Complete Up To Date Information about Oxytetracycline-50.
NADA Number: 048-287 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Oxytetracycline-50 |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Teva Animal Health, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
3915 South 48th Street Ter. St. Joseph, MO 64506 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: 18 days before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
522.1662a Oxytetracycline hydrochloride injection. Specifications: Each milliliter of sterile solution contains 50 milligrams of oxytetracycline hydrochloride. Conditions of use: Cattle (beef, beef calves, nonlactating dairy, dairy calves) Amount: Administer 3 to 5 milligrams of the oxytetracycline hydrochloride intramuscularly per pound of body weight per day. Indications: The drug is used for treatment of bacterial pneumonia and shipping fever complex associated with Pasteurella species; foot-rot and diphtheria caused by Spherophorus necrophorus; bacterial enteritis (scours) caused by Escherichia coli; wooden tongue caused by Actinobacillus lignieresi; wound infections and acute metritis caused by staphylococcal and streptococcal organisms susceptible to oxytetracycline. Limitations: In severe forms of the indicated diseases, administer the equivalent of 5 milligrams of oxytetracycline hydrochloride per pound of body weight per day. Continue treatment 24 to 48 hours following remission of disease symptoms, not to exceed a total of 4 consecutive days. If no improvement is noted within 24 to 48 hours, consult a veterinarian for diagnosis and therapy. In adult livestock, do not inject more than 10 milliliters at any one site. Reduce the volume administered per injection site according to age and body size. In calves weighing 100 pounds or less inject only 2 milliliters per site. Discontinue treatment at least 18 days before slaughter. Not for use in lactating dairy cattle. |
| 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. |