Bovaclox DC LA (Dry Cow) withholding period
- Active ingredient:
- Cloxacillin + Ampicillin
- For:
- cattle
Withholding periods
- Meat
- 30 days
- Milk
- See the label rules below
- Export slaughter interval (ESI)
- Not on record. Check the label before you sell for export.
Checked against APVMA label 51078/100/0909 on 9 October 2026.
What else the label says
- DO NOT USE in lactating cows or within 49 days of calving.
- After calving, colostrum or milk from treated dry cows MUST NOT BE USED for human consumption or processing for 96 hours (8 milkings).
How to count it
Count from the last treatment. An animal last treated on 1 March can't go for slaughter before 31 March (30 days later).
To read the label yourself, search the APVMA's PubCRIS register for product number 51078. In MusterMate's medicine list it's listed as “Bovaclox DC (Dry Cow)”.
Labels get updated, so the pack in your shed may say something different. Always read the label on the product you're using, and ask your vet before using it in a way the label doesn't cover. MusterMate isn't connected with the makers of these products.