Medicine Brand

Otetra Vet 50 powder

Oxytetracycline 500 mg/gm

Strength

500 mg/gm

Dosage Form

Powder

Indication

Otetra-Vet® 50 Powder is an antibiotic for poultry, cattle, goat, shrimps, fresh water fishes & aquarium fishes used in feed or drinking water for prevention and treatment of bacterial diseases. Poultry diseases have been a major target of Oxytetracycline medication. Poultry: Colibacillosis (E. coli), infectious coryza (Haemophilus gallinarum), mycoplasmosis, chronic respiratory diseases, airsacculitis, infectious synovitis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma meleagridis, Mycoplasma synoviae) clostridial dermatitis (Clostridium septicum), necrotic enteritis (Clostridium perfringens, types A & C), pullorum disease (Salmonella pullorum) fowl cholera, coccidiosis etc. Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep and Goat: Anthrax, haemorrhagic septicaemia, black quarter, rinderpest, brucellosis, calf scour, infectious enteritis, dysentery, pneumonia, navel ill, liver infection, abscess, mastitis, pyometra, metritis, peritonitis, infectious pleuropneumonia, calf diphtheria, paratyphoid, foot-rot, salmonellosis, actinomycosis, anaplasmosis and secondary infections in viral diseases.

Mode of Action

Oxytetracycline is under group of Tetracycline’s which bind to the 30s ribosomal subunit of bacterial ribosome and interfere with the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA molecule in ribosome complex. Thereby interfere with bacterial protein synthesis in growing or multiplying bacteria leading to bacteriostatic but higher concentration results bacteriocidal action

Dose Guidance

Poultryprevention
PO

Dose

0.2

gm/L

Frequency

N/A

Duration

3-5 days

Purpose

prevention

Prevention / Growth Promotion: Otetra-Vet® 50 powder as 50 mg/kg body weight or 1 gm per 5 litre drinking water for 3-5 consecutive days or 35 gm per 100 kg feed for 7-10 consecutive days.

Poultrytreatment
PO

Dose

0.4

gm/L

Frequency

N/A

Duration

3-5 days

Purpose

treatment

Treatment: Otetra-Vet® 50 powder as 100 mg/kg body weight or 1 gm per 2.5 litre drinking water for 3-5 consecutive days or 50 gm per 100 kg feed for 7 consecutive days.

Fish
PO

Dose

0.11 – 0.16

gm/kg

Frequency

N/A

Duration

N/A

11 gm - 16 gm Otetra-Vet® 50 powder per 100 kg fishes.

Calfprevention
PO

Dose

20

mg/kg

Frequency

q24h

Duration

7-10 days

Purpose

prevention

Prevention/ Growth Promotion: 20 mg Otetra-Vet 50 powder per kg body weight for 7-10 consecutive days.

Calftreatment
PO

Dose

40

mg/kg

Frequency

q24h

Duration

3-5 days

Purpose

treatment

Treatment: 40 mg Otetra- Otetra-Vet® 50 per kg body weight for 3-5 consecutive days.

Contraindications

Otetra-Vet® 50 Powder is contra-indicated to use with calcium containing drug or food

Alternatives

— other brands with Oxytetracycline

Otetra Vet 50 powder dose, price and withdrawal period

Otetra Vet 50 powder is a veterinary powder containing Oxytetracycline (500 mg/gm) from SQUARE.

Otetra Vet 50 powder dose in poultry

For prevention, the recommended dose of Otetra Vet 50 powder in poultry is 0.2 gm/L, given orally, for 3-5 days. Prevention / Growth Promotion: Otetra-Vet® 50 powder as 50 mg/kg body weight or 1 gm per 5 litre drinking water for 3-5 consecutive days or 35 gm per 100 kg feed for 7-10 consecutive days.

Otetra Vet 50 powder dose in poultry

For treatment, the recommended dose of Otetra Vet 50 powder in poultry is 0.4 gm/L, given orally, for 3-5 days. Treatment: Otetra-Vet® 50 powder as 100 mg/kg body weight or 1 gm per 2.5 litre drinking water for 3-5 consecutive days or 50 gm per 100 kg feed for 7 consecutive days.

Otetra Vet 50 powder dose in fish

The recommended dose of Otetra Vet 50 powder in fish is 0.11–0.16 gm/kg, given orally. 11 gm - 16 gm Otetra-Vet® 50 powder per 100 kg fishes.

Otetra Vet 50 powder dose in calf

For prevention, the recommended dose of Otetra Vet 50 powder in calf is 20 mg/kg, given orally, once daily for 7-10 days. Prevention/ Growth Promotion: 20 mg Otetra-Vet 50 powder per kg body weight for 7-10 consecutive days.

Otetra Vet 50 powder dose in calf

For treatment, the recommended dose of Otetra Vet 50 powder in calf is 40 mg/kg, given orally, once daily for 3-5 days. Treatment: 40 mg Otetra- Otetra-Vet® 50 per kg body weight for 3-5 consecutive days.

Otetra Vet 50 powder price

Otetra Vet 50 powder is available as a pack of 100 gm at BDT 198.00 and a pack of 500 gm at BDT 900.00.

Otetra Vet 50 powder withdrawal period

In cattle, the withdrawal period for Otetra Vet 50 powder is meat 7 days.

In poultry, the withdrawal period for Otetra Vet 50 powder is meat 2 days and milk 0 days. For egg withdrawal period is 4 days.

Dosing information is provided for reference by qualified veterinary professionals and does not replace clinical judgement. Prices are indicative and may vary by region and retailer.