Florfenicol is a synthetic broad spectrum antibiotic effective against most gram-positive and gram negative bacteria isolated from domestic animals. Florfenicol acts by inhibiting protein synthesis at
the ribosomal level and is bacteriostatic. However, bactericidal activity has been demonstrated invitro against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Pasteurella multocida, Mannheimia haemolytica
and Histophilus somni.
Species
Cattle:
– Treatment or metaphylactic treatment of naturally undifferentiated bovine respiratory diseases
(associated with bronchitis, bronchopneumonia and pulmonary oedema, pneumonia,
pleuropneumonia), enzootic bronchopneumonia (calves), caused by susceptible bacteria
(Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni, Actinobacillus
pleuropneumoniae)
– Treatment of bovine interdigital phlegmon (foot rot, acute interdigital necrobacillosis, infectious
pododermatitis), caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, Bacteroides melanogeninus)
– Treatment of bovine keratoconjunctivitis (caused by Moraxella bovis)
For subcutaneous (cattle) or intramuscular administration (cattle) in the neck.
Cattle, IM route ………………………… 1 ml per 15 kg body weight, twice 48 hours apart.
Cattle, SC route …………………………………….2 ml per 15 kg body weight, single dose.
The dose volume in cattle should not exceed 10 ml at any one injection site.
The dose volume in swine should not exceed 3 ml at any one injection site.
To avoid underdosing, the body weight of the animals should be determined with accuracy.
Cattle:
-Treatment or metaphylactic treatment of naturally undifferentiated bovine respiratory diseases
(associated with bronchitis, bronchopneumonia and pulmonary oedema, pneumonia,
pleuropneumonia), enzootic bronchopneumonia (calves), caused by susceptible bacteria
(Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni, Actinobacillus
pleuropneumoniae)
– Treatment of bovine interdigital phlegmon (foot rot, acute interdigital necrobacillosis, infectious
pododermatitis), caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, Bacteroides melanogeninus)
– Treatment of bovine keratoconjunctivitis (caused by Moraxella bovis)
Store dark and below 25°C. Do not freeze.
