VALBAZEN, ALBENDAZOLE ORAL SUSPENSION, ZOETIS

Product Description

For beef cattle producers, VALBAZEN Suspension is an oral drench dewormer for the removal and control of liver flukes, tapeworms, stomach worms (including fourth-stage inhibited larvae of Ostertagia ostertagi), intestinal worms and lungworms in cattle.
Indications
VALBAZEN Suspension is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic effective in the removal and control of liver flukes, tapeworms, stomach worms (including fourth-stage inhibited larvae of Ostertagia ostertagi), intestinal worms and lungworms.
For cattle, VALBAZEN Suspension offers the broadest parasite control in the oral drench dewormer category with 25 different parasites and larval stages covered.
-Adult liver flukes (Fasciola hepatica)
-Heads and segments of tapeworms (Moniezia benedeni, M. expansa)
-Stomach and intestinal worms adult and fourth-stage larval
-Brown stomach worm, including fourth-stage inhibited larvae (Ostertagia ostertagi)
-Barber pole worm (Haemonchus contortus, H. placei)
-Small stomach worm (Trichostrongylus axei)
-Thread-necked intestinal worm (Nematodirus spathiger, N. helvetianus)
-Small intestinal worm (Cooperia punctata, C. oncophora)
-Intestinal worms adult stage
-Hookworm (Bunostomum phlebotomum)
-Bankrupt worm (Trichostrongylus colubriformis)
-Nodular worm (Oesophagostomum radiatum)
-Lungworms adult and fourth-stage larval (Dictyocaulus viviparus)

Sheep
-Adult Liver Flukes (Fasciola hepatica, Fascioloides magna)
-Heads and Segments of Tapeworm
-Common Tapeworm (Moniezia expansa)
-Fringed Tapeworm (Thysanosoma actinioides)
-Stomach Worms Adult and 4th Stage Larvae
-Brown Stomach Worm (Ostertagia circumcincta, Marshallagia marshalli)
-Barber Pole Worm (Haemonchus contortus)
-Small Stomach Worm (Trichostrongylus axei)
-Intestinal Worms Adult and 4th Stage Larvae
-Thread-necked Intestinal Worm (Nematodirus spathiger, N. filicollis)
-Cooper?s Worm (Cooperia oncophora)
-Bankrupt Worm (Trichostrongylus colubriformis)
-Nodular Worm (Oesophagostomum columbianum)
-Large-mouth Bowel Worm (Chabertia ovina)
-Lungworms Adult and Larval Stages (Dictyocaulus filaria)

Goats
-For the treatment of adult liver flukes in nonlactating goats.

While the dosage volume of VALBAZEN? Suspension is larger than Safe-Guard? or Synanthic, VALBAZEN covers 25% more parasites and larval stages than Safe-Guard and 47% more than Synanthic.
Dosage
Cattle: VALBAZEN Suspension should be administered to cattle at the recommended rate of 4 mL/100 lb. of body weight (equivalent to 4.54 mg of albendazole/lb., or 10 mg of albendazole/kg).
Sheep: Administer at the recommended rate of 0.75 mL/25 lb of body weight (equivalent to 3.4 mg of albendazole/lb, 7.5 mg/kg).
Goats: Administer at 1 mL/25 lb of body weight (equivalent to 4.54 mg of albendazole/lb, 10 mg/kg)

Is timing of administration a factor in controlling liver flukes?
Timing is critical for use of VALBAZEN? Suspension to control liver flukes because the product is only effective against the adult form (minimal efficacy against the larval stages). Much of the damage to an individual animal?s liver occurs during the immature larval migrations. However, by controlling the only location in the life cycle that can produce eggs (adults), we can effectively reduce pasture contamination (if weather conditions are right) and positively impact subsequent cattle generations. The timing of when adults appear varies based on available moisture and environment. Work closely with your veterinarian to determine the best time to administer.

***Not For Sale In California