PLEASE NOTE: A prescription issued by a UK registered vet (MRCVS) is required before this item can be dispatched.
Zactran 150mg/ml Injection
Product Description
Cattle:
- Treatment and metaphylaxis of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and Histophilus somni.
- The presence of disease in the herd should be established before metaphylactic use.
Pigs:
- Treatment of swine respiratory disease (SRD) associated with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Pasteurella multocida, Haemophilus parasuis and Bordetella bronchiseptica.
Sheep:
- Treatment of infectious pododermatitis (foot rot) associated with virulent Dichelobacter nodosus and Fusobacterium necroprhoum requiring systemic treatment.
Dosage & Administration
A single dose of 6 mg gamithromycin/kg body weight (equivalent to 1 ml/25 kg body weight) into the neck (cattle and pigs) or anterior to the shoulder (sheep). To ensure correct dose, body weight should be determined as accurately as possible to avoid underdosing.
Cattle and sheep
- Subcutaneous injection.
- For treatment of cattle over 250 kg and sheep over 125 kg body weight, divide the dose so that no more than 10 ml (cattle) or 5 ml (sheep) are injected at a single site.
Pigs
- Intramuscular injection.
- The injection volume should not exceed 5 ml per injection site.
The cap may be safely punctured up to 60 times. For multiple vial entry, an automatic dosing device is recommended to avoid excessive broaching of the stopper.
Withdrawals
Meat and offal:
- Cattle: 64 days
- Sheep: 29 days
- Pigs: 16 days
Milk
- Not authorised for use in lactating animals producing milk for human consumption.
- Do not use in pregnant animals which are intended to produce milk for human consumption within 2 months (cows, heifers) or 1 month (ewes) of expected parturition.
100ml
