Alivira TEROXYLIN 20% LA (oxytetracycline) is a long-acting, broad-spectrum antibiotic indicated for the treatment and control of systemic, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and local infection.
INDICATIONS
Cattle and Calves
- Respiratory Infections: Shipping fever complex, enzootic pneumonia, and bronchopneumonia.
- Gastrointestinal Infections: Bacterial enteritis (scours).
- Reproductive & Mammary Tract: Acute metritis and mastitis.
- Soft Tissue & Hoof Infections: Foot rot (pododermatitis), calf diphtheria, wooden tongue, and infected wounds.
- Eye Infections: Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (pink eye).
- Systemic Conditions: Leptospirosis, anaplasmosis, and navel/joint ill.
Swine
- Respiratory Diseases: Bacterial pneumonia and atrophic rhinitis.
- Gastrointestinal Infections: Colibacillosis (scours) and salmonellosis.
- Reproductive Infections: Metritis-Mastitis-Agalactia (MMA) syndrome.
- Systemic Conditions: Erysipelas and leptospirosis.
Sheep and Goats
- Respiratory Infections: Enzootic pneumonia and pleuroneumonia.
- Reproductive & Mammary Tract: Mastitis, metritis, and the control of enzootic abortion (chlamydiosis).
- Joint & Foot Infections: Foot rot and joint ill.
ADMINISTRATION
Formulated to release medication slowly over a multi-day period.
- Route of Administration: It is typically administered via deep intramuscular (IM) injection. It may sometimes be given subcutaneously or intravenously (IV) depending on the species and the specific product insert, but intramuscular is most common.
- Injection Site Limits: To prevent tissue irritation, divide large doses into smaller volumes at different injection sites.
- Duration: Because it is a “long-acting” (LA) formulation, effective therapeutic blood levels are sustained for 3 to 5 days.
