I-FENZOL DRENCH

Composition

Each 100 ml contains:
Febandazole 2.5gm
Cobalt sulphate 167gm
Sodium selinite 0.050

Presentation

A 2.5% oral suspension of Fenbendazole as a ready to administer oral anthelmintic for cattle and sheep.

Indications

A broad spectrum anthelmintic for the treatment of cattle and sheep infected with mature and developing immature forms of gastro-intestinal nematodes and lungworms. I-FENZOL also has an ovicidal effect on nematode eggs.
Cattle
For the treatment of cattle infected with:
Ostertagia spp., Cooperia spp., Trichostrongylus spp., Nematodirus spp., Haemonchus spp., esophagostomum spp., Bunostomum spp., Strongyloides spp., Trichuris spp., Dictyocaulus viviparous.
I-FENZOL is usually effective against inhibited larvae of Ostertagia spp. and against Moniezia spp. of tapeworm.
Sheep
For the treatment of sheep infected with benzimidazole susceptible:
Ostertagia spp., Haemonchus spp., Trichostrongylus spp., Nematodirus spp., Cooperia spp., esophagostomum spp., Chabertia spp., Bunostomum spp., Strongyloides spp. , Dictyocaulus filaria.
I-FENZOL is usually effective against Moniezia spp. of tapeworm and may have useful but variable efficacy against Trichuris spp.

Dosage & Administration

No dietary control is required before or after treatment.
Cattle
Administer orally 3 ml per 10 kg bodyweight. ( 7.5 mg fenbendazole/kg bodyweight).

Practical dosage recommendations:
Cattle Sheep
50 kg 15 ml Up to 15 kg 3 ml
100 kg 30 ml 16 to 25 kg 5 ml
150 kg 45 ml 26 to 35 kg 7 ml
200 kg 60 ml 36 to 50 kg 10 ml
250 kg 75 ml 51 to 65 kg 13 ml
300 kg 90 ml 66 to 75 kg 15 ml
350 kg 105 ml
Above 350 kg, an extra 15 ml are required for each additional 50 kg bodyweight.
Sheep
Administer orally 1 ml per 5 kg bodyweight. (= 5 mg fenbendazole/kg bodyweight)
Practical dosage recommendations:
Above 75 kg, an extra 2 ml are required for each additional 10 kg bodyweight.

Withdrawal Period

Animals must not be slaughtered for human consumption during treatment. Cattle may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 12 days from last treatment. Sheep may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 15 days from last treatment.
Milk for human consumption must not be taken during treatment.
Milk for human consumption may be taken from cows only after 5 days from last treatment.
Milk for human consumption may be taken from sheep only after 7 days from the last treatment.

Operator warnings:
Direct contact with the skin should be kept to a minimum.
Wear suitable protective clothing including impermeable rubber gloves.
Wash hands after use.

Environmental warnings:
Dispose of any unused product or empty containers in accordance with any guidance from your local waste regulation authority. Do not contaminate ponds, waterways or ditches with product or used containers.
Assess bodyweight as accurately as possible before calculating the dosage.
Intensive use or misuse of anthelmintics can give rise to resistance. To reduce this risk dosing programmes should be discussed with your veterinary surgeon.
FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY. KEEP OUT OF REACH AND SIGHT OF CHILDREN.

Pharmaceutical Precautions

Protect from frost.
Do not freeze.
Shake container before use.
Keep container in its outer carton.

Available Packing

100ml, 250ml, 500ml and 1000ml.