Tetracycline Soluble Powder 324

Manufacturer: AgriPharm

Tetracycline Hydrochloride Soluble Powder

ANTIBIOTIC

Each pound contains 324 g of tetracycline hydrochloride

NADA 065-496, Approved by FDA

Dosage and Administration

Administer Tetracycline Soluble Powder 324 in the drinking water of swine and calves at a drug level of tetracycline hydrochloride per gallon to provide approximately 10 mg/lb. of body weight, each day, for 3 to 5 days.

Administer Tetracycline Soluble Powder 324 in the drinking water of chickens and turkeys at a level of 25 mg/lb. of body weight, each day, for 7-14 days.

Do not mix the product with milk or milk replacers. Administer one hour before or two hours after feeding milk or milk replacers. The drug use level must be adjusted to provide 10 mg/lb. of body weight each day in divided doses for swine and calves, or in the case of chickens and turkeys, 25 mg/lb.

MIXING INSTRUCTIONS: The enclosed blue cup, when level full, provides approximately 71.4 g (2.52 oz.) of finished product which contains 51 g of tetracycline hydrochloride.

SWINE: A stock solution of 71.4 g dissolved in 1500 mL (approximately 50 fl. oz. or 3 pt.) of warm water provides about 34 mg of tetracycline hydrochloride activity per mL.

This stock solution metered at 1 oz./gallon will provide drinking water which contains approximately 1000 mg of tetracycline hydrochloride activity per gallon.

CALVES: For individual dosing, prepare a solution of 71.4 g dissolved in 500 mL (approximately 16 fl. oz. or 1 pt.) of warm water which provides about 100 mg of tetracycline hydrochloride activity per mL.

Administer 5 mL (1 measuring teaspoonful) of the stock solution (100 mg/mL) twice a day for each 100 lbs. of body weight as a drench or by a dose syringe. This will provide the recommended dosage level of 10 mg/lb. of body weight each day in divided doses.

CHICKENS AND TURKEYS: A stock solution of 71.4 g dissolved in 1,500 mL (approximately 50 fl. oz. or 3 pt.) of warm water provides about 34 mg of tetracycline hydrochloride activity per mL.

This stock solution metered at 1 oz./gallon will provide drinking water which contains approximately 1000 mg of tetracycline hydrochloride activity per gallon.

NOTE: The concentration of the drug required in medicated water must be adequate to compensate for the variation in the ages of the animals, feed consumption and the environmental temperature and humidity, each of which affects water consumption.

Tetracycline Soluble Powder 324 Indications

For use in the control and treatment of the following conditions in swine, calves and poultry:

SWINE: Bacterial enteritis (scours) caused by Escherichia coli and bacterial pneumonia associated with Pasteurella spp., Haemophilus spp. and Klebsiella spp. susceptible to tetracycline.

CALVES: Bacterial enteritis (scours) caused by Escherichia coli and bacterial pneumonia (shipping fever complex) associated with Pasteurella spp., Haemophilus spp. and Klebsiella spp. susceptible to tetracycline.

CHICKENS: For the control of chronic respiratory disease (CRD) and air sac infection caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Escherichia coli, infectious synovitis caused by Mycoplasma synoviae susceptible to tetracycline.

TURKEYS: For the control of infectious synovitis caused by Mycoplasma synoviae and bluecomb (transmissible enteritis, coronaviral enteritis) caused by complicating bacterial organisms susceptible to tetracycline.

Warning

Do not slaughter swine for food purposes within 4 days of treatment. Do not slaughter cattle for food purposes within 5 days of treatment. Do not slaughter poultry for food within 4 days of treatment. Not for use in poultry producing eggs for human consumption.

A withdrawal period has not been established for the product in preruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal.

Tetracycline Soluble Powder 324 Caution

Use as the sole source of tetracycline. Not to be used in swine or calves for more than five days. Not to be used in chickens or turkeys for more than 14 consecutive days. When used in plastic or stainless steel waterers or automatic medicators, prepare a fresh solution every 24 hours. When used in galvanized waterers, prepare a fresh solution every 12 hours. If the condition does not improve within two or three days, consult a veterinarian.

The contents of 2 lb. container will provide sufficient drug to treat 64,800 total pounds of swine or calves for a single day at the recommended dosage level of 10 mg/lb. of body weight in divided doses. The same container will treat 25,920 lbs. of poultry when supplied at 25 mg/lb.

The contents of 5 lb. container will provide sufficient drug to treat 162,000 total lbs. of swine or calves for a single day at the recommended dosage level of 10 mg/lb. of body weight in divided doses. The same container will treat 64,800 lbs. of poultry when supplied at 25 mg/lb.

For Animal Use Only

RESTRICTED DRUG (California), USE ONLY AS DIRECTED.

KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.

Mfd. in U.S.A.

Manufactured for: Dealer Distribution of America, Kansas City, MO 64120.

NAC No.: 14571011