Medicine Brand

Ectonil Vet

Trichlorfon / Metrifonate 1 gm/gm

Strength

1 gm/gm

Dosage Form

Powder

Indication

Biting and sucking lice, mange mites, fleas, flies, red avian mites (Dermanyssus avium, Dermanyssus gallinae), scaly leg mites (Cnemidocoptes mutans), skin larvae of Hypoderma bovis, Hypoderma lineatum, Dermatobia hominis, stomach bots (Gasterophilus spp.), tick and roundworms (Hump sore).

Dose Guidance

Cattletreatment
Spray

Dose

1.5

gm/L

Frequency

N/A

Duration

N/A

Purpose

treatment

Wash or spray treatment of the whole animal; repeat after 5 days. Concentration 0.15% solution (1.5 gm per liter of water). Oral administration: 50-75 mg/kg body weight.

Goattreatment
Spray

Dose

1.5

gm/L

Frequency

N/A

Duration

N/A

Purpose

treatment

Wash or spray treatment of the whole animal; repeat after 5 days. Concentration 0.15% solution (1.5 gm per liter of water). Oral administration: 50-75 mg/kg body weight.

Sheeptreatment
Spray

Dose

1.5

gm/L

Frequency

N/A

Duration

N/A

Purpose

treatment

Wash or spray treatment of the whole animal; repeat after 5 days. Concentration 0.15% solution (1.5 gm per liter of water). Oral administration: 50-75 mg/kg body weight.

Horsetreatment
Spray

Dose

1.5

gm/L

Frequency

N/A

Duration

N/A

Purpose

treatment

Wash or spray treatment of the whole animal; repeat after 5 days. Concentration 0.15% solution (1.5 gm per liter of water). Oral administration: 50-75 mg/kg body weight.

Poultrytreatment
PO

Dose

1.5

gm/L

Frequency

N/A

Duration

N/A

Purpose

treatment

Carefully spray or dip the fowl for 1-2 minutes. Spray also floors, walls, ceiling, nests, windows, doors and the other sites where the parasites or flies gather. Concentration 1.5 gm per liter of water.

Contraindications

Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to Metrifonate USP (Trichlorfon).

Alternatives

— other brands with Trichlorfon / Metrifonate