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21 CFR § 558.366 - Nicarbazin.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s558.366"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 558.366 - Nicarbazin."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "558.366"
section_name: "Nicarbazin."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"
part_number: "558"
part_name: "NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR USE IN ANIMAL FEEDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 354, 360b, 360ccc, 360ccc-1, 371."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 13959, Mar. 27, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "558"
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# 558.366 Nicarbazin.

(a) *Specifications.* Type A medicated articles containing 25 percent nicarbazin.

(b) *Sponsors.* See Nos. 060728, 066104, and 069254 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter.

(c) *Related tolerances.* See § 556.445 of this chapter.

(d) *Conditions of use.* It is used as follows:

(1) *Chickens*

| Nicarbazin ingrams per ton | Combinationin grams per ton | Indications for use | Limitations | Sponsor |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| (i) 90.8 to 181.6 |  | Chickens: As an aid in preventing outbreaks of cecal () and intestinal ( and ) coccidiosis | Feed continuously as sole ration from time chicks are placed on litter until past the time when coccidiosis is ordinarily a hazard. Do not use as a treatment for outbreaks of coccidiosis. Do not use in flushing mashes. Do not feed to laying hens. Withdraw 4 days before slaughter for use levels at or below 113.5 g/ton. Withdraw 5 days before slaughter for use levels above 113.5 g/ton | 066104 |
| (ii) 90.8 to 181.6 | Bacitracin methylenedisalicylate, 4 to 50 | Broiler chickens: As an aid in preventing outbreaks of cecal () and intestinal ( and ) coccidiosis, and for increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency | Feed continuously as sole ration from time chicks are placed on litter until past the time when coccidiosis is ordinarily a hazard. Do not use as a treatment for outbreaks of coccidiosis. Do not use in flushing mashes. Do not feed to laying hens. Withdraw 4 days before slaughter for use levels at or below 113.5 g/ton. Withdraw 5 days before slaughter for use levels above 113.5 g/ton. Nicarbazin as provided by No. 066104; bacitracin methylenedisalicylate as provided by No. 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter | 054771 |
| (iii) 90.8 to 181.6 | Bacitracin methylenedisalicylate, 30 | Broiler chickens; As an aid in preventing outbreaks of cecal () and intestinal ( and ) coccidiosis, and for increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency | Feed continuously as sole ration from time chicks are placed on litter until past the time when coccidiosis is ordinarily a hazard. Do not use as a treatment for coccidiosis. Do not use in flushing mashes. Do not feed to laying hens. Withdraw 4 days before slaughter for use levels at or below 113.5 g/ton. Withdraw 5 days before slaughter for use levels above 113.5 g/ton. Nicarbazin as provided by No. 066104; bacitracin methylenedisalicylate as provided by No. 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter | 066104 |
| (iv) 90.8 to 181.6 | Bacitracin methylenedisalicylate 50 | Broiler chickens: As an aid in preventing outbreaks of cecal () and intestinal ( and ) coccidiosis, and as an aid in the prevention of necrotic enteritis caused or complicated by  spp. or other organisms susceptible to bacitracin | Feed continuously as sole ration from time chicks are placed on litter until past the time when coccidiosis is ordinarily a hazard. Do not use as a treatment for outbreaks of coccidiosis. Do not use in flushing mashes. Do not feed to laying hens. Withdraw 4 days before slaughter for use levels at or below 113.5 g/ton. Withdraw 5 days before slaughter for use levels above 113.5 g/ton. Nicarbazin as provided by No. 066104; bacitracin methylenedisalicylate as provided by No. 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter | 054771 |
| (v) 113.5 |  | Chickens: As an aid in preventing outbreaks of cecal () and intestinal ( and ) coccidiosis | Feed continuously as sole ration from time chicks are placed on litter until past the time when coccidiosis is ordinarily a hazard. Do not use as a treatment for coccidiosis. Do not use in flushing mashes. Do not feed to laying hens. Withdraw 4 days before slaughter | 060728
069254 |
| (vi) 113.5 | Bacitracin methylenedisalicylate, 30 | Broiler chickens; aid in preventing outbreaks of cecal () and intestinal ( and ) coccidiosis, and for increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency | Feed continuously as sole ration from time chicks are placed on litter until past the time when coccidiosis is ordinarily a hazard. Do not use as a treatment for coccidiosis. Do not use in flushing mashes. Do not feed to laying hens. Withdraw 4 days before slaughter. Nicarbazin as provided by No. 066104; bacitracin methylenedisalicylate as provided by No. 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter | 060728 |
| (vii) 113.5 | Bacitracin zinc, 4 to 50 | Broiler chickens; aid in preventing outbreaks of cecal () and intestinal ( and ) coccidiosis, and for increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency | For broiler chickens only. Feed continuously as sole ration from time chicks are placed on litter until past the time when coccidiosis is ordinarily a hazard. Do not use in flushing mashes. Do not feed to laying hens. Withdraw 4 days before slaughter. Nicarbazin as provided by No. 066104, bacitracin zinc as provided by No. 054771 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter | 054771066104 |
| (viii) 113.5 | Bambermycins, 1 to 2 | Broiler chickens: As an aid in preventing outbreaks of cecal () and intestinal ( and ) coccidiosis, and for increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency | Feed continuously as sole ration from time chicks are placed on litter until past the time when coccidiosis is ordinarily a hazard; do not use as a treatment for coccidiosis. Do not use in flushing mashes. Do not feed to laying hens. Withdraw 4 days before slaughter. Nicarbazin as provided by No. 066104; bambermycins as provided by No. 016592 in § 510.600(c) of this chapter | 016592 |

(2) Nicarbazin single-ingredient Type A medicated articles may also be used in combination with:

(i) [Reserved]

(ii) Virginiamycin as in § 558.635.

[83 FR 64743, Dec. 18, 2018, as amended at 86 FR 14825, Mar. 19, 2021; 88 FR 14907, Mar. 10, 2023; 88 FR 55570, Aug. 16, 2023]