ALBON® BOLUS(sulfadimethoxine)
Bolus
Description
ALBON® (sulfadimethoxine) is a low-dose, rapidly absorbed, long-acting sulfonamide in scored bolus form, for treatment of bacterial infections in cattle.
Approved Uses
ALBON boluses are:
- Effective in the treatment of cattle for shipping fever complex and bacterial pneumonia associated with Pasteurella spp. sensitive to sulfadimethoxine, and calf diphtheria and footrot associated with Fusobacterium necrophorum (Sphaerophorus necrophorus) sensitive to sulfadimethoxine.
Key Features
- Effective in the treatment of bacterial infections in cattle commonly associated with:
- shipping fever complex
- bacterial pneumonia
- calf diphtheria
- footrot
- Laboratory studies have demonstrated sulfadimethoxine to be effective against a wide variety of bacterial organisms, including streptococci, staphylococci, E. coli, and Salmonella. (Clinical significance of laboratory studies has not been confirmed.)
- Rapidly absorbed and long-acting. Comparatively low doses give rapid, sustained blood levels required for effective disease therapy. Provides effective treatment at low cost.
- Sulfadimethoxine has been shown to be well-tolerated with relatively high solubility at the pH normally occurring in the bovine kidney.
- ALBON has a low degree of toxicity and reliably avoids undesirable side effects at the recommended dosage.
- Approved for use in lactating dairy cows.
- Convenient dosage sizes—5 g and 15 g for different cattle weights.
- Short withdrawal times—60 hours for milk, 7 days for meat.
Packaging
5 g sulfadimethoxine per single-scored bolus
15 g sulfadimethoxine per single-scored bolus
Dosage and Administration
ALBON boluses should be administered to cattle so that the initial dose is equivalent to 25 mg/lb of body weight and each subsequent daily dose is equivalent to 12.5 mg/lb
of body weight. Length of treatment will depend on clinical response. In most cases, treatment for 3–4 days is adequate. Treatment should not be continued beyond 5 days.
Precautions
- During treatment period, make certain that animals maintain adequate water intake. If animals show no improvement within 2–3 days, re-evaluate the diagnosis. Treatment should not be continued beyond 5 days.
- Warnings: Milk taken from animals during treatment and for 60 hours (5 milkings) after the latest treatment must not be used for food. Do not slaughter animals for food purposes within 7 days following the last treatment. A withdrawal period has not been established for this product in preruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal.
- Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
Product Information
Material Safety Data Sheet
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