Product Description
Pentomycin is a combination product containing 200mg/ml Procaine benzylpenicillin and 200mg/ml Dihydrostreptomycin which is used to treat infections caused by bacteria sensitive to penicillin and dihydrostreptomycin in cattle, sheep and pigs.
Species
Cattle, Pigs and Sheep
Dose & Administration
- 4ml per 100kg bodyweight
- For intramuscular use only
Treatment Guide
Species | Bodyweight (kg) | Dose (ml) |
Calf | 50 | 2.0 |
Cattle | 100 | 4.0 |
Maximum volume at any one injection site is:
Cattle: 20 ml
Sheep: 5ml
Pig: 10ml
Species | Bodyweight (kg) | Dose (ml) |
Piglet | 5 | 0.2 |
Sow | 75 | 3.0 |
Species | Bodyweight (kg) | Dose (ml) |
Lamb | 10 | 0.4 |
Sheep | 25 | 1.0 |
Withdrawal
Meat and Offal
Cattle: 21 days
Sheep: 21 days
Pigs: 21 days
Milk
Sheep: Not to be used in lactating ewes producing milk for human consumption.
Cattle: 72 hours