Denagard 12.5% Oral Solution: tiamulin 125 mg/ml; 8.8 mg/kg daily in drinking water for 3-5 days. Meat withhold 2 days.
• HydroDoxx: doxycycline 500 mg/g; 10 mg/kg doxycycline in drinking water for 5 days. Meat withhold 6 days.
• Linco-Spectin 100 Soluble Powder: lincomycin 33.3 g and spectinomycin 66.7 g in a pack; 10 mg/kg in drinking water for 7 days. Zero meat withhold.
• Lincocin Soluble Powder: lincomycin 400 mg/g; 4.5 mg/kg in drinking water for a minimum of 5 days. Zero meat withhold.
• Liquidox Oral Solution for use in Drinking Water for Chickens and Pigs: doxycycline 100 mg/ml; 10 mg/kg daily. Meat withhold 7 days.
• Nuflor Drinking Water Concentrate for Swine: florfenicol 23 mg/ml; 10 mg/kg in drinking water for 5 days. Meat withhold 20 days.
• Octacillin 697 mg/g Powder for use in Pigs: amoxicillin 697 mg/g; 14 mg/kg in drinking water for 3-5 days. Meat withhold 2 days.
• Pulmodox Granules for Oral Solution: doxycycline 500 mg/g; 12-15 mg/kg in drinking water for 4 days. Meat withhold 4 days.
• Soludox: doxycycline 500 mg/g; 20 mg/kg in drinking water for 5 days. Meat withhold 3 days.
• Stabox 50% Oral Soluble Powder Pig: amoxicillin 500 mg/g; 20 mg/kg in liquid feed for 5 days. Meat withhold 14 days.
• Terramycin Soluble Powder Concentrated 20%: oxytetracycline 200 g/kg; 10-30 mg/kg in drinking water daily for 3-5 days. Meat withhold 7 days.
• Tetsol 800: tetracycline hydrochloride 800 g/kg; 40 mg/kg in drinking water for 5 days. Meat withhold 6 days.
• Tiamutin 12.5% Solution: tiamulin 125 mg/ml; 8.8 mg/kg daily in drinking water for 3-5 days. Meat withhold 2 days.
• Tiamvet 12.5% Solution: tiamulin 125 mg/ml; 8.8 mg/kg daily in drinking water for 3-5 days. Meat withhold 2 days.
• Tylan Soluble: tylosin tartrate 100 g/bottle; 25 mg/kg in drinking water for 3-10 days. Zero meat withhold.
• Vetmulin 125 mg/ml Oral Solution: tiamulin 125 mg/ml; 7 ml/100 kg daily for 5 days for the treatment of swine dysentery; 12-16 ml/per 110 kg daily for 5 days for the treatment of enzootic pneumonia. Meat withhold 5 days.
Oral products to be given directly by mouth
• Baytril Piglet Doser 0.5% Oral Solution: 5 mg/ml enrofloxacin. 1 ml once daily per os to piglets under 3 kg daily. 3 ml once daily per os to piglets between 3 and 10 kg. Meat withhold 10 days.
• Baycox 50 mg/ml Oral Suspension for Piglets, Calves and Lambs: toltrazuril 50 mg/ml; 0.4 ml/kg once orally. Meat withhold 77 days.
• Cevazuril 50 mg/ml Oral Suspension for Piglets: toltrazuril 50 mg/ml; 0.4 ml/kg once orally. Meat withhold 77 days.
• Coliscour Solution: colistin 2 MIU/ml; 0.25 ml/10 kg orally direct into the mouth or in drinking water. Meat withhold 1 day.
• Spectam Scour Halt Oral Solution 50 mg/ml: spectinomycin 50 mg/ml; 1 ml orally twice daily for 3-5 days for piglets under 4.5 kg. The dose should be doubled for heavier piglets. Meat withhold 12 days.
Topical products
• Alamycin Aerosol: active substance oxytetracycline. Zero meat withhold
• Cyclo Spray: active substance chlortetracycline. Zero meat withhold.
