Albiotic
Contains 330mg lincomycin and 100mg neomycin for bovine mastitis.
Features
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Restricted Veterinary Medicine (antibiotic) for intramammary treatment of cows
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Lactating cow intramammary solution for the treatment of mastitis
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Can be used when cows with mastitis are being milked once a day or twice a day
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Contains both lincomycin and neomycin in an aqueous formulation
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Contact your vet for advice
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Available in packs of 24 syringes
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Treats mastitis in cows, including typical NZ pathogens
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Suitable for all NZ dairy farming systems
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Easy to administer via intramammary administration
Description
Each 10mL syringe of Albiotic contains 330mg lincomycin and 100mg neomycin.
Albiotic is for the treatment of bovine mastitis caused by organisms sensitive to lincomycin and neomycin.
Albiotic is effective against Gram positive cocci, including staphylococcal organisms such as Staphylococcus aureus (penicillinase positive and penicillinase negative), CNS, Streptococcal spp. Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus dysgalactiae and Streptococcus uberis.
Albiotic is also effective against Gram negative organisms including E. coli and other enterobacteriaceae.
Pack Sizes
Boxes of 24 x 10mL syringes
Action
Lincomycin and neomycin have bactericidal activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. The combination of lincomycin and neomycin has also demonstrated synergy against Staphylococcus aureus.
Lincomycin, neomycin and the dual combination have been shown to be active against both penicillinase and non penicillinase producing Staphylococci spp and CNS. Lincomycin has bacteriostatic activity against Streptococci spp.
Indication
Broad spectrum treatment for bovine mastitis. Effective against Staphylococcus aureus (penicillinase positive and penicillinase negative), Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus uberis, E. coli and other enterobacteriaceae.
Dosage
Administer one 10mL syringe per infected quarter.Treated quarters should not be milked for at least six hours after treatment, but should be milked at regular intervals thereafter.
For twice daily milking: Treatment may be repeated at 12 hourly intervals, up to a total of three doses
For once daily milking: Treatment may be repeated at 24 hourly intervals, up to a total of three doses
Withholding times
Milk: Twice daily milking: 5 milkings (approx. 60 hours)
Once daily milking: 4 milkings (approx. 96 hours)
Meat: 10 days
Other
Store below 25°C.
ACVM Registration Number A07712. Restricted Veterinary Medicine. Available only under Veterinary Authorisation.