Specification
Tylosin is a macrolide antibiotic. It is effective against most grampositive and some gram-negative bacteria, including Streptococcus
spp., Staphylococcus spp., Corynebacterium spp., Clostridium spp.,
Pasteurella spp., Erysipelothrix spp., Fusiformis spp., Spirochaetas spp.,
Chlamydia spp., Treponema spp. and Mycoplasma spp.
The therapeutic concentration of the antibiotic after a single
administration persists for 15-18 hours. Tylosin tartrate is excreted
mainly in the bile and to a lesser extent in the milk and urine.
Indications
• for treatment and prevention of respiratory mycoplasmosis in poultry and infectious sinusitis in turkeys
• for treatment of dysentery and bacterial gastroenterocolitis in pigs and for treatment of bronchopneumonia in calves caused by tylosin-sensitive bacteria.
Composition
Tylanic® water-soluble powder contains tylosin tartrate.
Dosage
To treat bronchopneumonia in calves, Tylanic® is administered
individually via water or milk at a dose of 5 mg/kg bw, twice a day
for 7-14 days. Tylanic® is administered to poultry at a dose of 0.5 g per 1 L of
water for 3-5 days.
To treat dysentery and gastroenterocolitis in pigs, Tylanic® is
administered at a dose of 0.25 g per 1 L of water (or 5 mg/kg bw) for
3-10 days.