• Engemycin Spray 3.84% w/w: active substance oxytetracycline. Zero meat withhold.
• Oxycare Spray: active substance oxytetracycline. Zero meat withhold.
• Tetcin Aerosol: active substance oxytetracycline. Zero meat withhold.
Cardiovascular and respiratory preparations
These rather specialized medications are not normally required by the general practitioner:
• Bisolvon Injection: bromhexine 3 mg/ml; 7-17 ml/100 kg im daily. Meat withhold 28 days.
• Bisolvon Powder: bromohexine 10 mg/g; 2-5 g/100 kg in drinking water daily. Meat withhold zero.
Dietary supplements and fluid metabolites
Clinicians should carry a licensed injectable vitamin supplement together with a soluble powder for rehydration purposes:
• Anivit 4BC Injection: thiamine 35 mg/ml, riboflavin 0.5 mg/ml, pyridoxine 7 mg/ml, nicotinamide 23 mg/ml and ascorbic acid 70 mg/ml; 5-10 ml/pig im, iv or sub cut daily. Zero meat withhold.
• Duphafral Multivitamin 9: retinol 15,000 IU/ml, cholecalciferol 25 mcg/ml, alpha-tocopheryl acetate 20 mg/ml, thiamine 10 mg/ml, riboflavin 5 mg/ml, pyridox-ine 3 mg/ml, nicotinamide 35 mg/ml, dexpanthenol 25 mg/ml and cyanocobalamin 25 mcg/ml; 5-10 ml/pig im or sub cut (2-5 ml per weaner). Meat withhold 28 days.
• Duphalyte: combination of B-complex vitamins, electrolytes, amino acids and dextrose; 100 ml/50 kg iv for adults; 30 ml/5 kg for younger pigs. May be followed up by sub cut injections. Zero meat withhold.
• Effydral Effervescent Tablet: sodium chloride 2.34 g, potassium chloride 1.12 g, sodium bicarbonate 6.72 g, citric acid 3.84 g, lactose 32.44 g and glycine 2.25 g in each tablet; 1 tablet/l water. Give ad lib to pigs. Zero meat withhold.
• Forgastrin Oral Powder: attapulgite 73% and bone charcoal 27%; 6-10 g thrice daily for pigs as a drench with a little water or in a little food; for piglets, 10 g/60 ml water and 5 ml daily. Zero meat withhold.
• Intravit 12: cyanobalamin 0.5 g/ml; 0.5-1.5 ml/pig im or sub cut. Zero meat withhold.
• Lectade Powder for Oral Solution: glycine 6.18 g, citric acid 0.48 g, potassium citrate 0.12 g, potassium dihydrogen phosphate 4.08 g and sodium chloride 8.58 g in sachet A; glucose 44.61 g in sachet B; add both sachets to 2 l water; solution should be readily available to young pigs. Zero meat withhold.
• Liquid Life-Aid: concentrated aqueous solution for dilution with 11.5 times its own volume of water; 200-300 ml/piglet orally daily; 1 l/weaned pig daily. Zero meat withhold.
• Multivitamin Injection: vitamin A 15,000 IU/ml, vitamin D 25 mcg/ml, vitamin E 20 mg/ml, vitamin B1 10 mg/ml, vitamin B2 5 mg/ml, vitamin B6 3 mg/ml, nicotinamide 35 mg/ml, dexpanthenol 25 mg/ml and vitamin B12 25 mcg/ml; 5-10 ml/adult (2-5 ml/weaner, 0.5-2 ml/piglet) im or sub cut, repeated in 10-14 days. Meat withhold 28 days.
• Vitesel: alpha-tocopheryl acetate 68 mg/ml and potassium selenate 1.5 mg/ml; 1 ml/25 kg im to piglets to be repeated in 2-4 weeks. Zero meat withhold.
Other medicines
Vetrabutine (Monzaldon 100 mg/ml Solution for Injection below) is recommended by some practitioners for porcine parturition, but the evidence for its effectiveness is not strong. However, oxytocin and azaperone (listed below)
