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Administrative Maximum Residue Limits (AMRLS) and Maximum Residue Limits (MRLS) set by Canada

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Table 1. Administrative Maximum Residue Limits (AMRLs) and Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) Set by Canada
Drug Species/Tissues MRL
ppm#
(* - AMRLs)		 Marker Residue/ Target Tissue

Footnotes:

Table 1 footnote #

The units are in parts per million (ppm) for tissue and µg/ml for milk unless otherwise noted in the table.

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Table 1 footnote *

Administrative MRL (AMRL) for which the promulgation process has been initiated.

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Table 1 footnote

For poultry and swine, the MRL for “skin and fat” applies to skin and fat tested in natural proportions. Similarly, the MRL for fat also applies to skin and fat tested in natural proportions.

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Albendazole Cattle Muscle 0.05* Albendazole 2-aminosulfone / Liver
Cattle Liver 0.2
Cattle Kidney 0.5*
Cattle Fat 0.1*
Altrenogest Swine Liver 0.001 Altrenogest/Liver
Swine Kidney 0.002
Amoxicillin Swine Edible tissue 0.01* Amoxicillin/Edible tissue
Chickens Edible tissue 0.01*
Ampicillin Cattle and swine Edible tissue 0.01 Ampicillin/Edible tissue
Milk 0.01
Amprolium Cattle Muscle, liver and kidney 0.5* Amprolium/ Edible tissue in cattle/Liver and kidney in chickens and turkeys
Cattle Fat 2.0*
Chickens and turkeys Muscle 0.5
Chickens and turkeys Liver and kidney 1.0
Eggs 7.0
Apramycin Swine Kidney 0.1 Apramycin/Kidney
Arsanilic acid Chickens and turkeys Muscle 0.5 Arsenic/Liver
Chickens and turkeys Liver 2.0
Eggs 0.5
Swine Muscle 0.5
Swine Liver 2.0
Bacitracin Chickens, turkeys and swine Edible tissue 0.5* Bacitracin A/ Edible tissue
Buquinolate Chickens Muscle 0.1 Buquinolate/Liver, kidney, skin and fat
Chickens Liver, kidney, skin and fat 0.4
Ceftiofur Milk 0.1 Desfuroyl-ceftiofur (DFC)/Kidney
Cattle, swine and sheep Muscle 1.0
Cattle, swine and sheep Liver and fat 2.0
Swine Kidney 5.0
Cattle and sheep Kidney 6.0
Cephapirin Cattle Edible tissue 0.1 Cephapirin/Edible tissue
Milk 0.02
Chlortetracycline Cattle, swine, sheep, chickens and turkeys Muscle 0.2* Chlortetracycline/
Edible tissue
Cattle, swine, sheep, chickens and turkeys Liver 0.6*
Cattle, swine, sheep, chickens and turkeys Kidney 1.2*
Milk 0.1*
Eggs 0.4*
Clopidol Chickens and turkeys Muscle 5.0 Clopidol/Liver and kidney
Chickens and turkeys Liver and kidney 15.0
Cloxacillin Cattle Edible tissue 0.01* Cloxacillin/Liver
Danofloxacin Cattle Liver and Muscle 0.07 Danofloxacin/Liver
Cattle Kidney 0.4
Decoquinate Chickens Muscle 1.0 Decoquinate/Kidney, liver, skin and fat
Chickens Kidney, liver and skin and fat 2.0
Cattle and goats Muscle 1.0
Cattle and goats Kidney, liver and fat 2.0
Dichlorvos Swine muscle, liver, kidney and skin and fat 0.05* Dichlorvos/Liver
Diclazuril Chickens and turkeys Muscle 0.5 Diclazuril/Liver
Chickens and turkeys Liver 3.0
Chickens and turkeys Skin and fat 1.0
Dihydro-
streptomycin		 Cattle and swine Muscle 0.5* Dihydrostreptomycin / Kidney
Cattle and swine Liver 0.5*
