Nuflor

1 x 25 kg

Premix for medicated feeding

Active substance

Florfenicol : 40 mg/g

ATC code

QJ01BA90 Florfenicol

QJ01BA Amphenicols

QJ01B Amphenicols

QJ01 Antibacterials for systemic use

QJ Antiinfectives for systemic use

Species

Pigs (for fattening)

Indications

For the treatment and metaphylaxis of swine respiratory disease caused by

Pasteurella multocida susceptible to florfenicol in infected herds. The presence of the disease in the herd must be established before the veterinary medicinal product is used.

Dose to be administered and administration route

Oral use.

Dosage:

10 mg of florfenicol per kg body weight (equivalent to 250 mg veterinary medicinal product) per day administered for 5 consecutive days.

Administration:

For a daily feed intake of 50 g/kg body weight, this dosage corresponds to a rate of incorporation of 5 kg of the veterinary medicinal product per ton of feed, i.e. 200 ppm of florfenicol.

The rate of incorporation of the veterinary medicinal product in the feed may be increased in order to achieve the required dosage on an mg/kg body weight basis and to take into account the actual feed intake. Thus, the inclusion level may need adjusting as follows to give the correct dose.

The maximum rate of incorporation is 12.5 kg/ton (500 ppm of florfenicol); higher rates of inclusion may lead to poor palatability and decreased food consumption. Under no circumstances should the incorporation rate of the veterinary medicinal product be below 5 kg/ton of feed.

In all cases the recommended dose of 10 mg of florfenicol per kg of body weight per day, for 5 consecutive days has to be respected.

To ensure a correct dosage body weight should be determined as accurately as possible to avoid underdosing. The required dose should be measured by suitably calibrated weighing equipment.

A horizontal ribbon mixer should be used to incorporate the veterinary medicinal product into the feeding stuff. It is recommended that the veterinary medicinal product is added to the mixer containing the feeding stuff ingredients and mixed thoroughly to produce a homogeneous medicated feeding stuff. Medicated feed may also then be pelleted. Pelleting conditions include a pre-conditioning step with steam and then the mixture is passed through a pelleter or extruder under normal conditions.

Adverse reactions

Pigs (for fattening):

Common

(1 to 10 animals / 100 animals treated):

Diarrhoea¹,

Perianal inflammation¹, Rectal prolapse¹

Undetermined frequency (cannot be estimated from available data)

Hypercalcaemia¹

¹These effects are transient, resolving on cessation of treatment.

Reporting adverse events is important. It allows continuous safety monitoring of a veterinary medicinal product. Reports should be sent, preferably via a veterinarian, to either the marketing authorisation holder or its local representative or the national competent authority via the national reporting system. See the package leaflet for respective contact details.