Doses - AZAPERONE

Swine:

a) For approved indication of mixing feeder or weanling pigs: 2.2 mg/kg deeply IM (seeclient information below) (Package Insert; Stresnil® ¯ P/M; Mallinckrodt)
b) Preanesthetic:2 - 4 mg/kg IM; Immobilizing agent: 5.3 - 8 mg/kg IM (Swindle 1985)
c) Sedation: 1 mg/kg IM
Reduction of aggressiveness: 2.5 mg/kg IM
Knock-down or immobilant: 5 - 10 mg/kg IM (Booth 1988a)
Monitoring Parameters -
1) Level of sedation
Client Information - Must be injected IM deeply, either behind the ear and perpendicular to theskin or in the back of the ham. All animals in groups to be mixed must be treated.
Dosage Forms/Preparations - Veterinary-Approved Products: May not be currently marketed in the USA
Azaperone 40 mg/ml for Injection in 20 ml vials (6 vials/box); Stresnil®; (Schering-Plough)(Rx). Approved for use in pigs. There is no specific tolerance for residues published and thereis no specified withdrawal time before slaughter.
Also known by the trade name Suicalm® in the United Kingdom.
Human-Approved Products: None