---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 524.770"
title: "21"
number: "524.770"
heading: "Doramectin."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/524.770"
---

# §524.770. Doramectin.

- (a) **Specifications.** Each milliliter (mL) of solution contains 5 milligrams (mg) doramectin.
- (b) **Sponsors.** See Nos. 051072, 054771, and 061133 in [§ 510.600(c)](/cfr/21/510.600.md?p=c) of this chapter.
- (c) **Related tolerances.** See [§ 556.222](/cfr/21/556.222.md) of this chapter.
- (d) **Special considerations.** See [§ 500.25](/cfr/21/500.25.md) of this chapter.
- (e) **Conditions of use in cattle—**
  - (1) **Amount.** Administer topically 1 mL (5 mg doramectin) per 22 lb (10 kg) of body weight.
  - (2) **Indications for use.** For treatment and control of gastrointestinal roundworms: Ostertagia ostertagi (adults and fourth-stage larvae), Ostertagia ostertagi (inhibited fourth-stage larvae), Ostertagia lyrata (adults), Haemonchus placei (adults and fourth-stage larvae), Trichostrongylus axei (adults and fourth-stage larvae), Trichostrongylus colubriformis (adults and fourth-stage larvae), Cooperia oncophora (adults and fourth-stage larvae), Cooperia punctata (adults and fourth-stage larvae), Cooperia pectinata (adults), Cooperia surnabada (adults), Bunostomum phlebotomum (adults), Oesophagostomum radiatum (adults and fourth-stage larvae), Trichuris spp. (adults); lungworms: Dictyocaulus viviparus (adults and fourth-stage larvae); eyeworms: Thelazia gulosa (adults), Thelazia skrjabini (adults); grubs: Hypoderma bovis and Hypoderma lineatum; sucking lice: Linognathus vituli, Haematopinus eurysternus, and Solenopotes capillatus; biting lice: Bovicola (Damalinia) bovis; mange mites: Chorioptes bovis and Sarcoptes scabiei; horn flies: Haematobia irritans; and to control infections and to protect from reinfection with Cooperia oncophora, Dictyocaulus viviparus, Ostertagia ostertagi, and Oesophagostomum radiatum for 28 days; and with Cooperia punctata and Haemonchus placei for 35 days after treatment; and to control infestations and to protect from reinfestation with Linognathus vituli for 42 days and with Bovicola (Damalinia) bovis for 77 days after treatment.
  - (3) **Limitations.** Cattle must not be slaughtered for human consumption within 45 days of treatment. Not for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older. A withdrawal period has not been established for this product in pre-ruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal.

## Notes

### Amendments

[69 FR 48392, Aug. 10, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 43046, July 26, 2005; 79 FR 10967, Feb. 27, 2014; 84 FR 32993, July 11, 2019; 87 FR 10970, Feb. 28, 2022; 88 FR 27700, May 3, 2023; 90 FR 6801, Jan. 21, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 360b.

### Source

Source: 40 FR 13873, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[69 FR 48392, Aug. 10, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 43046, July 26, 2005; 79 FR 10967, Feb. 27, 2014; 84 FR 32993, July 11, 2019; 87 FR 10970, Feb. 28, 2022; 88 FR 27700, May 3, 2023; 90 FR 6801, Jan. 21, 2025]