Florfenicen 300 mg/ml

Cattle: Diseases caused by florfenicol susceptible bacteria: therapeutic treatment of respiratory tract infections in cattle due to Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and Hisophilus somni.
Sheep: Diseases caused by florfenicol susceptible bacteria: therapeutic treatment of respiratory tract infections in sheep due to Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida.
Pigs: Treatment of acute outbreaks of respiratory disease caused by strains of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida susceptible to florfenicol.

Route of administration: intramuscular and subcutaneous for cattle; intramuscular for sheep and pigs.
Cattle: IM route: 20 mg/kg bodyweight (1ml/15kg) to be administered twice 48 hours apart using a 16 gauge needle. SC route: 40 mg/kg bodyweight (2ml/15kg) to be administered once only using a 16 gauge needle. The dose volume given at any one injection site should not exceed 10 ml for both routes of administration (intramuscular and subcutaneous) The injection should only be given in the neck.
Ovine: 20 mg/kg bodyweight (1 ml per 15 kg) per day by intramuscular injection during three consecutive days. The dose volume given at any one injection site should not exceed 4 ml.
Pigs: 15 mg/kg bodyweight (1 ml per 20 kg) by intramuscular injection into the neck muscle twice at 48 hour intervals using a 16-gauge needle. The volume administered per injection site should not exceed 3 ml.

Cattle: Meat: by IM (at 20 mg/kg bodyweight, twice): 30 days, by SC (at 40 mg/kg bodyweight, once): 44 days.
Milk: Not authorized for use in lactating animals producing milk for human consumption including pregnant animals intended to produce milk for human consumption.

Sheep: Meat: 39 days.
Milk: Not authorized for use in lactating animals producing milk for human consumption including pregnant animals intended to produce milk for human consumption.

Pigs: Meat: 18 days.