ABAMAX PLUS SELENIUM ANTIPARASITIC SOLUTION FOR SHEEP AND LAMBS

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)

Active ingredient:

ABAMECTIN; SELENIUM AS SODIUM SELENATE

Available from:

ELANCO AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD

INN (International Name):

abamectin(0.8g/L)+Se as sod.selenate(0.4g/L)

Pharmaceutical form:

ORAL SOLUTION/SUSPENSION

Composition:

ABAMECTIN ANTHELMINTIC Active 0.8 g/L; SELENIUM AS SODIUM SELENATE MINERAL-SELENIUM Active 0.4 g/L

Units in package:

1L; 20L; 25L; 5L

Class:

VP - Veterinary Pesticide

Manufactured by:

BAYER AUSTRALIA

Therapeutic group:

LAMB OVER 6 WEEKS OF AGE | SHEEP | EWE | HOGGET | LAMB | OVINE | RAM | WEANER | WETHER

Therapeutic area:

PARASITICIDES

Therapeutic indications:

BARBER'S POLE WORM - HAEMONCHUS PLACEI | BARBER'S POLE WORM (ALSO INHIBITED L4) | COOPERIA CURTICEI | COOPERIA ONCOPHORA | INTESTINAL HAIR WORM - T. COLUBRIFORMIS | INTESTINAL THREADWORM - S. PAPILLOSUS | LARGE BOWEL WORM - O. VENULOSUM | LARGE LUNGWORM - DICTYOCAULUS FILARIA | LARGE MOUTHED BOWEL WORM | NASAL BOT | NEMATODIRUS FILICOLLIS | NODULE WORM - O. COLUMBIANUM | O. CIRCUMCINCTA - INCLUDING INHIBITED L4 | SELENIUM DEFICIENCY | SHEEP ITCH MITE | STOMACH HAIR WORM | THIN NECKED INTESTINAL WORM-N. SPATHIGER | TRICHOSTRONGYLUS VITRINUS | WHIPWORM - TRICHURIS OVIS | BLACK SCOUR WORM | PSOROBIA OVIS | SHEEP NASAL BOT FLY | SMALL BROWN STOMACH WORMS | SMALL INTESTINAL WORM | TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA | THIN NECKED INTESTINAL WORM | THIN NECKED INTESTINAL WORM-AD | WHITE MUSCLE DISEASE

Product summary:

Poison schedule: 6; Withholding period: WITHHOLDING PERIOD: MEAT: DO NOT USE l ess than fourteen (14) days before slau ghter for human consumption. MILK: DO NOT USE in Ewes which are producing or may in the future produce milk that may be used or processed for human consump tion. EXPORT SLAUGHTER INTERVAL (ESI): DO NOT USE less than 28 days before sla ughter for export.; Host/pest details: LAMB OVER 6 WEEKS OF AGE: [BARBER'S POLE WORM (ALSO INHIBITED L4), BARBER'S POLE WORM - HAEMONCHUS PLACEI, COOPERIA CURTICEI, COOPERIA ONCOPHORA, INTESTINAL HAIR WORM - T. COLUBRIFORMIS, INTESTINAL THREADWORM - S. PAPILLOSUS, LARGE BOWEL WORM - O. VENULOSUM, LARGE LUNGWORM - DICTYOCAULUS FILARIA, LARGE MOUTHED BOWEL WORM, NASAL BOT, NEMATODIRUS FILICOLLIS, NODULE WORM - , O. CIRCUMCINCTA - INCLUDING INHIBITED L4, SELENIUM DEFICIENCY, SHEEP ITCH MITE, STOMACH HAIR WORM, THIN NECKED INTESTINAL WORM N. SPATHIGER, TRICHOSTRONGYLUS VITRINUS, WHIPWORM - TRICHURIS OVIS]; SHEEP: [BARBER'S POLE WORM (ALSO INHIBITED L4), BARBER'S POLE WORM - HAEMONCHUS PLACEI, COOPERIA CURTICEI, COOPERIA ONCOPHORA, INTESTINAL HAIR WORM - T. COLUBRIFORMIS, INTESTINAL THREADWORM - S. PAPILLOSUS, LARGE BOWEL WORM - O. VENULOSUM, LARGE LUNGWORM - DICTYOCAULUS FILARIA, LARGE MOUTHED BOWEL WORM, NASAL BOT, NEMATODIRUS FILICOLLIS, NODULE WORM - , O. CIRCUMCINCTA - INCLUDING INHIBITED L4, SELENIUM DEFICIENCY, SHEEP ITCH MITE, STOMACH HAIR WORM, THIN NECKED INTESTINAL WORM N. SPATHIGER, TRICHOSTRONGYLUS VITRINUS, WHIPWORM - TRICHURIS OVIS]; Poison schedule: 6; Withholding period: ; Host/pest details: LAMB OVER 6 WEEKS OF AGE: [BARBER'S POLE WORM (ALSO INHIBITED L4), BARBER'S POLE WORM - HAEMONCHUS PLACEI, COOPERIA CURTICEI, COOPERIA ONCOPHORA, INTESTINAL HAIR WORM - T. COLUBRIFORMIS, INTESTINAL THREADWORM - S. PAPILLOSUS, LARGE BOWEL WORM - O. VENULOSUM, LARGE LUNGWORM - DICTYOCAULUS FILARIA, LARGE MOUTHED BOWEL WORM, NASAL BOT, NEMATODIRUS FILICOLLIS, NODULE WORM - , O. CIRCUMCINCTA - INCLUDING INHIBITED L4, SELENIUM DEFICIENCY, SHEEP ITCH MITE, STOMACH HAIR WORM, THIN NECKED INTESTINAL WORM N. SPATHIGER, TRICHOSTRONGYLUS VITRINUS, WHIPWORM - TRICHURIS OVIS]; SHEEP: [BARBER'S POLE WORM (ALSO INHIBITED L4), BARBER'S POLE WORM - HAEMONCHUS PLACEI, COOPERIA CURTICEI, COOPERIA ONCOPHORA, INTESTINAL HAIR WORM - T. COLUBRIFORMIS, INTESTINAL THREADWORM - S. PAPILLOSUS, LARGE BOWEL WORM - O. VENULOSUM, LARGE LUNGWORM - DICTYOCAULUS FILARIA, LARGE MOUTHED BOWEL WORM, NASAL BOT, NEMATODIRUS FILICOLLIS, NODULE WORM - , O. CIRCUMCINCTA - INCLUDING INHIBITED L4, SELENIUM DEFICIENCY, SHEEP ITCH MITE, STOMACH HAIR WORM, THIN NECKED INTESTINAL WORM N. SPATHIGER, TRICHOSTRONGYLUS VITRINUS, WHIPWORM - TRICHURIS OVIS]; For the treatment and control of abamectin sensitive strains or internal parasites in sheep (incl. benzimidazole, levamisole and morantel resistant strains), nasal bot and itch mite of sheep and as an aid in the control of selenium deficiency in sheep.DO NOT use in ewes which are producing or may in the future product milk that may be used/processed for human consumption.. Contra-indicated for use in lambs under 6 weeks/10kg. See precautions also re selenium toxicity.