Cattle and swine Kidney 2.0*
Cattle and swine Fat 0.5*
Milk 0.125
Dinitolmide
(Zoalene)		 Chickens Muscle 3.0 Dinitolmide, including the metabolite 3-amino-5-nitro-o-toluamide / Kidney
Chickens Liver and kidney 6.0
Chickens Fat 2.0
Turkeys Muscle and liver 3.0
Turkeys Kidney 6.0*
Turkeys Fat 3.0
Doramectin Cattle Muscle 0.03 Doramectin/Liver
Cattle Liver 0.07
Cattle Kidney 0.12*
Cattle Fat 0.18*
Swine Muscle 0.01
Swine Liver 0.035
Swine Kidney 0.07*
Swine Fat 0.12*
Emamectin Salmonids Muscle 0.1* Emamectin B1a free base/Muscle
Salmonids Skin 1.0*
Enrofloxacin Cattle Muscle 0.02 Desethylene ciprofloxacin/Liver
Cattle Liver 0.07
Eprinomectin Cattle Muscle 0.1 Eprinomectin B1a/Liver
Cattle Liver 1.0
Milk 0.02
Erythromycin Swine Edible tissue 0.1 Erythromycin/Kidney or Liver
Cattle Edible tissue 0.1*
Sheep Edible tissue 0.2*
Milk 0.05
Chickens and turkeys
Edible tissue		 0.125
Fenbendazole Cattle Muscle 0.1* Fenbendazole/Liver
Cattle Liver 0.45
Cattle Kidney and fat 0.2*
Swine Muscle 1.0*
Swine Liver 4.5
Swine Kidney 2.0*
Swine Skin and fat 1.0*
Milk 0.6* Fendendazole sulfoxide in milk
Florfenicol Cattle Muscle 0.2 Florfenicol amine/Liver in cattle and swine/Muscle in salmonids
Cattle Liver 2.0
Swine Muscle 0.25
Swine Liver 1.4
Salmonids Muscle 0.8  
Flunixin Cattle Muscle 0.02 Flunixin free acid/Liver in cattle and swine
Cattle Liver 0.08
Cattle Kidney 0.03*
Cattle Fat 0.09*
Milk 0.006* 5-Hydroxy Flunixin in milk
Swine Muscle 0.02*
Swine Liver 0.03*
Swine Kidney 0.03*
Swine Skin and fat 0.04*
Gamithromycin Cattle Muscle 0.02* Gamithromycin/Liver
Cattle Liver 0.2*
Cattle Kidney 0.1*
Cattle Fat 0.02*
Gentamicin Cattle Muscle 0.1* Gentamicin / Kidney in cattle and swine / Edible tissue in chickens and turkeys
Cattle Liver 0.5*
Cattle Kidney 1.0*
Cattle Fat 0.1*
Milk 0.1*
Chickens Edible tissue 0.1*
Turkeys Edible tissue 0.1
Swine Muscle 0.1*
Swine Liver 0.3*
Swine Kidney 0.4
Swine Skin and fat  0.1*
Halofuginone Chickens Liver 0.1 Halofuginone/Liver
Hydrocortisone Milk 0.01 Hydrocortisone
Ivermectin Cattle Muscle 0.01* 22, 23-dihydro-avermectin B1a/Liver in cattle, swine and sheep
Cattle Liver 0.07
Cattle Kidney 0.14*
Cattle Fat 0.1*
Sheep Muscle 0.01*
Sheep Liver 0.03
Sheep Kidney 0.18*
Sheep Fat 0.12*
Swine Muscle 0.01*
Swine Liver 0.015
Swine Kidney 0.15*
Swine Fat 0.1*
Ketoprofen Cattle Muscle 0.25 Ketoprofen/Kidney in cattle and swine
Cattle Kidney 0.8
Swine Muscle 0.1
Swine Kidney 0.5
Milk 0.05
Lasalocid Chickens Skin and fat 0.35 Lasalocid / Liver in cattle / Skin and fat in chickens
Cattle Liver 0.65
Levamisole
hydrochloride		 Cattle, sheep and swine Edible tissue 0.1
calculated as levamisole hydrochloride		 Levamisole/Edible tissue
Lincomycin Swine and chickens Muscle 0.1 Lincomycin/Liver
Swine and chickens Liver 0.5
Maduramicin Chickens Skin and fat 0.4 Maduramicin/Skin and fat
Melengestrol
acetate		 Cattle Liver 0.006 Melengestrol acetate/Fat
Cattle Fat 0.014
Meloxicam Cattle Muscle 0.02* Meloxicam/Liver
Cattle Liver 0.06*
Cattle Kidney 0.2*
Monensin Cattle, chickens and turkeys Edible tissue 0.05 Monensin/Edible tissue
Milk 0.01
Morantel tartrate Cattle Liver 0.5 N-methyl-1,3-propanediamine/Liver
Milk 0.1
Moxidectin Cattle Muscle 0.05* Moxidectin/Fat
