Tylosin tartrate 200 mg/gm
200 mg/gm
Powder
Tam-vet powder is effective both gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Diplococcus, Corynebacterium, Erycepolothrix, Clostridium) and gram negative bacteria (Proteus, Salmonella, Shigella, Klebsiella, Mycobacterium etc) and sinusitis, enteritis pneumonia etc. Tam-vet powder has a particular action against Mycoplasma gallisepticum S6, which is implicated in the CRD complex in chicken & infectious sinusitis in turkeys. The use of tylosin as feed additive to promote growth is safe.
Dose
2.5
gm/L
Frequency
q24h
Duration
3-5 days
Purpose
treatment
2.5 gm powder/liter of drinking water or, 300-500 gm /100kg feed for 3-5 days
Cross-resistance between tylosin & penicillin or tetracycline has not been administered. Partial cross-resistance with erythromycin was found. Tylosin did not develop cross-resistance to tetracycline or furazolidone.