Authorization status:

Registered

Authorization date:

2023-07-01

Patient Information leaflet

POISON
KEEP
OUT
OF
REACH
OF
CHILDREN
READ
SAFETY
DIRECTIONS
BEFORE
OPENING
OR
USING
FOR
ANIMAL
TREATMENT
ONLY
ABAMAX
PLUS
SELENIUM
ANTIPARASITIC
SOLUTION
FOR
SHEEP
AND
LAMBS
Active Constituents:
0.8g/L ABAMECTIN, 0.4g/L SELENIUM
(AS
SODIUM
SELENATE)
For
the treatment and control of abamectin sensitive strains of internal
parasites
in sheep (including benzimidazole, levamisole and morantel resistant
strains),
nasal bot and itch mite of sheep and as an aid in the control of
selenium
deficiency in sheep.
lL,
SL,
20L, 25L
READ DIRECTIONS FOR USE BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT
ABAMAX
PLUS
SELENIUM ANTIPARASITIC SOLUTION
FOR
SHEEP
AND
LAMBS contains Abamectin, a member
of
the Avermectin family
of
drenches and also contains selenium which
is
an
aid
in
the control and
treatment
of
selenium deficiency in sheep and lambs.
It
is
effective against
Abamectin sensitive strains
of
the following adult and immature internal
parasites
of
sheep.
ADULT
AND
IMMATURE GASTROINTESTINAL ROUNDWORMS
_Haemonchus contortus _
Barbers
Pole
Worm
(Including inhibited
L4
RLP
Approved
Infopest
Verified
_Haemonchus placei _
_Ostertagia circumcincta _
_Trichostrongylus axei _
_Trichostrongylus colubnformis, Trichostrongylus _
_vitrinus _
_Cooperia _
_curticet; _
_Cooperia oncophora _
_Nematodirus spathiger, _
_Nematodirus _
_filicollis _
_Chabertia ovina _
_Oesophagostomum columbianum _
_Oesophagostomum venulosum _
_Trichuris _
_avis _
_Strongylotdes papillosus _
LUNGWORM:
_Dictyocaulus _
_filaria _
_Psorergates avis _
_Oestrus avis _
stage)
Large
Stomach Worm
Small Brown Stomach
Worm
(Including inhibited
L4
stage)
Stomach Hair Worm
Black
Scour Worm
Small Intestinal Worm
Thin Necked Intestinal
Worm
Large
Mouthed Bowel
Worm
Nodule Worm
Large
Bowel Worm
Whipworm
Intestinal Threadworm
Large
Lungworm
Itch Mite
Nasal
Bot
Resistance may develop
to
any drench.
Ask
your local veterinary
practitioner or animal health advisor for recommended parasite
management practices for your local
area
to
reduce development
of
resistance.
It
is
advisable that a drench resista

