Doxylox
Next-generation antibiotic with prolonged action of tetracyclines for treatment and metaphylaxis of postpartum conditions
- Maximum effect with a single injection
- High efficacy against chlamydia and mycoplasmosis
Doxycycline is a semisynthetic antibiotic that belongs to the 3rd generation of the tetracycline group. Doxycycline inhibits bacterial growth by inhibiting enzymes causing disruption of microbial cell protein synthesis. The drug is effective against gram-positive and gram-negative microbes including:
- Escherichia coli
- Haemophilus spp.
- Pasteurella spp.
- Salmonella spp.
- Staphylococcus spp.
- Streptococcus spp.
- Leptospira spp.
- Chlamydia spp.
- Clostridium perfringens
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Corynebacterium pyogenes
- Rickettsia spp.
- Mycoplasma spp.
|
Animal |
Method of administration |
Dosage |
Treatment period |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cattle, small ruminants |
Intramuscularly |
1 ml / 10 kg of animal body weight |
Once If necessary, repeat injection in 48 hours |
If the required volume of the drug exceeds 2.5 ml for lambs, 5 ml for sheep and calves, and 10 ml for cattle, several injections in various injection sites shall be made in order to avoid a possible pain reaction.
Avoid using the drug simultaneously with penicillin antibiotics and cephalosporins, as well as with calcium drugs due to a possible decrease in its activity.
Avoid using the drug during pregnancy and lactation.
Withdrawal period:
meat: 21 days