Baycox Iron
ATC code
Species
Pigs (piglets 48 to 72 hours after birth).
Indications
For the concurrent prevention of clinical signs of coccidiosis (such as diarrhoea) in neonatal piglets on farms with a confirmed history of coccidiosis caused by Cystoisospora suis, and prevention of iron deficiency anaemia.
Dose to be administered and administration route
Intramuscular use.
Shake well before use until a visually homogenous suspension is obtained and no residual product is adhering to (the bottom of) the glass vial.
The veterinary medicinal product should be administered to piglets between 48 to 72 hours after birth with a single intramuscular injection of 20 mg toltrazuril/kg body weight and 100 mg iron (as gleptoferron complex)/kg body weight, which is a dose volume of 0.55 ml/kg body weight.
To ensure the correct dosage, the piglets’ body weight should be determined as accurately as possible.
Each piglet should be injected with a 21 gauge needle. The preferred injection site is the neck area (see illustration below).
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| 1. Shake the vial well before use. | 2. Pull the skin to the side before inserting the needle. |
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| 3. Introduce the needle at an angle of 90° and inject the product. | 4. Inject intramuscularly behind the ear into the neck. |
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| 5. Pull out the needle and release the skin. |
The rubber stopper of the vial may be safely punctured up to 30 times.
When administering the product to a group of animals, use a draw-off needle that has been placed in the vial stopper to avoid excess broaching of the stopper. The draw-off needle should be removed after administration.
When administering the product to larger groups of animals, a multi-dosing device (with vented drawoff apparatus) is recommended. The doser on the device should be adjusted according to the piglets’ weight prior to injection.
Adverse reactions
Transient discolouration of the tissue and/or slight swelling may be observed commonly at the site of injection. Anaphylactic reactions may occur rarely.
Deaths have been reported rarely in piglets following the administration of parenteral iron injections. These deaths have been associated with genetic factors or deficiencies of vitamin E and/or selenium. Piglet deaths have been reported which have been attributed to an increased susceptibility to infection due to temporary blocking of the reticuloendothelial system.
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).
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| Art. Nr. | 04895/5006 |
