Oxytetracycline 500mg tablet

Composition:

Each bolus contains 500 mg of oxytetracycline.

Description:

Tablet. An orange tablet with a typical ovaloid bolus shape deeply scored on one face.

Property:

Oxytetracycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the tetracycline group. Although it is

absorbed orally, it is excreted in the urine and faeces. At the recommended dosage, its

pharmacological effect is limited to its antibiotic activity in the gastrointestinal tract.

Indications:

This bolus are recommended for oral administration for the control and treatment of the following diseases in beef and dairy calves caused by organisms sensitive to

oxytetracycline: bacterial enteritis caused by Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli (colibacillosis) and bacterial pneumonia(shipping fever complex caused by Pasteurella multocida). For use in the treatment of gastrointestinal infections in calves caused by both gram-positive and gram-negative pathogenic bacteria sensitive to oxytetracycline.

Dosage and administration:

For cattle, sheep, goat, dog, camel, donkey, buffalo, poultry, horses, rabbit etc.

A broad-spectrum antibiotic for use in beef and dairy calves.

Oral: The bolus may be general the following dosage is recommended.

Calves: 1 bolus per 50 kg body-weight twice daily. Treatment should be continued for approximately 5 days.

Contraindications:

Do not use in calves with functional rumens.

Do not use in cases of known hypersensitivity.

Precaution:

The use of tetracyclines during the period of tooth development, including pregnancy.

Withdrawal period:

Meat: 5-8 days; Poultry: 12 days.

Recommended storage:

Store below 30℃.

Keep out of reach of children.

Shelf time: 3 years.