Baytril 5% injection solution Bayer (Enrofloxacin)
The drug is a sterile transparent solution of light yellow color. The drug as an active ingredient in 1 ml contains 50 mg of enrofloxacin and auxiliary components: potassium oxide hydrate, N-butanol, water for injection.
Baytril 5% solution for injection is produced packaged in 100 ml in brown glass bottles packed in cardboard boxes.
Order of administration and dose
Baytril 5% solution for injection is used for calves, pigs with a therapeutic purpose for infections of the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary system, septicemia, colibacillosis, salmonellosis, streptococcosis, bacterial and enzootic pneumonia, atrophic rhinitis, mastitis-metritis-agalactia syndrome and others diseases caused by microorganisms sensitive to fluoroquinolones, as well as mixed infections and secondary infections in viral diseases.
The drug is administered once a day to calves subcutaneously, to pigs – intramuscularly in the following doses:
calves and pigs – 1 ml per 20 kg of animal weight (2.5 mg of enrofloxacin per 1 kg of body weight) for 3-5 days;
pigs with mastitis-metritis-agalactia syndrome – within 1-2 days.
Toxicology and restrictions
Baytril 5% solution for injection at recommended doses is well tolerated by animals, does not have embryotoxic, teratogenic and hepatotoxic effects. The drug should not be used in animals with significant disorders in the development of cartilaginous tissue, as well as with lesions of the nervous system, accompanied by convulsions; in the first year of the animal’s life, until the end of their growth period, to females during pregnancy, as well as when microorganisms resistant to fluoroquinolones are isolated from a sick animal.
Simultaneous use of Baytril with chloramphenicol, macrolides, tetracyclines, theophylline and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is not allowed.
Slaughter of animals for meat is allowed no earlier than 14 days after the last use of the drug. The meat of animals compulsorily slaughtered before the expiration of the established period may be used for feeding fur-bearing animals or for the production of meat and bone meal.
Storage conditions
Store Baytril 5% solution for injection with caution in a dry, dark place at a temperature of +5°C to +25°C.