§ 520.2320 - Sulfanitran and aklomide in combination.

(a) Chemical names. (1) Sulfanitran: Acetyl-(p-nitrophenyl)-sulfanilamide.

(2) Aklomide: 2-Chloro-4-nitrobenzamide.

(b) Specifications. (1) Sulfanitran conforms to the following specifications:

(i) Melting point range: 260 °C. to 261 °C.

(ii) Assay (by sodium nitrite titration): 97 to 100.5 percent.

(iii) Moisture (Method No. 6.123, “Toluene Distillation Method—Official Final Action” in “Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists,” 13th Ed., 1980, p. 83. Copies are available from the AOAC INTERNATIONAL, 481 North Frederick Ave., suite 500, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html. : Not more than 2.0 percent.

(iv) Molecular weight: 335.34.

(v) Soluble in 0.1N sodium hydroxide, reprecipitating unchanged on acidification.

(2) Aklomide conforms to the following specifications:

(i) Minimum melting point: 170 °C.

(ii) Moisture content: Not to exceed 1.0 percent.

(iii) Purity: Not less than 98 percent on an anhydrous basis.

(c) Sponsor. See No. 053501 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(d) Related tolerances. See §§ 556.30 and 556.680 of this chapter.

(e) Conditions of use. It is used in the drinking water of chickens as follows:

(1) Amount. 374-747 milligrams of sulfanitran with 477-954 milligrams of aklomide.

(2) Indications for use. As an aid in the treatment of coccidiosis caused by E. tenella, E. necatrix, and E. acervulina.

(3) Limitations. Administer for 2 days at 747 milligrams of sulfanitran per gallon and 954 milligrams of aklomide per gallon, followed by 5 days at 374 milligrams of sulfanitran per gallon and 477 milligrams of aklomide per gallon; do not treat birds over 6 weeks of age; do not administer within 5 days of slaughter; not for laying chickens.