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LINCOMYCIN - MIB #10.5


Date Revised: 2009-08

Approved Brands

  1. LINCOMIX 44 PREMIX contains lincomycin hydrochloride at 44 g/kg (Pfizer Canada Inc.)
  2. LINCOMIX 110 PREMIX contains lincomycin hydrochloride at 110 g/kg (Pfizer Canada Inc.)

Approved for use

In meal or pellet feed for broiler chickens.

Approved claims

For broiler chickens - Claim 1.


Claim 1: For growth promotion and improved feed utilization in broiler chickens.

Level of Drug:

2.2 mg/kg (0.00022%) of complete feed.

Directions:

Feed this medicated feed as the sole ration.

Warning:

  1. Feed only to broiler chickens.
  2. Do not feed to layers.

Caution:

  1. Do not allow rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, horses, dairy cattle or other ruminants access to feeds containing lincomycin. Ingestion by these species may result in severe gastrointestinal effects, or metabolic disorders (e.g. Ketosis in dairy cattle).
  2. Do not use in feed containing pellet binding agents except lignin sulfonate. (Required on premix and supplement labels only.)
  3. Do not use in breeding and replacement chickens.
  4. Good manufacturing practices should be observed in preparing feeds containing lincomycin. This includes appropriate clean-out procedures to avoid cross contamination. Premixes and supplements containing lincomycin must be thoroughly mixed in feed before use (required on premix and supplement labels only).

Accepted Compatibilities

Lincomycin is compatible with the following drug/drug combinations. For details refer to the MIB as indicated.

Number Medicated ingredients For use in feed for
1. Clopidol (MIB #45) broiler chickens
2. Clopidol (MIB #45) and
3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid (MIB#2l)
broiler chickens
3. Decoquinate (MIB #50) broiler chickens
4. Lasalocid sodium (MIB #66) broiler chickens
5. Maduramicin ammonium (MIB #71) broiler chickens
6. Monensin sodium (MIB #57) broiler chickens
7. Monensin sodium (MIB #57) and
3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid (MIB #2l)
broiler chickens
8. Robenidine hydrochloride (MIB #58) broiler chickens
9. Salinomycin sodium (MIB #69) broiler chickens
10. Zoalene (MIB #7) broiler chickens