COMPOSITION:

Contains per ml.

Tilmicosin base ……………..300 mg.

Solvents ad. ……………………1 ml.

INDICATIONS:

This product is indicated for the treatment of respiratory infections in cattle and sheep associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella spp. and other tilmicosin-susceptible micro-organisms, and for the treatment of ovine mastitis associated with Staphylococcus aureus and Mycoplasma spp. Additional indications include the treatment of interdigital necrobacillosis in cattle (bovine pododermatitis, foul in the foot) and ovine footrot.

SIDE EFFECTS:

Occasionally, a soft diffuse swelling may occur at the injection site which subsides without further treatment. The acute manifestations of multiple injections of large subcutaneous doses (150 mg/kg) in cattle included moderate electrocardiographic changes accompanied by mild focal myocardial necrosis, marked injection site oedema, and death. Single subcutaneous injections of 30 mg/kg in sheep produced increased respiration rate, and at higher levels (150 mg/kg) ataxia, lethargy and drooping of the head.

DOSAGE:

For subcutaneous injection:Cattle pneumonia:

1 ml per 30 kg body weight (10 mg/kg).

Cattle interdigital necrobacillosis: 0.5 ml per 30 kg body weight (5 mg/kg).

Sheep pneumonia and mastitis: 1 ml per 30 kg body weight (10 mg/kg).

Sheep footrot: 0.5 ml per 30 kg body weight (5 mg/kg).Note:

Exercise extreme caution and take appropriate measures to avoid accidental self-injection, since injection of this drug in humans can be fatal! Macrotyl-300 should be administered only by a veterinary surgeon. Accurate weighing of animals is important to avoid overdosage. The diagnosis should be reconfirmed if no improvement is noted within 48 h. Administer once only.

WITHDRAWAL TIMES:

- For meat:

Cattle:60 days.

Sheep:42 days.

- For milk:

Sheep:15 days

WARNING:

Keep out of reach of children.