DOXY 40 H.C.

DOXY 40 H.C.

Water Soluble Powder

Product description

Composition

Each 100 gm contains
Doxycycline hyclate                                 46.11 gm
Equivalent to Doxycycline base       40.00 gm

Properties

  • Doxycycline belongs to the group of the tetracycline antibiotics. These antibiotics have a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity, sharing the same basic structure of polycyclic naphthacenecarboxamide.
  • Doxycycline is primarily a bacteriostatic drug. It exerts its action by inhibiting the protein synthesis of the bacterial cell. Inhibition of bacterial protein synthesis results in disturbance of all functions necessary for the life of bacteria, especially cell-division and the formation of the cell wall are impaired.
  • Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, active against a large number of Gram-positive and Gram-negative, aerobe and anaerobe micro- organisms, Mycoplasmata, Chlamydiae and Rickettsia.

Indications

Breeders & broiler chickens:

  • Pasteurellosis caused by Pasteurella multocida
  • Respiratory infections caused by Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT).

Target species

Breeders & broiler chickens

Dosage & Administration

Breeders & broiler chickens:

  • In case of infections caused by P. multocida : 2.2 gm Doxy 40 H.C. / 100 kg body weight (10 liter of drinking water) / day for 3-4  days.
  • In case of infections caused by O. rhinotracheale : 4.4 gm Doxy 40 H.C. / 100 kg body weight (10 liter of drinking water) /day for 3-4 days.

Warnings & Precautions

  • Do not combine with antibiotics that are bactericidal e.g. penicillins or cephalosporins.
  • Use of the product should be based on culture and sensitivity of micro-organisms from diseased cases on farm.
  • Do not store the drinking water in metallic containers.

Contra Indications

  • Do not use in case of hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of excipients.
  • Do not use in animals with an impaired liver function.

Side Effects

Tetracyclines may in very rare cases induce photosensitivity and allergic reactions.

Withdrawal time

Meat and offal:

  • 10 days.

Eggs:

  • Not authorised for use in laying birds producing eggs for human consumption.

Storage condition

Store at temperature not exceeding 30°C in a dry place and used after opening for 40 days at temperature not exceeding 30°C in a dry place and used immediately after reconstitution

Packaging

20 , 25 , 50 , 100 , 200 , 500 gm and 1 , 5 , 10 , 20, 25 kg