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Species
Cattle and swine.
Indications
Diseases caused by florfenicol susceptible bacteria:
Cattle:
Therapeutic treatment of respiratory tract infections in cattle due to Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, and Histophilus somni.
Swine:
Treatment of acute outbreaks of respiratory disease caused by strains of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida.
Dose to be administered and administration route
Cattle:
20 mg/kg bodyweight (1 ml of the product per 15 kg) by intramuscular route to be administered twice 48 hours apart.
For treatment of cattle over 150 kg body weight, divide the dose so that no more than 10 ml are injected at one site.
Swine:
15 mg/kg bodyweight (1 ml of the product per 20 kg) by intramuscular injection into the neck muscle twice at 48 hours intervals.
For treatment of swine over 60 kg body weight, divide the dose so that no more than 3 ml are injected at one site.
To ensure a correct dosage, body weight should be determined as accurately as possible to avoid underdosing.
Adverse reactions
Cattle
A decrease in food consumption and transient softening of the faeces may occur during the treatment period. The treated animals recover quickly and completely upon termination of treatment.
Administration of the veterinary medicinal product may cause inflammatory lesions at injection site which persist for up to 14 days.
Swine
Commonly observed adverse effects are transient diarrhoea and/or peri-anal and rectal erythema/oedema which may affect 50% of the animals. These effects can be observed for one week.
Transient swelling lasting up to 5 days may be observed at the site of injection.
Inflammatory lesions at the injection site may be seen for up to 28 days.
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