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DESCRIPTION

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23 mg/ml solution for use in drinking water for pigs

 

ACTIVE SUBSTANCE:

Florfenicol 23 mg

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INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES

Pigs

Treatment and metaphylaxis at the group level where clinical signs are present of swine respiratory disease associated with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida susceptible to florfenicol.

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Do not use in boars intended for breeding purposes.

Do not use in cases of known hypersensitivity to the active substance or to the excipient.

 

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE IN ANIMALS

The veterinary medicinal product should be used in conjunction with susceptibility testing. Treatment should not exceed 5 days.

Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay. The use is not recommended during pregnancy. The use is not recommended during lactation.

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DOSE

Pigs

10 mg florfenicol per kg body weight per day for 5 consecutive days. This dose is equivalent to 0.44 ml of the product per kg body weight per day.

Considering that a pig drinks approximately 10 % of its body weight per day, the following dose is recommended:

4.4 ml of the product / L water. Treatment should continue for 5 consecutive days. Medicated drinking water should be replaced every 24 hours.

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WITHDRAWAL PERIOD(S)

Meat and offal: 20 days.

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SHELF-LIFE

Shelf-life of the veterinary medicinal product as packaged for sale: 1 year.

Shelf-life after first opening the immediate packaging: 28 days.

Shelf life after dilution according to directions: 24 hours.

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PACKAGING

The product is filled in 5 L HDPE plastic barrels closed with HDPE plastic screw-on caps and a polyethylene safety seal.