Tulissin 25 (tulathromycin injection) is an antibiotic injectable solution for treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in suckling calves, dairy calves, veal calves, and swine respiratory disease (SRD). Not for use in ruminating cattle.
Who is Tulissin 25 (tulathromycin injection) for Calves and Swine for?
Calves and Swine
How does Tulissin 25 (tulathromycin injection) for Calves and Swine work?
TULISSIN 25 Injectable Solution is a ready-to-use sterile parenteral preparation containing tulathromycin, a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic of the subclass triamilide.
Virbac
tulathromycin
How is Tulissin 25 (tulathromycin injection) for Calves and Swine sold?
Sold in bottles of 100 ml and 250 ml.
What are the side effects of Tulissin 25 (tulathromycin injection) for Calves and Swine?
ADVERSE REACTIONS
Swine
In one field study, one out of 40 pigs treated with tulathromycin injection (100 mg/mL) at 2.5 mg/kg BW exhibited mild salivation that resolved in less than four hours.
Calves
In one BRD field study, two calves treated with tulathromycin injection (100 mg/mL) at 2.5 mg/kg BW exhibited transient hypersalivation. One of these calves also exhibited transient dyspnea, which may have been related to pneumonia.
What special precautions are there?
WARNINGS
FOR USE IN ANIMALS ONLY.
NOT FOR HUMAN USE.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
NOT FOR USE IN CHICKENS OR TURKEYS.
RESIDUE WARNINGS
Swine
Swine intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 5 days from the last treatment.
Calves
Calves intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 22 days from the last treatment with TULISSIN 25 Injectable Solution. This drug is not for use in ruminating cattle.
PRECAUTIONS
Swine
The effects of Tulissin 25 Injectable Solution on porcine reproductive performance, pregnancy, and lactation have not been determined. Intramuscular injection can cause a transient local tissue reaction that may result in trim loss of edible tissue at slaughter.
Cattle
The effects of Tulissin 25 Injectable Solution on bovine reproductive performance, pregnancy, and lactation have not been determined. Subcutaneous injection can cause a transient local tissue reaction that may result in trim loss of edible tissue at slaughter.
Contact your nearest emergency animal hospital.
How can I store Tulissin 25 (tulathromycin injection) for Calves and Swine?
Store at or below 30°C (86°F). Use within 45 days of first puncture and puncture a maximum of 30 times.
Use as directed by your Veterinarian.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
Swine
Inject intramuscularly as a single dose in the neck at a dosage of 2.5 mg/kg (1 mL/22 lb) Body Weight (BW). Do not inject more than 4 mL per injection site.
Calves
Inject subcutaneously as a single dose in the neck at a dosage of 2.5 mg/kg (1 mL/22 lb) body weight (BW). Do not inject more than 11.5 mL per injection site.
25 mg of tulathromycin/mL
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