DESCRIPTION
Ivermectin 1% Sterile Solution is an effective injectable anti-parasitic medication used to treat worms, scaly leg mites, and parasites in poultry + chickens.
It’s commonly recommended by veterinarians to treat backyard chicken flocks; however, its use is (off-label), and is marketed for treating cattle, swine, as well as horses. NOT effective against Tapeworm.
Ivermectin 1% is an injectable and water soluble solution used off label in pet poultry such as chickens, and can be administered orally (PO), injected intramuscularly (IM) in the breast, or added to the flock’s water source. See poultry dosing instructions, below.
There is an 8 day Egg Withdrawal Period and 10–14 day Withdrawal Period for meat.
It is effective for the treatment and control of the following parasites:
- Most species of adult roundworms, including Ascaridia galli (large roundworm), Heterakis gallinarum (cecal worm), Syngamus trachea (gapeworm), and Oxyspirura mansoni (manson eyeworm).
- It has variable effectiveness against Capillaria (threadworms) at the dosage that can be safely administered.
- Some species of mites, including Cytodites nudus (airsac mites), Laminosioptes cisticola (fowl cyst mites), Knemidocoptes mutans (scaly leg mites), and Micnemidocoptes derooi.
- It has mixed effectiveness with management of Ornithonyssus spp. (fowl mites).
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NOT effective against Tapeworm or Red Mites.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE IN POULTRY:
The dosage of ivermectin for your chickens will depend on its route of administration; however, should NOT be used topically as it is very caustic to their tissue and feathers (Ivermectin Pour-On for Cattle is even more severe and can be fatal to chickens).
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Oral: 0.4 mg/kg
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Intramuscular or subcutaneous: 0.2 mg/kg
Ivermectin should be administered in two separate doses, 10 to 14 days apart. The first dose of Ivermectin is designed to address active (adult) stage parasites; while the second dose addresses any larvae that might have hatched after the first dose.
Be sure to keep track of when you administered the Ivermectin in order to avoid overdosing your chickens.
Ivermectin 1% works fastest and most effectively when injected, however will work nearly as efficiently if administered orally. The drug will reach its peak concentration after about 30-60 minutes and slowly declines after an hour. Within 2-3 hours, ivermectin will have reduced by half. It is rapidly excreted from a bird’s circulatory system after just 12 to 24 hours.
Not Safe or Approved for Human Use Which Could Cause Severe Injury or Death.
