Antibiotics

[springgardenfarm]

I am looking for a good broad form antibiotic to keep on hand for my cattle.
Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[TCRanch]

I always have LA300, Draxxin & Sustain III Cattle Boluses. Baytril & Resflor Gold for respiratory. Other than LA and Sustain, you'll need a RX so ask your vet what he/she recommends for your area & operation.

 

[SBMF 2015]

I always have LA300, Draxxin & Sustain III Cattle Boluses. Baytril & Resflor Gold for respiratory. Other than LA and Sustain, you'll need a RX so ask your vet what he/she recommends for your area & operation.

Other than the Draxxin, I have all of those plus Bannamine.

 

[TCRanch]

Other than the Draxxin, I have all of those plus Bannamine.

Still giving you credit for reminding me about Banamine Transdermal. And from now on, I will always have it on hand! Best thing since sliced bread and worked like a charm treating weaners with pneumonia.

 

[Silver]

Borgal, Resflor, Biomycin, Exceed......

 

[SBMF 2015]

Borgal

That's a new one to me. What's the active ingredient? What do you use it to treat?

 

[Silver]

That's a new one to me. What's the active ingredient? What do you use it to treat?

Seems to me the first bottle I got the vet prescribed for follow up treatment after a c-section that didn't go well. Since then it has been recommended to me for use in foot rot, joint ill, and respiratory infections.

From the internet:
BORGAL contains trimethoprim (a synthetic antibacterial), and sulfadoxine (a sulfonamide). The two components of BORGAL produce a sequential double blockade of bacterial metabolism, giving a level of activity many times greater than that obtained from either drug alone.

BORGAL provides effective antibacterial activity against a wide range of infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

 

[Lee VanRoss]

Not sure if BORGAL is licensed yet down here ???

 

[Silver]

Not sure if BORGAL is licensed yet down here ???

I see now it is not on Merck's list of products offered in the US on their website.

 

[Dave]

I have LA-200, Penicillin, and Draxxin. I also have sulfa drugs in calf and cow size pills.

 

[bulldog04]

I always have LA300, Draxxin & Sustain III Cattle Boluses. Baytril & Resflor Gold for respiratory. Other than LA and Sustain, you'll need a RX so ask your vet what he/she recommends for your area & operation.

If you can't get Draxxin or can't afford a whole bottle find a rancher and buy a syringe full and keep it inside the house

 

[TCRanch]

I have LA-200, Penicillin, and Draxxin. I also have sulfa drugs in calf and cow size pills.

And they FINALLY brought Sustain for calves back on the market, I believe last fall, after it had been unavailable for a couple years. Yeah, I stocked up!

 

[gcreekrch]

I see now it is not on Merck's list of products offered in the US on their website.

The same thing is sold under trade name of Trimidox, not sure if the original Trivetrin is still around

 

[JKCattle]

Boreal- Trimethoprim / Sulfa is illegal in food producing animals in US. Works well for scours

 

[Silver]

Boreal- Trimethoprim / Sulfa is illegal in food producing animals in US. Works well for scours

According to the FDA:

• SULFONAMIDE–CLASS ANTIBIOTICS
  – ELDU of all sulfonamides and potentiated sulfonamides is prohibited in adult lactating dairy cattle or dairy cattle
  greater than 20 months of age.
  – only labeled uses of approved sulfonamides are allowed.
  – ELDU of sulfonamides in milking sheep and goats is discouraged but not prohibited.

Examples of sulfonamides include:

• sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (Bactrim, Bactrim DS, Septra, Septra DS)
• sulfasalazine (Azulfidine, Sulfazine)
• sulfisoxazole (Truxazole)

 

[Hereford2]

Exceed, Banimine, Baytril, Iron, B Complex, A&D.

 

[ksmit454]

So far I've stocked up on LA-200 & Penicillin. Living in California, unfortunately they do not allow any sales of antibiotics over the counter... makes me very mad!! Thankfully I am just a few hours from Nevada and have a good relationship with my veterinarian.