Complete Up To Date Information about Oxyject .
NADA Number: 045-143 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Oxyject® |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
2621 North Belt Highway St.Joseph, MO 64502 USA |
| Ingredients |
Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride |
| Species |
Cattle, dairy, not lactating Cattle, beef Cattle, calves |
| Routes of Administration |
Intramuscular |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Cattle: 20 days before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
522.1662a Oxytetracycline hydrochloride injection. Specifications: The drug contains 50 milligrams of oxytetracycline hydrochloride in each milliliter of sterile solution. Conditions of use: Cattle (beef, nonlactating dairy cattle, dairy calves) Amount: It is administered by intramuscular injection of 3 to 5 milligrams of oxytetracycline hydrochloride per pound of body weight per day. Leptospirosis, severe foot-rot and severe forms of the indicated diseases should be treated with 5 milligrams per pound of body weight per day. Treatment should be continued for 24 to 48 hours following remission of disease symptoms; however, not to exceed a total of 4 consecutive days. Only 2 milliliters of the drug should be injected per site in case of calves weighing 100 pounds or less and not more than 10 milliliters should be injected per site in adult cattle. Indications: The drug is intended for use in beef cattle, beef calves, nonlactating dairy cattle, and dairy calves for treatment of disease conditions caused by one or more of the following oxytetracycline sensitive pathogens listed as follows: pneumonia and shipping fever complex (Pasteurella species; Hemophilis species; Klebsiella species), bacterial enteritis (scours) (E. coli), foot-rot (Spherophorus necrophorus) diphtheria (Spherophorus necrophorus), wooden tongue (Actinobacillus lignieresi), leptospirosis (Leptospira pomona), and wound infections; acute metritis; traumatic injury (caused by a variety of bacterial organisms (such as streptococcal and staphylococcal organisms). Limitations: Discontinue treatment with the drug at least 20 days prior to slaughter of the animal. When administered to animals within 30 days of slaughter, muscle discoloration may necessitate trimming of injection site and surrounding tissues. For use only in beef cattle, beef calves, nonlactating dairy cattle, and dairy calves. |
| Tolerances |
Beef cattle, dairy cattle, calves, swine, sheep, chickens, turkeys, finfish and lobster. Tolerances are established for the sum of residues of the tetracyclines including chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and tetracycline, in tissues and milk as follows: a. 2 parts per million (ppm) in muscle b. 6 ppm in liver c. 12 ppm in fat and kidney d. 0.3 ppm in milk. |