Tracerite Cobalt Pellets for Sheep

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)

Active ingredient:

COBALT OXIDE

Available from:

BARTEN INVESTMENTS TRUST & THE VOLTAR TRUST

Pharmaceutical form:

ORAL GRANULES, PELLETS

Composition:

COBALT OXIDE MINERAL-COBALT Active 300.0 g/kg

Units in package:

100 pellets; 250 pellets; 50 pellets; 500 pellets

Class:

VM - Veterinary Medicine

Therapeutic area:

NUTRITION & METABOLISM

Product summary:

Poison schedule: 0; Withholding period: Zero (0) days. Zero (0) days.; Host/pest details: SHEEP: [MINERAL AND NUTRITIONAL ADDITIVE]

Authorization status:

Registered

Authorization date:

2023-07-01

Patient Information leaflet

Tracerite Cobalt Pellets for Sheep
89299/136462
Product Name:
APVMA Approval No:
Label Name:
Tracerite Cobalt Pellets for Sheep
Signal Headings:
FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY
Constituent
Statements:
300 g/kg Cobalt Oxide (Each 10 g pellet contains 3 g Cobalt oxide)
Claims:
Sustained release cobalt pellets for the prevention and correction of
cobalt responsive
conditions in sheep for 3 years.
Net Contents:
50 pellets
100 pellets
250 pellets
500 pellets
Directions for Use:
Restraints:
Contraindications:
Contraindicated for use unless cobalt deficiency is confirmed.
Contraindicated for use in sheep that are dehydrated or unwell and
lambs under 8 weeks of
age.
Precautions:
Important: Do not use excessive force when dosing in order to avoid
trauma and damage to
the throat of animals.
Side Effects:
Dosage and
Administration:
Sheep all ages - 1 pellet every 3 years.
Preventive treatment:
Adult sheep: Dose as soon as convenient. Repeat dose on veterinary
advice.
Young sheep: Dose as soon as convenient after 8 weeks of age. RLP APPROVED
Corrective treatment:
Sheep all ages: Dose immediately. Repeat dose on veterinary advice.
General Directions:
Administer using a balling gun that delivers the pellet into the
gullet. To be effective pellets
must be swallowed. To prevent a coating forming on the pellet which
may reduce the
release of cobalt where this product is used alone, a steel grinder
should be administered
to maintain the surface of the pellet clean and active. Another
mineral pellet such as
selenium pellets may also be administered and will also provide a
grinding action to keep
the pellets clean and active.
Withholding Periods:
Zero (0) days.
Trade Advice:
EXPORT SLAUGHTER INTERVAL (ESI): Zero (0) days.
Safety Directions:
First Aid Instructions:
If poisoning occurs, contact a doctor or Poisons Information Centre.
Phone Australia
13 11 26.
First Aid Warnings:
Additional User
Safety:
Environmental
Statements:
Disposal:
Dispose of container by wrapping with paper and putting in garbage.
Storage:
Store below 30°C (room tem