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Sustainable Control of Parasites in sheep (SCOPS) and worming strategies designed to delay the onset of wormer resistance.

ResPig® Farm Audit and Economic Simulator tools is an aid for veterinarians to analyze PRDC related farm problems and make decisions on the control of swine respiratory disease. In addition to the online tools, this web site also contains information on PRDC and I/SPAH pig vaccines.

Pig Antibiotics

Product	Description
Amfipen LA 100mg/ml Suspension for injection	Is for the treatment of diseases or secondary infections to ampicillin in dogs, cats, cattle, pigs and sheep and where prolongation of activity from a single injection is required.
Amoxypen Injection 150mg/ml Suspension for Injection	Amoxycillin is a broad-spectrum, bactericidal antibiotic. Amoxypen Injection is indicated for the treatment of infections caused by micro-organisms sensitive to amoxycillin in cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs and cats.
Amoxypen LA 150 mg/ml Suspension for Injection	This product is suitable for the control of infections, due to susceptible micro-organisms, in cattle, pigs, sheep, dogs and cats where a single injection giving prolonged antibiotic cover is required. It may also protect from secondary bacterial invasion in cases where bacteria are not the initial cause of the disease.
Cobactan 2.5% suspension for injection	For the treatment of bacterial infections in cattle and pigs, e.g. respiratory disease and mastitis in cattle, respiratory disease and Mastitis-Metritis-Agalactiae syndrome in pigs.
Depocillin 300 mg/ml Suspension for injection	Is for the treatment of infections caused by bacteria sensitive to penicillin in horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs and cats.
Engemycin 10% DD Solution for Injection	An injectable clear, yellow aqueous solution containing 100 mg per ml of Oxytetracycline (as the Hydrochloride PhEur). Antioxidant sodium formaldehyde sulphoxylate.
Engemycin 10% Farm Pack Solution for Injection	An injectable clear, yellow aqueous solution containing 100 mg per ml of Oxytetracycline (as the Hydrochloride PhEur). Also contains antioxidant sodium formaldehyde sulphoxylate.
Engemycin 5% Solution for Injection	An injectable clear, yellow aqueous solution containing 50 mg per ml of Oxytetracycline (as the Hydrochloride PhEur) Antioxidant sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate.
Engemycin LA 200mg/ml Solution for Injection	Engemycin LA is specifically formulated to provide a prolonged action resulting in sustained antibacterial activity.
Engemycin Spray 3.84% w/w Cutaneous spray, suspension for cattle, sheep and pigs	For the treatment infections caused by, or associated with, organisms sensitive to oxytetracycline in cattle, sheep and pigs.
Neopen suspension for injection	Neomycin is a broad spectrum antibiotic active against a number of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Is for the treatment of infectious diseases in horses, sheep, pigs, dogs and cats caused by bacteria sensitive to the combination.
Nuflor Drink Water Concentrate for Swine	Nuflor Drinking Water Concentrate is a pale golden sterile non-aqueous solution for oral administration containing 23 mg/ml florfenicol. Florfenicol is a broad-spectrum synthetic antibiotic in the phenicol group that is active against most Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria isolated from domestic animals.
Nuflor Swine Injectable	Nuflor is a light golden sterile non-aqueous solution for injection, containing 300 mg/ml florfenicol. In pigs it is used for the treatment of acute outbreaks of respiratory disease caused by strains of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida susceptible to florfenicol.
Oxytetrin 20 LA	Oxytetrin 20 LA is indicated in the treatment and control of disease in cattle, sheep and pigs caused by, or associated with, organisms sensitive to oxytetracycline. Following the intramuscular injection of Oxytetrin 20 LA, effective blood levels are maintained for up to 72 hours in cattle and 48 hours in pigs and sheep.