Oxytetracycline Injection is an antibiotic used to treat many kinds of bacterial diseases in livestock like cows, goats, horses, sheep and pigs. In cattle, it is indicated for infections such as pneumonia, shipping fever, foot rot, diphtheria, bacterial enteritis, wooden tongue, leptospirosis, and anaplasmosis.
Oxytetracycline is indicated for treatment of infections caused by a variety of Gram positive and Gram negative microorganisms including Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Pasteurella pestis, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae (respiratory infections), and Diplococcus pneumoniae.
What bacteria does oxytetracycline treat?
While Oxytetracycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, it's most effective against certain gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and some spirochetes.
Including Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Pasteurella pestis, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae (respiratory infections), and Diplococcus pneumoniae.
What is Oxytetracycline used for?
- Pneumonia and shipping fever
- Foot rot and diphtheria
- Wooden tongue
- Leptospirosis
- Anaplasmosis
- Bacterial enteritis
- Atrophic rhinitis in swine (prophylax.