DOKSIMIS 50 Powder for oral solution

DOSAGE

To be administered orally through the milk-replacer and/or the drinking water.
Pre-ruminant calves: 10 mg doxycycline hyclate/kg bw/ day, corresponding to 17 mg of product per kg body weight,
for 3-5 consecutive days, divided over 2 administrations.
Pigs: 10 mg doxycycline hyclate/kg bw/day,
corresponding to 17 mg of product kg/bw
for 3-5 consecutive days.
Chickens, turkeys: 25 mg doxycycline hyclate /kg bw/day,
corresponding to 42 mg of product kg/bw,
for 3-5 consecutive days.

INDICATION(S)

Treatment of the following specified infections of the respiratory tract and the alimentary tract caused by micro-organisms susceptible to doxycycline.
Pre-ruminant calves:
- Bronchopneumonia and pleuropneumonia caused by Pasteurella spp., Streptococcus spp., Arcanobacterium pyogenes, Histophilus somni and Mycoplasma spp.
Pigs:
- Atrophic rhinitis caused by Pasteurella multocida and Bordetella bronchiseptica;
- Bronchopneumonia caused by Pasteurella multocida, Streptococcus suis and Mycoplasma hyorhinis;
- Pleuropneumonia caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.
Chickens (broilers, breeders), turkeys (broilers, breeders):
- Infections of the respiratory tract caused by Mycoplasma spp., Escherichia coli, Haemophilus paragallinarum and Bordetella avium;
- Enteritis caused by Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium colinum.

WITHDRAWAL PERIOD

Meat and offal:
Calves: 7 days
Pigs: 8 days
Chickens, turkeys: 5 days
Egg:
Not permitted for use in laying birds producing eggs for human consumption.
Milk:
Not permitted for use in cattle producing milk for human consumption.