Description
Amoxicillin Trihydrate 500 mg
(Eq. to Amoxicillin 436 mg)
Treatment of infections in Chickens and Turkeys caused by bacteria susceptible to Amoxicillin.
Chickens and Turkeys.
For oral administration in drinking water.
Chickens: The recommended dosage is 15 mg Amoxicillin Trihydrate / kg bodyweight / day (corresponding to 30 mg Amoxivet 50% / kg bodyweight / day).
The total period of treatment should be for 3 days or in severe cases for 5 days.
Turkey: The recommended dosage is 15-20 mg Amoxicillin Trihydrate / kg bodyweight / day (corresponding to (30 – 40) mg Amoxivet 50% / kg bodyweight / day) for 3 days or in severe cases for 5 days.
Any medicated water which is not consumed within 24 hours should be discarded and the medicated drinking water replenished.
Use the following formula in order to calculate the quantity of Amoxivet 50% (mg) that should be incorporated in the drinking water :
Dose (mg Amoxivet 50% / kg body mean bodyweight (kg)of
weight / day) x animals to be treated
____________________________________________________________ = mg of Amoxivet 50%
Mean daily water consumption (liter)/ animal / day / 1 liter of drinking water
- Do not administer to Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, Gerbils or any other small herbivore.
Do not use in animals with known hypersensitivity to Penicillins or other ß-lactam antibiotics .
- Do not administer to animals with renal disease including anuria or oliguria.
Penicillins and cephalosporins may cause hypersensitivity reactions which may occasionally be serious.Rarely, gastro-intestinal tract signs associated with alteration of the intestinal flora (for example, loose stools, diarrhea) may occur.
- Not effective against Beta-lactamase producing organisms.
- Should not be administered with antibiotics that have a bacteriostatic mode of action, such as Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Sulphonamides.
Chickens (Meat and offal): 1 day
Turkeys (Meat and offal): 5 days
Not authorised for use in laying birds producing eggs for human consumption and within 3 weeks of onset of laying.
Store at a temperature below 30oC.
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