Metaxol
ATC code
Species
Pigs (fattening pigs) and chickens (broilers).
Indications
Fattening pigs:
Treatment and metaphylaxis of:
- Post-weaning diarrhoea caused by beta-haemolytic K88-positive, K99-positive or 987P Escherichia coli strains susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
- Secondary bacterial infections caused by Pasteurella multocida, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Streptococcus spp. and Haemophilus parasuis susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Broilers:
Treatment and metaphylaxis of:
- Colibacillosis caused by Escherichia coli susceptible to trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole.
- Coryza caused by Avibacterium paragallinarum susceptible to trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole.
The presence of the disease in the group/flock must be established before the product is used.
Dose to be administered and administration route
Route of administration: for use in drinking water.
The product can be added directly to the drinking water to prepare a therapeutic solution at the calculated concentration, but can also be used in a concentrated stock solution by adding 200 ml of the veterinary medicinal product per litre of water and diluting this further.
Fattening pigs:
5 mg trimethoprim and 25 mg sulfamethoxazole per kg body weight a day, for 4-7 days. This corresponds to 1 ml of the veterinary medicinal product per 4.0 kg body weight per day. Based on the recommended dose, daily water consumption, and the number and weight of the pigs to be treated, the exact daily amount of the veterinary medicinal product required can be calculated according to the following formula:
Broilers:
7.5 mg trimethoprim and 37.5 mg sulfamethoxazole per kg body weight a day, for 3 days. This corresponds to 1 ml of the veterinary medicinal product per 2.67 kg body weight per day. Based on the recommended dose, daily water consumption, and the number and weight of the birds to be treated, the exact daily amount of the veterinary medicinal product required can be calculated according to the following formula:
The body weight and water consumption should be determined as accurately as possible, to ensure a correct dosage.
The daily amount is to be added to the drinking water such that all medication will be consumed in 24 hours. Medicated drinking water and stock solutions should be freshly prepared every 24 hours. During the treatment period animals should not have access to water sources other than the medicated water. However, it should be ensured that animals always have sufficient water available. After the end of the medication period, the water supply system should be cleaned appropriately to avoid intake of sub-therapeutic amounts of active substance. The intake of medicated water depends on the clinical condition of the animals. In order to obtain the correct dosage the concentration of the veterinary medicinal products has to be adjusted accordingly.
Adverse reactions
A diminished water intake in chickens may occur rarely.
Hypersensitivity reactions can occur rarely.
The frequency of adverse reactions is defined using the following convention:
- very common (more than 1 in 10 animals treated displaying adverse reaction(s))
- common (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 100 animals treated)
- uncommon (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 1,000 animals treated)
- rare (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 10,000 animals treated)
- very rare (less than 1 animal in 10,000 animals treated, including isolated reports).
References
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| Art. Nr. | 16849/5008 |
| EAN | 8714225158942 |
