Description

Q-drench

Q-drench is a short acting, 4 way combination sheep drench. Q-drench contains 4 actives with 4 different modes of action at 4 fully effective doses.

Q-drench is the ideal choice for strategic treatments such as weaning, pre-lambing, quarantine, primer and exit drenches which rely on the highest possible efficacy to achieve their aims.
Using Q-drench as part of or within a season drench rotation will increase sheep productivity and help delay the development of parasites resistance to existing drenches.

Active Constituents

Levamisole hydrochloride 40 g/L

Closantel 37.5 g/L

Abendazole 25 g/L

Abamectin 1 g/L

Actions

Contains abamectin, albendazole, closantel and levamisole, which are members of the macrocyclic lactone, benzimidazole, salicylanilide and imidazothiazole groups respectively. Broad spectrum oral anthelmintic which is effective against susceptible gastrointestinal roundworms (including strains with single or dual resistance to macrocyclic lactones, benzimidazoles, levamisole or closantel, and strains of Haemonchus contortus with emerging resistance to closantel). It is also effective against lungworm, tapeworms, mature and late immature liver fluke, nasal bot and itch mite. Q-drench can also be used to prevent the introduction of resistant strains onto a property and in a strategic worming program on sheep properties. Resistance may develop to any chemical. Ask a local veterinary practitioner or animal health advisor for recommended parasite management practices for your area to reduce development of resistance. It is advisable that a resistance test be conducted before any parasite treatment is used.

Restraints

DO NOT USE in female sheep which are producing or may in the future produce milk or milk products for human consumption. DO NOT USE in lambs under 6 weeks of age or 10 kg bodyweight.

Precautions

Exercise care in handling weak, pregnant and young animals to avoid unnecessary stress. Avoid yarding animals off-feed overnight, and ensure animals have access to water when yarded prior to drenching. Recommended dose should not be exceeded, except under veterinary supervision.

Withholding Periods

Meat: DO NOT USE less than 28 days before slaughter for human consumption.

Milk: DO NOT USE in female sheep which are producing or may in the future produce milk or milk products for human consumption.

Trade Advice

Export Slaughter Interval (ESI) This product does not have an ESI established. For advice on the ESI, contact Jurox Pty Limited on 1800 023 312 before using this product.

Dosage and Administration

Shake well before use. Administer orally. Check accuracy of the drench equipment before and during use. A representative sample of animals should be weighed before treatment. Dose the mob to the heaviest animal by liveweight in each group (ewes, wethers, rams, lambs). Do not underdose. Where there is a large variation in size within the group, dose rate should be based on the label directions for each weight range. Drafting into two or more lines may be appropriate to avoid excessive overdosing.

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