Complete Up To Date Information about Rachelle Oxyvet Injection.
NADA Number: 091-127 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Rachelle Oxyvet Injection |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Pfizer, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
235 East 42d St. New York, NY 10017 USA |
| Ingredients |
Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride |
| Species |
Cattle, dairy, not lactating Cattle, beef Cattle, calves |
| Routes of Administration |
Intravenous Intramuscular |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Cattle: 19 days before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
522.1662a Oxytetracycline hydrochloride injection. Specifications: Each milliliter of sterile solution contains 100 milligrams of oxytetracycline hydrochloride. Conditions of use: Cattle (beef and nonlactating dairy) Amount: 3 to 5 milligrams of oxytetracycline per pound of body weight per day; 5 milligrams per pound of body weight per day for treatment of anaplasmosis, severe foot-rot, and severe cases of other indicated diseases. Administer intramuscularly. Indications: Treatment of diseases due to oxytetracycline-susceptible organisms as follows: Pneumonia and shipping fever complex associated with Pasteurella species and Hemophilus species, foot-rot and diphtheria caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, bacterial enteritis (scours) caused by Escherichia coli, wooden tongue caused by Actinobacillus lignieresii, leptospirosis caused by Leptospira pomona, and wound infections and acute metritis caused by Staphylococcus species and Streptococcus species. If labeled for use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian, it may be used for the treatment of anaplasmosis caused by Anaplasma marginale and anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis. Limitations: Treatment of all diseases should be instituted early and continue for 24 to 48 hours beyond remission of disease symptoms but not to exceed a total of 4 consecutive days. Consult your veterinarian if no improvement is noted within 48 hours. Do not inject more than 10 milliliters per site in adult cattle, reducing the volume according to age and body size to 1 to 2 milliliters in small calves. Exceeding the highest recommended dose of 5 milligrams per pound of body weight, administering at recommended levels for more than 4 consecutive days, and/or exceeding 10 milliliters intramuscularly per injection site may result in antibiotic residues beyond the withdrawal time. Discontinue treatment at least 15 days prior to 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. |