z Levacide Pour

Levacide Pour-On is a blue solution for external pour-on transcutaneous administration containing levamisole 200 mg/ml.

Levacide Pour-On is a broad spectrum anthelmintic for external use in cattle in the treatment and control of nematode infections, such as parasitic gastro-enteritis and lungworm disease caused by mature and developing immature gastrointestinal and pulmonary nematodes.

Dosage & Administration:

Levacide Pour-On is indicated for external pour-on transcutaneous administration to cattle.

The recommended dose rate is 10 mg levamisole per kg bodyweight, equivalent to 2.5 ml per 50 kg bodyweight.

The bodyweight of animals should be assessed as accurately as possible before calculating the dosage.

Bodyweight Dose
Up to 50 kg (1 cwt) 2.5 ml
51-100 kg (1-2 cwt) 5 ml
101-150 kg (2-3 cwt) 7.5 ml
151-200 kg (3-4 cwt) 10 ml
201-250 kg (4-5 cwt) 12.5 ml
251-300 kg (5-6 cwt) 15 ml
301-350 kg (6-7 cwt) 17.5 ml

Above 350 kg give a further 2.5 ml for each additional 50 kg bodyweight.

For external administration only: Pour on from the calibrated dispenser or using a standard dosing gun. Apply along the flattest part of the backline at the rate of 10 mg levamisole/kg bodyweight, equivalent to 2.5 ml per 50 kg bodyweight.

Dosing schedule: Dose all young cattle in early summer and if possible move onto clean pasture. Seek veterinary advice on subsequent retreatment.

Withdrawal Period:

Cattle may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 28 days from the last treatment. Do not use in animals producing milk for human consumption.

Contraindictions:

For external use only. Do not exceed the stated dose.

Do not treat animals when wet, and where possible, prevent treated animals from being exposed to rain for one hour post treatment.

Levacide Pour-On is safe for use in cattle at the recommended dosage. In cases of overdosage, hyperaesthesia, tremor and occasionally diarrhoea may occur.

Cattle must not be treated within a period of 14 days before or after treatment with organophosphorus compounds.