                     time.
                          .....................................  ................................  .............
                          2. Beef cattle (under 700 lb): For     Withdraw 48 h prior to            017519,
                           control of active infection of         slaughter. For sponsor 046573:   046573,
                           anaplasmosis caused by A. marginale    zero withdrawal time. For        053389,
                           susceptible to chlortetracycline.      sponsor 053389: 1 d withdrawal   066104.
                                                                  time.
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    (5) Minor species. It is used as follows:

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Chlortetracycline amount           Indications for use                      Limitations               Sponsor
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(i) 20 to 50 g/ton        Growing sheep; increased rate of       ................................  046573,
                           weight gain and improved feed                                           053389,
                           efficiency.                                                             066104.
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(ii) 80 mg/head/day       Breeding sheep; reducing the           ................................  046573,
                           incidence of (vibrionic) abortion                                       053389,
                           caused by Campylobacter fetus                                           066104.
                           infection susceptible to
                           chlortetracycline.
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(iii) 200 to 400 g/ton    Ducks: For the control and treatment   Feed in complete ration to        046573.
                           of fowl cholera caused by P.           provide from 8 to 28 mg/lb of
                           multocida susceptible to               body weight per day depending
                           chlortetracycline.                     upon age and severity of
                                                                  disease, for not more than 21
                                                                  d. Do not feed to ducks
                                                                  producing eggs for human
                                                                  consumption.
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(iv) 10 mg/g of finished  Psittacine birds (cockatoos, macaws,   Feed continuously for 45 d; each  046573.
 feed daily.               and parrots) suspected or known to     bird should consume daily an
                           be infected with psittacosis caused    amount of medicated feed equal
                           by Chlamydia psittaci sensitive to     to one fifth of its body
                           chlortetracycline.                     weight.
                                                                 ................................
                                                                 See paragraph (d)(3) of this
                                                                  section.
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    (6) Chlortetracycline. It may be used in accordance with this 
section in combinations as follows:
    (i) Amprolium in accordance with Sec.  558.55.
    (ii) Amprolium plus ethopabate in accordance with Sec.  558.58.
    (iii) Bacitracin methylene disalicylate in accordance with Sec.  
558.76.
    (iv) Clopidol in accordance with Sec.  558.175.
    (v) Decoquinate in accordance with Sec.  558.195.
    (vi) Hygromycin B in accordance with Sec.  558.274.
    (vii) Laidlomycin in accordance with Sec.  558.305.
    (viii) Monensin in accordance with Sec.  558.355.
    (ix) Robenidine hydrochloride in accordance with Sec.  558.515.
    (x) Roxarsone in accordance with Sec.  558.530.
    (xi) Salinomycin alone or with roxarsone in accordance with Sec.  
558.550.
    (xii) Tiamulin in accordance with Sec.  558.600.
    (xiii) Zoalene in accordance with Sec.  558.680.

[41 FR 10995, Mar. 15, 1976]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.  
558.128, see the List of Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding 
Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.

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