FOR VETERINARY USE ONLY
Alamycin LA oxytetracycline antibiotic for cattle & sheep effective in the treatment of joint ill, mastitis, metiritis, Pasteurellosis, Septicamia, Erysipelas,&enzootic abortion in sheep.
COMPOSITION
Alamycin LA Contains
- oxytetracycline dihydrate equivalent to 200 mg oxytetracycline base per mL.
Description
Alamycin LA 200mg/ml is indicated for use in cattle& sheep in the treatment of:-
Atrophic rhinitis caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica, Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida.
– Navel/joint ill caused by Arcanobacterium pyogenes, E. coli or Staphylococcus aureus
– Mastits are caused by Corynebacterium pyogenes, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae or Streptococcus uberis.
– Metritis caused by E. coli or Streptococcus pyogenes.
– Pasteurellosis and infections of the respiratory tract caused by Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida
– Septicaemia is caused by Salmonella dublin and Streptococcus pyogenes.
– Erysipelas is caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
-Can also be used in the control of enzootic abortion in sheep.
DOSAGE
The recommended dose rate is 20 mg/kg bodyweight (i.e. 1 ml per 10 kg bodyweight) administered by deep intramuscular injection. Alamycin LA 200mg/ml is recommended for a single administration only.
To ensure a correct dosage, bodyweight should be determined as accurately as possible to avoid underdosing.
Maximum recommended dose at any one site:
Cattle : 20ml
Sheep : 5ml
Overdose
(symptoms, emergency procedures, antidotes) (if necessary)
There is no known specific antidote, if signs of possible overdose occur, treat the animal symptomatically
Withdrawal periods
Cattle:
Meat and offal – 41 days
Milk – 8 days
Sheep:
Meat and offal – 24 days
Milk – 7 days
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