New-generation antibiotic based on levofloxacin, overcoming resistance to enrofloxacin, for the treatment of bacterial diseases in poultry
* compared to enrofloxacin-based drugs
Lexoflon OR has a bactericidal effect on a broad-spectrum of microorganisms
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Lexoflon OR is used in poultry for colibacteriosis, salmonellosis, pasteurellosis, staphylococcosis, pseudomonosis, campylobacteriosis, necrotic enteritis.
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Dosage |
Method of administration |
Treatment course |
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Broilers Layers Replacement chickens |
1 ml/20 kg of b.w. or 0.5 ml/1 l of water (the average dosage. The dosage depends on water consumption and the type of poultry) |
Orally |
Daily for 3-5 days |
Avoid using the drug in laying hens and replacement chickens less than 10 days before laying, as levofloxacin accumulates in eggs.
Avoid using the drug simultaneously with glucocorticoids due to an increased risk of tendinitis and/or tendon rupture, as well as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, tetracyclines and macrolides due to an increase in the toxic effect of levofloxacin.
Withdrawal period:
meat: 7 days
eggs: 10 days
