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Espectinocen 500 mg/g

Antibiotic

Espectinocen 500 mg/g
Powder

Spectinomycin powder

Pharmaceutical form

Oral powder

Target species

Swine / Poultry

Pack sizes

160 g and 1kg

Composition

Spectinomycin 500 mg
Excipients, n.q.f.

Indications for use

Poultry (broilers and turkeys)

  • Treatment of Chronic respiratory disease (CRD) caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum sensitive to spectinomycin.
  • Treatment of digestive infections caused by Escherichia coli sensitive to spectinomycin.

    Porcine:

  • Treatment of digestive infections caused by Escherichia coli sensitive to spectinomycin.

Posology and administration via

Chickens and turkeys

100 mg spectinomycin/kg bw/day, equivalent to 200 mg veterinary medicine/kg bw/day, for 2-5 consecutive days.

Pigs

25 mg spectinomycin/kg bw/day, equivalent to 50 mg veterinary medicine/kg bw/day for 3-4 consecutive days.

Administration in drinking water.

Withdrawal periods

Pigs

Meat: 6 days

Poultry

Meat: 5 days
Eggs: Do not use in birds that produce or are intended to produce eggs for human consumption.

Remarks

Medicine subject to veterinary prescription.