CHLORTETRACYCLINE 20 %

CHLORTETRACYCLINE 20 %

CHLORTETRACYCLINE 20 %

Water Soluble Powder

Product description

Composition

Each 100 gm contains
Chlortetracycline HCl                                      21.6 gm
Equivalent to Chlortetracycline base     20.0 gm

Properties

Chlortetracycline hydrochloride is a predominantly bacteriostatic antibiotic, interfering with bacterial protein synthesis of the rapidly growing and reproducing bacterial cell. Chlortetracycline has a broad spectrum of activity, including Gram-positive aerobes, Gram- negative anaerobes and Mycoplasmas.

Indications

Broiler Chickens:

The product is indicated in the treatment of colibacillosis secondary to infectious bursal disease, chronic respiratory disease caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Escherichia coli, and Salmonella enteridis, Salmonella typhimurium and Pasteurella multocida infections.

Pigs:

The product is indicated in the treatment of respiratory diseases associated with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Streptococcus suis and toxigenic strains of Pasteurella multocida. It is also used in the treatment of rhinitis due to Bordetella bronchiseptica and streptococcal meningitis due to Streptococcus suis type II.

Calves:

The product is indicated in the treatment of respiratory disease in calves caused by Pasteurella spp

Target species

Broiler Chickens, pigs and calves

Dosage & Administration

For whole product

Calves:

0.5–1 gm of Chlortetracycline 20 % /10 kg body-weight daily for seven days

Pigs:

0.5–1 gm of Chlortetracycline 20 % /10 kg body-weight daily for 5 days

Broiler Chickens:

1 -2.5 gm of Chlortetracycline 20 % /liter daily for 5 days

Warnings & Precautions

  • This product is used only as water soluble powder and not used as a feed additive
  • Medicated water should be prepared daily and any unused water should be discarded safely

Contra Indications

  • Not used in lactating animals & Chickens producing eggs for human consumption
  • Do not use in calves over 6 months of age and dairy cows.
  • Do not use in animals with known hypersensitivity to tetracycline.
  • Do not use in animals with severe liver and renal disorders.
  • Oral administration to ruminants with a functional rumen is not recommended.
  • Last 2–3 weeks of gestation in pregnant animals and up to 4 weeks of age in neonates

Side Effects

On rare occasions the following adverse reactions may occur: allergic reactions and photosensibility; gastrointestinal disorders; disorders of the liver and the kidneys.

Withdrawal time

Broiler Chickens:

  • Meat 3 days
  • Egg: Not used

Calves:

  • Meat and offal: 10 days.
  • Milk: Not used.

Pigs:

  • Meat 6 days

Storage condition

Store at temperature not exceeding 30ºC in a dry place and used after opening for 50 days at temperature not exceeding 30ºC in a dry place and used immediately after reconstitution

Packaging

25, 50,100, 150, 200, 250, 500 & 1000 gm.

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