[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: 21CFR558.360]

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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.  558.360  Morantel tartrate.

    (a) Approvals. Type A medicated articles: 88 grams per pound to 
066104 in Sec.  510.600(c) of this chapter.
    (b) Related tolerances. See Sec.  556.425 of this chapter.
    (c) Special considerations. (1) Do not use in Type B or Type C 
medicated feeds containing bentonite.
    (2) Consult your veterinarian before using in severely debilitated 
animals and for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of 
parasitism.
    (d) Conditions of use--(1) Amount. 0.44 to 4.4 grams of morantel 
tartrate per pound of feed.
    (2) Indications for use--(i) Cattle. For removal and control of 
mature gastrointestinal nematode infections of cattle including stomach 
worms (Haemonchus spp., Ostertagia spp., Trichostrongylus spp.), worms 
of the small intestine (Cooperia spp., Trichostrongylus spp., 
Nematodirus spp.), and worms of the large intestine (Oesophagostomum 
radiatum).
    (ii) Goats. For removal and control of mature gastrointestinal 
nematode infections of goats including Haemonchus contortus, Ostertagia 
(Teladorsagia) circumcincta, and Trichostrongylus axei.
    (3) Limitations. Feed as a single therapeutic treatment at 0.44 gram 
of morantel tartrate per 100 pounds of body weight. Fresh water should 
be available at all times. When medicated feed is consumed, resume 
normal feeding. Conditions of constant worm exposure may require 
retreatment in 2 to 4 weeks. Do not treat cattle within 14 days of 
slaughter; do not treat goats within 30 days of slaughter.

[46 FR 50950, Oct. 16, 1981, as amended at 47 FR 53352, Nov. 26, 1982; 
51 FR 7399, Mar. 3, 1986; 51 FR 9005, Mar. 17, 1986; 52 FR 11642, Apr. 
10, 1987; 59 FR 17922, Apr. 15, 1994; 66 FR 47963, Sept. 17, 2001]