Tylosin Injection is indicated for use in the treatment of bovine respiratory complex (shipping fever, pneumonia) usually associated with Pasteurella multocida and Actinomyces pyogenes;foot-rot (necrotic pododermatitis) and calf diphtheria caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum and metritis caused by Actinomyces pyogenes in beef cattle and nonlactating dairy cattle.
In swine, Tylosin Injection is indicated for use in the treatment of swine arthritis caused byMycoplasma hyosynoviae; swine pneumonia caused by Pasteurella spp.; swine erysipelas caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; and acute swine dysentery associated with Brachyspira(formerly Serpulina or Treponema) hyodysenteriae when followed by appropriate medication in the drinking water and/or feed.
Dosage and Administration
For intramuscular injection only.
Beef Cattle and Nonlactating Dairy Cattle - Inject intramuscularly 8 mg per pound of body weight once a day (1 mL per 25 pounds) once daily. Treatment should be continued for 24 hours after symptoms of the disease have stopped, not to exceed 5 days. Do not inject more than 10 mL per site.
Swine - Inject intramuscularly 4 mg per pound of body weight (1 mL per 50 pounds) twice daily. Treatment should be continued for 24 hours after symptoms of the disease have stopped, not to exceed 3 days. Do not inject more than 5 mL per injection site.