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Cadorex 300mg/ml Injection
Product Description
Cattle:
- Diseases caused by florfenicol susceptible bacteria: Treatment of respiratory tract infections in cattle due to Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and Histophilus somni.
Sheep:
- Treatment of ovine respiratory tract infections due to Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida susceptible to florfenicol.
Pigs:
- Treatment of acute outbreaks of swine respiratory disease caused by strains of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida susceptible to florfenicol.
Dosage & Administration
Dosage & Administration
For treatment Cattle:
- Intramuscular route: 20 mg of florfenicol/kg bodyweight (equivalent to 1 ml of the product/15 kg bodyweight) to be administered twice 48 hours apart using a 16 gauge needle.
- Subcutaneous route: 40 mg of florfenicol/kg bodyweight (equivalent to 2 ml of the product/15 kg bodyweight) to be administered once using a 16 gauge needle.
- The dose volume given at any one injection site should not exceed 10 ml.
- The injection should only be given in the neck.
Sheep:
- 20 mg of florfenicol/kg bodyweight (equivalent to 1 ml of the product/15 kg bodyweight) by intramuscular injection daily for three consecutive days.
- The volume administered per injection site should not exceed 4 ml.
- Pharmacokinetic studies showed that mean plasma concentrations remain above MIC90 (1 µg/ml) for up to 18 hours after administration of the product at the recommended treatment dose. The pre-clinical data provided support the recommended treatment interval (24 hours) for target pathogens with MIC up to 1 µg/ml.
Pigs:
- 15 mg of florfenicol/kg bodyweight (equivalent to 1 ml of the product/20 kg bodyweight) by intramuscular injection into the neck muscle twice at 48 hours intervals using a 16-gauge needle.
- The volume administered per injection site should not exceed 3 ml.
- For intramuscular, it is recommended to treat animals in the early stages of disease and to evaluate the response to treatment within 48 hours after the second injection.
- If clinical signs of respiratory disease persist 48 hours after the last injection, treatment should be changed using another formulation or another antibiotic and continued until clinical signs have resolved
Withdrawals
Cattle: Meat and offal:
- by IM route: 30 days
- by SC route: 44 days
Cattle Milk:
- Not authorised for use in lactating animals producing milk for human consumption including pregnant animals intended to produce milk for human consumption.
Sheep: Meat and offal:
- by IM route: 39 days
Sheep Milk:
- Not authorised for use in lactating animals producing milk for human consumption including pregnant animals intended to produce milk for human consumption.
Pigs:
- Meat and offal: by IM route: 18 days
Available in 100ml or 250ml
