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Levacide Low-Volume Worm Drench 7.5% w/v
Levacide Low-Volume Worm Drench 7.5% w/v
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Levacide Low-Volume worm drench 7.5% w/v for cattle and sheep is a broad spectrum anthelminthic that is administrated as an oral drench for the treatment and control of nematode infections. The active ingredient within Levacide Low-Volume Drench is Levamisole Hydrochloride, which is highly effective in treating cases of mature and developing immature stages of gastrointestinal roundworms and lungworms. Levacide drench can be used in wet weather without the worry of the livestock not being properly treated.
Active Ingredient: levamisole hydrochloride 75 mg/mL
Target Species: cattle, sheep
Treats and Controls: gastro-intestinal round worms, lungworms
Administration Method: oral drench
Withdrawal Time: 14 days for animals intended for meat and offal, not permitted for use on animals producing milk for human consumption.
Dosage rate for cattle: 1 ml per 10 kg of body weight
| Body Weight | Dose Volume | Number of Full doses per pack: | |
| 1 Litre | 2.5 Litre | ||
| 50 kg | 5 ml | 200 | 270 |
| 100 kg | 10 ml | 100 | 250 |
| 150 kg | 15 ml | 66 | 183 |
| 200 kg | 20 ml | 50 | 125 |
| 250 kg | 25 ml | 40 | 105 |
| 300 kg | 30 ml | 33 | 83 |
(Cattle over 300 kg should be given 1 ml per additional 10kg body weight)
Dosage rate for sheep: 1 ml per 10 kg body weight
| Body Weight | Dose Volume | Number of Full doses per bottle: | |
| 1 Litre | 2.5 Litre | ||
| 10 kg | 1 ml | 1000 | 2500 |
| 20 kg | 2 ml | 500 | 1250 |
| 30 kg | 3 ml | 333 | 833 |
| 40 kg | 4 ml | 250 | 625 |
| 50 kg | 5 ml | 200 | 500 |
| 60 kg | 6 ml | 166 | 416 |
(Sheep over 60 kg should be given 1 ml per additional 10 kg body weight)
Always read the label and all enclosed information for Levacide Injection before administering to animals!
After being housed for the winter cattle's immunity to worms from the year before is lowered, this means that lungworm disease and gut worms can infect grazing cattle and spread easily throughout your herd during the summer months. Lungworm and gut worm infection can have a highly negative effect on the health of your herd which causes not only weight loss and even in severe cases death, but also has a strong effect on the profit margins of the farm.
What are the signs and effects of livestock infected with other parasites?
Signs and effects of infected livestock |
| Infection: Gut Worm
Symptoms: Diarrhoea, decreased appetite, loss of weight Effects: Gutworm can cause severe damage to the stomach and small intestine which will cause parasitic gastroenteritis, this will not only negatively affect the health of the animal but will affect the profitability for the farmer. |
| Infection: Lungworm
Symptoms: Short, sharp cough that becomes worse with exercise, in severe cases the animal will have obvious difficulty breathing. Effects: Lungworm infections cause a high susceptibility to respiratory viruses and bacteria. Infected cattle are prone to contracting severe bronchial pneumonia which if left untreated can lead to death. |
This product is only licensed for sale withing the Republic of Ireland
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