Cattle Liver 0.15*
Cattle Kidney 0.4*
Cattle Fat 0.55
Milk 0.04*
Narasin Chickens Muscle 0.05 Narasin/Fat in chickens/Liver in swine
Chickens Fat 0.5
Swine Muscle and liver 0.05
Neomycin Cattle, swine, goats, sheep chickens, turkeys and ducks Muscle, liver and fat 0.5* Neomycin/Kidney
Cattle, swine, goats, sheep chickens, turkeys and ducks Kidney 10.0*
Milk 1.5*
Eggs 0.5*
Nicarbazin Chickens Muscle, liver, kidney and skin and fat 4.0 N,N1-bis(4-nitrophenyl)urea/Edible tissue
Nitarsone Turkeys Muscle 0.5 Arsenic/Liver
Turkeys Liver 2.0
Novobiocin Cattle, chickens and turkeys Edible tissue 1.0 Novobiocin/Edible tissue
Milk 0.1* Milk
Ormetoprim Salmonids
Muscle and skin in natural proportions		 0.1* Ormetoprim/Muscle and skin in natural proportions
Oxytetracycline Cattle, swine, sheep, salmonids, lobsters, chickens and turkeys Muscle 0.2 Oxytetracycline/
Edible tissue
Honey 0.3
Eggs 0.4
Cattle, swine, sheep, chickens and turkeys Liver 0.6
Cattle, swine, sheep, chickens and turkeys Kidney 1.2
Milk 0.1*
Penicillin G Cattle and swine Edible tissue 0.05 Penicillin G/Edible tissue, Eggs
Turkeys Edible tissue 0.01
Milk 0.01 I.U./ml
Chickens Edible tissue & eggs 0.05*
Sheep Edible tissue 0.05*
Pirlimycin Cattle Muscle 0.3 Pirlimycin/Liver
Cattle Liver 0.5
Milk 0.4
Polymyxin B Milk 4.0 u/ml Polymyxin B
Pyrantel tartrate Swine Muscle 1.0
calculated as pyrantel tartrate		 N-methyl-1,3-propane diamine/Liver and kidney
Swine Liver and kidney 10.0
calculated as pyrantel tartrate
Ractopamine Swine Muscle 0.04* Ractopamine free base/Liver
Swine Liver 0.12*
Swine Kidney 0.14*
Cattle Muscle 0.01*
Cattle Liver 0.04*
Cattle Kidney 0.1*
Turkeys Muscle 0.03*
Turkeys Liver 0.2*
Robenidine
hydrochloride		 Chickens Muscle, liver and kidney 0.1
calculated as robenidine hydrochloride		 Robenidine/Skin and fat
Chickens Skin and fat 0.2
calculated as robenidine hydrochloride
Roxarsone Swine, chickens and turkeys Muscle 0.5 Arsenic/Liver
Swine, chickens and turkeys Liver 2.0
Eggs 0.5
Salinomycin Chickens Skin and fat 0.35 Salinomycin/Skin and fat in chickens/Liver in cattle and swine
Cattle Liver 0.35
Swine Liver 0.35
Spectinomycin Chickens Edible tissue 0.1 Spectinomycin/Edible tissue
Streptomycin Cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys Muscle 0.5* Streptomycin/Kidney
Cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys Liver 0.5*
Cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys Kidney 2.0*
Cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys Fat 0.5*
Milk 0.125
Sulfabenzamide Cattle and sheep Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfabenzamide/Edible tissue
Milk 0.01
Sulfacetamide Cattle and sheep Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfacetamide/Edible tissue
Milk 0.01
Sulfachlor-
pyridazine		 Cattle and swine Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfachlorpyridazine / Edible tissue
Sulfadiazine Cattle, horses, sheep and swine Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfadiazine / Edible tissue/ Muscles of salmonids
Salmonids Muscle 0.1
Sulfadime-
thoxine		 Cattle, chickens, horses, swine and turkeys Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfadimethoxine/Edible tissue/ Muscles of salmonids
Salmonids Muscle 0.1*