Summary of Product characteristics

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SAFETY DATA SHEET 

A18242/02/AUS

ABAMAX PLUS SELENIUM ANTIPARASITIC SOLUTION FOR SHEEP AND LAMBS 

SECTION 1 – IDENTIFICATION, CONTACTS, HAZARDOUS NATURE 

Bayer Australia Ltd 
875 Pacific Highway  
Pymble NSW 2073

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER  
1800 033 111  
24 hour Emergency Service Australia Wide, Toll Free 

CONTACT POINT (FOR NON-EMERGENCY CALLS)  
Animal Health Division 
[phone]  
Full Product Name 
ABAMAX PLUS SELENIUM ANTIPARASITIC SOLUTION 
FOR SHEEP AND LAMBS 
Other Names 
N/A

Product Use 
FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY 
For the treatment and control
of abamectin sensitive strains of internal 
parasites, nasal bot and itch mite of sheep and as an aid in
the control 
of selenium deficiency in sheep.  
Creation Date 
21
st
 March 2011

Revision Date 
11 July 2013 

SECTION 2 – HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION 
Hazard Classification 
CLASSIFIED AS A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE 
NOT CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS GOODS when transported by 
road or rail within Australia under Special Provision AU01
of the 
Australian Dangerous Goods Code, 7th Edition. 
CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS GOODS when transported by sea or 
air. 
Poison Schedule S6 
Risk Phrases 
R20/22 – Harmful by inhalation and if swallowed. 
R50/53 – Very toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long term 
adverse effects in the aquatic environment. 
Safety Phrases 
S(2) – Keep out of the reach of children. 
S36 – Wear suitable protective clothing. 
S60 – This material and its container must be disposed
of as hazardous 
waste. 
S61 – Avoid release to the environment. Refer to special 
instructions/safety data sheet. 

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SECTION 3 – COMPOSITION 
INGREDIENTS 
CAS NO 
PROPORTION

Safety Data Sheet

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20L
POISON
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OUT
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REACH
OF
CHILDREN
READ
SAFETY
DIRECTIONS
BEFORE
OPENING
OR
USING
FOR
ANIMAL
TREATMENT
ONLY
®
ANTIPARASITIC SOLUTION FOR SHEEP
&
LAMBS
ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS:
0 .
8g/
L
Abamect
in, 0 .4
g/L
Se
l
en
i
um
(as
sodium
selenate)
For
the
treatment
and
control
of
abamectin sensitive strains
of
internal parasites in
sheep (including benzimidazole, levamisole
and
morantel
resistant strains), nasal
bot
and
itch
mite
of
sheep
and
as
an
aid
in
the
control
of
selenium deficiency in sheep.
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US
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US
IN
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LU
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SE
LENIUM A NTIPARASITIC
SO
LU
TION FOR
SHEEP
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L
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S contains
A
ba
me
ct
in,
_a _
mem
be
r
of
the Aver
mect
in f
am
i l
y of drench
es
and also co
nt
a
in
s
se
lenium w
hi
ch is an
aid in
th
e control and treatment
of
selenium deficiency in
sh
eep and lambs. It is e
ff
ect ive against
Aba
m
ect
in sensi
ti
ve strains
of
the
f o
l l
ow
ing adult
an
d imma
ture
int
ernal parasi
te
s of
sh
eep
:
AD
ULT A ND
IMM
ATURE GASTROINTE
ST
IN
AL
ROU
NDWORMS
Haemonchus contortus
Haemonchus
_placei _
_Ostertagia circumcincta _
_Tric_
_ho_
_strongylus axei _
_Trichostrongylus colubriformis, _
_Tric_
_host_
_rongylus vitrinus _
Barber's
Po
le
Wo
rm
(Including inh
ib
it
ed L4 stage)
Large Stomach
Wom
1
Sma
ll
Br
own
Stomach
Worm
(Including inhi
bited
L4 stage)
Stomach Hair
Wo
rm
Black Scour Worm
_Cooper_
_ia curticei, _
_Coope_
_r_
_ia _
_oncophora _
Sma
ll
Intestinal
Wo
rm
_Ne_
_m_
_atod_
_irus spathiger, _
_Nematod_
_iru_
_s _
_filic_
_o_
_l/i_
_s _
Thin Necked Intestinal
Worm
_Chabertia ovina _
Large
Mo
uthed Bowel
Worm
_Oesophagos_
_tomum _
_columbianum _
Nod
ule
Wo
rm
_O_
_esophagostomum _
_venuloswn _
Lar
ge
Bowel
Wo
rm
---------------------------------
_Tr_
_ichuris _
_ov_
_is _
Whi
pwo
rm
,.,...
-
-
-
_Strongyloides papillosus _
Intestinal Threa
dworm
_f _
A representative sample
of
animals should
be
wei
ghed
be
f
ore
tr
eatment.
Do
se
the
mob
to
the
heaviest animal
by
liveweight in each
group
(ewes,