

Because of the large differences in morantel concentration among the various products, it is important to carefully read the label and make sure you are dosing correctly. Meat withdrawal time for goats is 30 days. There is 0 (zero) withdrawal time for milk in lactating cattle and dairy goats. Morantel tartrate (Rumatel) recommended label dose for goats is 10 mg/kg, orally. Higher doses will require a longer withdrawal time. Note that these withdrawal times are only applicable for the sheep oral drench at the dose given here. The larger volume administered will then provide a wider margin for safety if there are small errors in dosing.Ĭydectin Sheep Drench (1 mg/ml): use orally at 0.4 mg/kg orally for a single dose the meat withdrawal time is 17 days and milk withdrawal is 8 days. If dosing kids, it is safer to dilute further (1 packet in 2 quarts of water), and then administer twice the amount listed on the chart. Solution prepared by dissolving a 52 gram packet in 1 quart (943 ml) of water. Prohibit Soluble Drench Powder (Sheep): (Note that this drug is also sold as Levasol and Tramsiol) 12 mg/kg oral dose with meat withdrawal of 4 days and milk withdrawal of 3 days. Ivomec Sheep Drench (0.08% or 0.8 mg/ml): 0.4 mg/kg orally meat withdrawal time is 14 days and milk withdrawal is 9 days.

if administered 2 days in a row then withhold milk for 5 days after 2nd dose). Add 1 day for each additional day the drug is used (e.g. At 10 mg/kg, withdrawal time is 16 days meat and 4 days for milk. Safe-Guard/Panacur Suspension (10% or 100 mg/ml): the label dose in goats is 5 mg/kg, but a 10 mg/kg dosage is recommended. Valbazen Suspension (11.36 % or 113.6 mg/ml): 20 mg/kg orally withdrawal time is 9 days for meat and 7 days for milk Do NOT use in pregnant does in the first trimester of pregnancy Important! Please read notes below before using this chart. By Ray Kaplan, DVM, PhD, University of Georgia
