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Medicine Brand

Otetra Vet Inj

Oxytetracycline 50 mg/mL

Strength

50 mg/mL

Dosage Form

Injection

Indication

Cattle, Bultalo, Sheep and Goat : Anthrax, haemorrhagic septicaemia, black quarter, rinderpest, brucellosis, pyebnephritis, calf scour, infectious enteritis, malignant edema, dysentery, pneumonia, navel ill, liver infection, abscess, mastitis, pyometra, metritis, peritonitis, kiptospirosis, infectious plauropneumonia, calf diphtheria, castration, paratyphoid, foot-rot, salmonellosis, actinomycosis, anaplasmosis and secondary infections in FMD. Dog, Cat: Pneumonia, pleurisy, bronchitis, infectious enteritis and secondary infections in distemper.

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

Dog
IM, SC

Dose

0.2

mL/kg

Frequency

N/A

Duration

5 days

Otetra-Vet® injectable solution can be administered intramuscularly or subcutaneous or intravenously. Intravenous injection is to be administered very slowly. Treatment is to be continued for 5 days. Recommended dose for dog is 1 mL per 5 kg.

Cat
IM, IV, SC

Dose

0.2

mL/kg

Frequency

N/A

Duration

5 days

Otetra-Vet® injectable solution can be administered intramuscularly or subcutaneous or intravenously. Intravenous injection is to be administered very slowly. Treatment is to be continued for 5 days. Recommended dose for cat is 1 mL per 5 kg.

Cattletreatment
IM, SC, IV

Dose

0.2

mL/kg

Frequency

N/A

Duration

5 days

Purpose

treatment

Otetra-Vet® injectable solution can be administered intramuscularly or subcutaneous or intravenously. Intravenous injection is to be administered very slowly. Treatment is to be continued for 5 days. Recommended dose for cattle is 20 mL per 100 kg.

Goattreatment
IM, IV, SC

Dose

0.2

mL/kg

Frequency

N/A

Duration

5 days

Purpose

treatment

Otetra-Vet® injectable solution can be administered intramuscularly or subcutaneous or intravenously. Intravenous injection is to be administered very slowly. Treatment is to be continued for 5 days. Recommended dose for goat is 2 mL per 10 kg.

Sheeptreatment
IM, IV, SC

Dose

0.2

mL/kg

Frequency

N/A

Duration

5 days

Purpose

treatment

Otetra-Vet® injectable solution can be administered intramuscularly or subcutaneous or intravenously. Intravenous injection is to be administered very slowly. Treatment is to be continued for 5 days. Recommended dose for sheep is 2 mL per 10 kg.

Poultry
SC

Dose

0.5 – 2

mL/bird

Frequency

q24h

Duration

4-6 days

Injection: 1 ml Otetra-Vet® injection is to be mixed with 3 ml of water for injection and to be administered to chicks of 1-28 days. Age group wise daily dose: 1st day up to 2 weeks: 0.5 ml per bird(diluted). 2-4 weeks: 1 ml per bird (diluted). 4-8 weeks: 0.5 ml per bird. Above 8 weeks: 1 ml per bird. Adult: 2 ml per bird.

Contraindications

Do not administer by the intravenous route in the dog. Do not administer by the subcutaneous route in the horse.

Alternatives

— other brands with Oxytetracycline