FOR VETERINARY USE ONLY WITH A PRESCRIPTION

AVICYCLINE/ LA is a veterinary antibiotic (oxytetracycline) used for cattle & sheep for the treatment and control of pasteurellosis ,pneumonia foot rot,and acute severe mastitis

Composition

AVICYCLINE/ LA contains
Oxytetracycline dihydrate equivalent to 200 mg/ml oxytetracycline base

Indications

-AVICYCLINE/ LA is used in cattle for the treatment and control of pasteurellosis and pneumonia caused by oxytetracycline-sensitive organisms

-acts as an aid in the treatment of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis due to sensitive strains of Moraxella bovis

-May also be of value for foul-in-the-foot
The control of enzootic abortion and pneumonia in sheep, caused by oxytetracycline-sensitive organisms

-May be an aid in the treatment of foot rot, acute severe mastitis, infectious bovine keratonconjunctivitis /pink-eye

CONTRAINDICATIONS

AVICYCLINE/ LA is Not recommended for dogs, cats and horses
-Use with caution in animals with hepatic
or renal impairment

ADVERSE REACTIONS

-Local reactions at the injection site may occur

-The use of during the period of tooth development including late pregnancy, may lead to tooth discoloration

DOSAGE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION

For long acting effect it is given by deep intramuscular injection at a rate of 20 mg oxytetracycline base per kg bodyweight (i.e. 1 ml per 10 kg bodyweight once
In cattle not more than 10 ml

In sheep not more than 5 ml to be given at any
one site

WITHDRAWAL PERIOD

Meat
Cattle: 36 days
Sheep: 24 days

Milk
Cattle: Milk for human consumption must not be taken during treatment
-Milk from cows may only be taken for human consumption after 7 days from the last treatment

– Not for use in ewes producing milk for human consumption

SPECIAL STORAGE PRECAUTIONS

Do not store AVICYCLINE/LA above 30’C
The formulation will freeze at-2°C but, on thawing, reverts completely to its original condition

SPECIAL WARNINGS

-Not to be injected subcutaneously
-Bacterial resistance may exist or develop after prolonged use of tetracyclines
-Do not dilute
-The period of time between first and last dose withdrawal from a multi-dose vial should not be longer than 28 days
-Discard unused material
-Contamination of broached vials during use should be avoided