Milk 0.01
Sulfadoxine Cattle and swine Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfadoxine/Edible tissue
Milk 0.01
Sulfaethoxy-
pyridazine		 Cattle and swine Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfaethoxypyridazine / Edible tissue
Milk 0.01
Sulfaguanidine Cattle, horses, rabbits, sheep and swine Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfaguanidine/
Edible tissue
Milk 0.01
Sulfamerazine Cattle, sheep and swine Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfamerazine/Edible tissue
Sulfamethazine Cattle, chickens, ducks, geese, goats, horses, sheep, swine, and turkeys Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfamethazine/
Edible tissue
Milk 0.01
Sulfanilamide Cattle, sheep and swine Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfanilamide/
Edible tissue
Milk 0.01
Sulfanitran Chickens and turkeys Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfanitran/
Edible tissue
Sulfapyridine Cattle and swine Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfapyridine/Edible tissue
Milk 0.01
Sulfaquinoxaline Cattle, chickens, rabbits, sheep and turkeys Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfaquinoxaline/Edible tissue
Milk 0.01
Sulfathiazole Cattle, chickens, ducks, geese, goats, horses, sheep, swine and turkeys Edible tissue 0.1 Sulfathiazole/Edible tissue
Milk  0.01
Teflubenzuron Salmonids Muscle 0.3 Teflubenzuron/Muscle
Salmonids Skin 3.2
Tetracycline Cattle, swine, sheep, chickens and turkeys Muscle 0.2* Tetracycline/Edible tissue
Cattle, swine, sheep, chickens and turkeys Liver 0.6*
Cattle, swine, sheep, chickens and turkeys Kidney 1.2*
Milk 0.1*
Thiabendazole Cattle, goats and sheep Edible tissue 0.1 Thiabendazole and total 5-hydroxythiabendazole metabolites (free form, glucuronide and sulfate conjugates)/ Edible tissue
Milk 0.05
Tiamulin Swine Liver 0.4 8-alpha-hydroxy-mutilin / Liver
Tilmicosin Cattle and sheep Muscle 0.1* Tilmicosin/Liver
Cattle and sheep Liver 1.0*
Swine Muscle 0.1*
Swine Liver 1.5*
Toltrazuril Swine Muscle 0.1* Toltrazuril-sulfone/Liver
Swine Liver 0.7*
Swine Kidney 0.5*
Swine Skin and fat 0.15*
Trenbolone Acetate Cattle Muscle 0.002 ß-Trenbolone/Muscle
Cattle Liver 0.01 α-Trenbolone/Liver
Tricaine
Methanesulfonate
(TMS)		 Salmonids Muscle and skin in natural proportions 0.01* Tricaine Methanesulfonate/Muscle and skin in natural proportions
Trimethoprim Salmonids Muscle 0.1 Trimethoprim/Muscle
Tulathromycin Cattle Muscle 1.0*
calculated as tulathromycin equivalents		 CP-60,300 / Liver in cattle/Kidney in swine
Cattle Liver 2.0*
calculated as tulathromycin equivalents
Cattle Kidney 4.0*
calculated as tulathromycin equivalents
Swine Muscle 1.5*
calculated as tulathromycin equivalents
Swine Liver 4.0*
calculated as tulathromycin equivalents
Swine Kidney 5.0*
calculated as tulathromycin equivalents
Tylosin Cattle, chickens, turkeys and swine Muscle, liver, kidney and fat 0.2 Tylosin/Muscle, liver, kidney and fat
Zeranol Cattle Muscle 0.002 Zeranol/Liver
Cattle Liver 0.01
Zilpaterol Cattle Muscle 0.002* Zilpaterol free base
/Liver
Cattle Liver 0.005*
Cattle Kidney 0.005*

VDD May 2012

Date Modified: 2012-05-01

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