ZOCEFT SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION

COMPOSITION

Ceftiofur (as ceftiofur hydrochloride) 50 mg/mL

TARGET SPECIES

Cattle and swine

INDICATIONS

It is used for;

Cattle:

  • Bacterial respiratory disease associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and Histophilus somni.
  • Acute interdigital necrobacillosis (panaritium, foot rot) associated with Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteroides melaninogenicus (Porphyromonas asaccharolytica).
  • Bacterial component of acute post-partum (puerperal) metritis within 10 days after calving associated with Escherichia coli, Trueperella pyogenes and Fusobacterium necrophorum (restricted to cases where treatment with another antimicrobial has failed).

Swine:

  • Bacterial respiratory disease associated with Pasteurella multocida, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Streptococcus suis.

USAGE AND DOSAGE

Practical dose:

Cattle: 1mL/50 kg bw by intramuscular or subcutaneous administration

Swine: 1mL/16 kg bw by intramuscular administration

WITHDRAWAL PERIOD(S)

Cattle:

Meat and offal: 8 days

Milk: zero days

Swine:

Meat and offal: 5 days