Active substance
Oxytetracycline (oxytetracycline dihydrate).
Indications
Treatment of systemic, respiratory, urinary and local infections. Specific indications
include pasteurellosis, pneumonia, atrophic rhinitis, erysipelas, arthritis,
omphalitis, and as supportive therapy in mastitis
Dosage and administration route
The general recommended dosage for a prolonged duration of activity of 5 to 6 days is a single deep IM injection of 30 mg oxytetracycline/ kg bodyweight (equivalent to 1ml of the veterinary medicinal product/10 kg of bodyweight).
Maximum recommended dose at one site:
Cattle: 15 ml
Sheep: 5 ml
Pigs: 10 ml
Piglets: 1 day: 0.2ml / 7 days: 0.3 ml / 14 days: 0.4 ml / 21 days: 0.5 ml
Withdrawal periods
Cattle. Meat and offal: 35 days. Milk: 10 days.
Sheep. Meat and offal: 35 days. Milk: 9 days.
Pigs: Meat and offal: 28 days
Presentations
100 and 250 ml vials.
Registration no. 4074 ESP