Target species
Cattle, dairy cows
Indications for use, specifying the target species
For routine use in cows at drying-off to treat existing intramammary infections and to assist in preventing new infections occurring during the dry period. It is effective against:
•Streptococcus agalactiae
•Streptococcus dysgalactiae
•Other Streptococcal spp
•Staphylococci spp
•Arcanobacterium pyogenes
The product maintains effective antibacterial levels in the dry cow udder for approximately 4 weeks and is bactericidal in action.
Contraindications
Do not use in animals with known hypersensitivity to the active ingredient.
Special Warnings for each target species
None.
Special precautions for use
Special precautions for use in animals
Official national and regional antimicrobial policies should be taken into account when the product is used.
Before infusion, the teat should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected and care should be taken to avoid contamination of the injector nozzle. Following infusion, it is advisable to use a teat dip or spray.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals
When infusing heifers, protective gloves should always be worn in order to avoid skin contact with the product.
Penicillins and cephalosporins may cause hypersensitivity (allergy) following injection, inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact. Hypersensitivity to penicillins may lead to cross-reactions to cephalosporins and vice versa. Allergic reactions to these substances may occasionally be serious.
•Do not handle this product if you know you are sensitised, or if you have been advised not to work with such preparations.
•Handle this product with great care to avoid exposure, taking all recommended precautions.
•If you develop symptoms following exposure such as skin rash, you should seek medical advice and show the doctor this warning. Swelling of the face, lips or eyes or difficulty breathing, are more serious symptoms and require urgent medical attention.
Wash hands after use.
Adverse reactions (frequency and seriousness)
None known.
Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay
Can be safely administered during pregnancy.
Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
None known.
Amounts to be administered and administration route
The contents of one intramammary syringe should be gently infused into each quarter immediately after the final milking of a lactation.
Overdose (symptoms, emergency procedures, antidotes), if necessary
Not applicable.
Withdrawal period
Meat and Offal: 28 days
Not intended for use within 35 days of calving.
Milk for human consumption may only be taken from 108 hours after calving. Should a cow calve earlier than 35 days after the last treatment, milk for human consumption may only be taken from 35 days plus 108 hours after the last treatment.
In cows suffering from hypocalcaemia it may be necessary to withhold milk for a longer period than that stated above. In such cases, milk should be withheld until the levels of antibiotics are below the maximum accepted residue levels, i.e. 0.03 mcg/ml. for cloxacillin.
The product must not be used in the treatment of lactating cows.