Description

Suitable for   
Product Type Injection
Content Lincomycin (as HCL) 50mg, Spectinomycin (as Sulphate) 100mg / ml
Packing 100ml

LINCO ACTIN

Description

The combination of lincomycin and spectinomycin acts as an additive and in some cases synergistic.

Spectinomycin acts bacteriostatic or bactericidal, depending on the dose, against mainly Gram-negative bacteria like Campylobacter, E. coli and Salmonella spp. Lincomycin acts bacteriostatic against mainly Gram-positive bacteria like Mycoplasma, Treponema, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus spp. Cross-resistance of lincomycin with macrolides can occur.

Indication

Calves: Treatment of respiratory infections, arthritis and omphalitis.

Pigs: Treatment of ileitis, Lawsonia intracellularis, hemorrhagic enteritis and colibacillosis, mycoplasma and infectious arthritis.

Poultry: Treatment of mycoplasma involving E. Coli, airsacculitis and avian cholera.

Dosage

Calves: 1 ml / 10kg body weight by intramuscular injection. Two injections at 12 hour intervals on the first day of treatment and then injected daily for 3 to 5 days.

Pigs: 1 ml / 10kg body weight by intramuscular injection. Repeat after 24 hours and for up to 5 days, if necessary.

Poultry: 1 ml / 5kg body weight by subcutaneous injection once daily for 3 days.