Tetramisole: instructions for use

The drug Tetramisole: composition, indications for use, dosage for a specific group of animals. A little about side effects and storage of the drug.

The antihelminthic drug Tetramisole is used as a prophylactic or main treatment for livestock and animals. Today we will consider the main methods of application and a very important issue of the dosage of the drug for the following types of animals: chicken, cattle, pigs, sheep, as well as for what diseases it is used for.

Tetramisole: characteristics of the drug

Powder Tetramisole: photo

Tetramisole destroys roundworms parasitizing the lungs and gastrointestinal tract in livestock. The drug has a direct effect on the central nervous system of the parasite, and as a result paralyzes it.

The maximum effectiveness of Tetramisole is achieved only with absolute adherence to the instructions for the treatment of the identified disease

The drug Tetramisole is produced and produced in 10 and 20 percent equivalent, respectively, when applied to 1 kg of animal weight, you will receive 100 grams of the active substance. Externally, the drug is a powder of small granules.

According to its pharmacological properties, Tetramisole is similar to the drug "Biovit-80“, Whose main task is also to help in raising healthy livestock.

List of diseases

Tetramisole is used for the prevention and treatment of the following diseases:

• Dictyocaulosis affects the bronchi and trachea
• Hemonhoses parasitize in the small intestines, injure the mucous membrane, feed on blood.
• Bunostomosis parasites are located on the mucous membranes, cause inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, dermatitis, hemorrhages in the lungs and liver.
• Nematodirosis affects mainly sheep, parasitizes in the small intestine.
• Ostertagiosis parasitizes the abomasum, in rare cases, the small intestine.
• Metastrongylosis often affects pigs, affects the intestinal vessels, lymph nodes and alveoli.
• Capillariasis mainly affects the intestines, rarely the lungs and the liver.
• Habertiosis parasitizes the intestinal mucosa, disrupting the integrity and inhibiting the work of the digestive glands.
• Cooperiosis parasitizes the abomasum, pancreas and intestinal tract.
• Strongyloidiasis affects ruminants. It is manifested by dermatitis, diarrhea, bronchopneumonia and developmental delay.
• Ascariasis often infects pigs. It parasitizes the duodenum, small intestine and ileum.
• Esophagostomosis is more common in pig farms, but affects both small and large horned livestock. It parasitizes the thickness of the intestinal mucosa.
• Trichocephalosis mainly affects pigs, leading to the depletion of the animal.
• Heterakydosis parasitizes birds (chicken, turkey, guinea fowl, geese and ducks), the parasite is located in the cecum.
• Amidostomosis is a disease of geese that affects the submucosa of the stomach.
• Syngamosis is a disease of birds. It parasitizes the trachea and large bronchi.

Tetramisole: instructions for use in veterinary medicine

Powder Tetramisole: photo

Tetramisole is administered to animals in the period from 9 to 12 hours, the introduction of the drug into the animal's body is made orally diluted with water or food, additional preparation is not required.

Ten percent Tetramisole is dissolved in water and using a syringe, the finished drug is injected into the throat of the animal. In addition to the syringe, you can use any other device suitable for this procedure.

Tetramisole powder can interfere with antibiotics and other medications, therefore, before treating and handling large numbers of livestock, it is recommended to conduct trial testing on several individuals (5-6). Also, due to the weakness of the immune system of the infected animal organism, complications may arise.

The following dosage of 10% Tetramisole is calculated per kilogram of live weight:

• 200 mg dosage of Tetramisole for chickens. It is applied separately from the feed, directly into the throat with an appropriate device or syringe.
• Pigs: 100 mg. It is prohibited to use more than 45 g per animal, regardless of the total weight of the animal. In the case of general treatment of the herd, it is permissible to mix the drug with feed (one and a half grams per 10 kg of weight). An important point, all feed with the drug should be consumed within an hour, according to this, its amount is calculated.
• Cattle: 80 mg. For the prevention of a young brood of livestock, the drug is given one and a half to two months after the withdrawal to the pasture. Adults, however, are treated before changing the pasture to a new one or moving and closed premises.
• Sheep: 75 mg.

Important! The above dosages are used only for the drug tetramisole with a ten percent equivalent, it is categorically not used in a pure substance. 20% tetramisole is used similarly to 10%, and the doses already indicated above are halved.

Additional information about the drug

Does not apply to all types of animals. For example, it is not used according to the instructions for dogs, cats, rabbits.

When using Tetramisole in accordance with the instructions, without exceeding or reducing the dose indicated for a particular type of animal, side effects have not been identified. Does not apply in case of violations of the kidneys and liver of the animal, in case of infection with infectious diseases, in the last stages of pregnancy

Store Tetramisole out of sunlight and in a dry place. The storage temperature range varies from - to + 30. Shelf life is 5 years from the date of production.