Pennchlor 64 Soluble Powder
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Pennchlor 64 Soluble Powder
This treatment applies to the following species:Chlortetracycline Hcl
Soluble Powder Concentrate
Antibiotic
For Animal Use In Drinking Water
Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride - 102.4 G Per Packet (64 G/lb)
Each packet contains 102.4 g of chlortetracycline HCl and will make:
1,024 gallons (3,876 L) containing 100 mg Pennchlor 64 chlortetracycline HCl per gallon
512 gallons (1,938 L) containing 200 mg Pennchlor 64 chlortetracycline HCl per gallon
256 gallons (969 L) containing 400 mg Pennchlor 64 chlortetracycline HCl per gallon
102.4 gallons (387 L) containing 1,000 mg Pennchlor 64 chlortetracycline HCl per gallon
Anada 200-295 Approved By Fda
Pennchlor 64 Soluble Powder Indications And Directions For Use
For the control or treatment of the following diseases caused by organisms susceptible to chlortetracycline
Swine
Dose-10 Mg/lb Body Wt/day |
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Bacterial Enteritis (Scours) (Escherichia coli) Bacterial Pneumonia (Pasteurella spp., Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (Hemophilus spp,) Klebsiella spp.,) |
5 packets per 512 gallons. (This will treat 51,200 lb of pigs for one day; that is five hundred twelve 100-lb pigs, providing 10 mg/lb body weight). |
Chickens |
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Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) and Air-Sac Infection (Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Escherichia coli) Infectious Synovitis (Mycoplasma synoviae) |
Administer at the indicated rates in the total water consumed over a full, 24-hour period |
Calves |
Dose-10 Mg/lb Body Wt/day |
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Bacterial Pneumonia (Pasteurella spp., Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (Hemophilus spp,) Klebsiella spp.) |
One standard teaspoonful of powder contains 500 mg. Administer four such teaspoonsful in solution to a 200-lb calf in divided doses. |
Turkeys |
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Control of complicating bacterial organisms associated with Bluecomb (transmissible enteritis or Corona virus enteritis) susceptible to chlortetracycline |
25 mg/lb body wt/day. Administer 1 packet for every 4,096 lb of turkeys in the total water consumed over a full, 24-hour period. |
Medicate chickens and turkeys continuously at the first clinical signs of disease and continue for 7 to 14 consecutive days. The dosage ranges permitted provide for different levels based on the severity of the infection. If improvement is not noted in 24-48 hours, consult a veterinarian or a diagnostic laboratory to determine diagnoses and for advice regarding the optimal level of the drug where ranges are permitted.
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WarningUse as the sole source of chlortetracycline. Not to be used for more than 14 consecutive days in chickens and turkeys, 5 days in calves, or 5 days in swine. Do not use in laying chickens. For growing turkeys only. Do not administer to calves within 1 day of slaughter. Do not administer to chickens at 1,000 mg/gallon of water (one packet per 102.4 gallons) within 24 hours of slaughter. Zero day withdrawal in swine. |
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General Information On Dosage
Dosages in terms of packets per 512 gallons are based on stated dosages per unit of body weight and average water consumption of the species. Weather conditions, ambient temperature, humidity, age, class of livestock and other factors may affect consumption and, except where calves are drenched, the unit dosage should be used as a guide to effective use in drinking water. Animals must actually consume enough medicated water to provide the desired therapeutic dose under the conditions that prevail.
Pennchlor 64 Soluble Powder Caution
When used in plastic or stainless steel waterers, or automatic waterers, prepare fresh solutions every 24 hours. When used in galvanized waterers, prepare fresh solutions every 12 hours. When feeding milk or milk replacers, administration one hour before or two hours after feeding is recommended.
Net Contents: 25.6 Oz (725.7 G)
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Distributed by PennField Animal Health, 14040 Industrial Road, Omaha, NE 68144
Nac No.
1045012114040 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, OMAHA, NE, 68144
| Telephone: | 402-330-6000 | |
| Order Desk: | 800-832-8303 | |
| Fax: | 402-330-6004 | |
| Technical Information: | 402-330-6000 |
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