Atcostreptomycin

Indications and Usage

Chicken: coryza and colisepticemia.

Cattle and horses: respiratory tract infections due to susceptible micro-organisms.

Turkeys: infectious sinusitis.

Dogs: leptospirosis.

Dosage

By deep I/M or S/C: for active ingredient, 5-10mg/kg b.wt. daily for 3-5 days.

To prepare injectable solution, dissolve the contents of the vial in 500ml water for injection and the resultant solution will contain 320mg of streptomycin base per 1ml.

Chickens and turkeys: for whole product, 15–30ml of reconstituted solution/1000 kg b.wt.

Dogs: 0.25 – 0.5ml of reconstituted solution/16 kg b.wt.

Cattle: 1.5 – 3ml of reconstituted solution/100 kg b.wt.

Withdrawal time

Meat: 30 days.

Milk: 2 days.

Pack

Glass Vials (500ml capacity) contains 200gm streptomycin sulphate.