Amoxy Active 697 mg/g Oral Powder for Pigs and Chickens

In drinking water use in chickens.
Pigs:
The recommended dose is 11.2 mg amoxicillin per kg of body weight daily (corresponding
to 16.1 mg of the veterinary medicinal product per 1 kg of body weight per day) given for 3
- 5 consecutive days.
Chickens:
The recommended dose is 20 mg amoxicillin per kg of body weight daily (corresponding to
28.7 mg of the veterinary medicinal product per 1 kg of body weight per day) given for 3 - 5
consecutive days.
To ensure a correct dosage, body weight should be determined as accurately as possible
to avoid underdosing. The use of suitably calibrated measuring equipment is
recommended.
In drinking water use:
For the preparation of medicated water, the body weight of the animals to be treated and
their actual daily water consumption should be taken into account. Consumption may vary
depending on factors like species, age, state of health, breed and husbandry system (e.g.
different temperature, different light regimes). The intake of medicated water depends on
the clinical condition of the animals. In order to obtain the correct dosage the concentration
of amoxicillin may need to be adjusted accordingly. Preparation of medicated water should
provide an amount to be consumed within the next 12 hours.
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Any unused medicated water should be discarded after 12 hours, and freshly medicated
water for the next 12 hours should be prepared.
Based on the recommended dose and the number and weight of animals to be treated, the
exact daily concentration of the veterinary medicinal product should be calculated
according to the following formula:
…mg veterinary medicinal product/ x average body weight (kg)
kg body weight/day of animals to be treated
= … mg veterinary
medicinal
average daily water intake (l/animal) product per litre of
drinking water

The veterinary medicinal product should be added to the drinking water by thorough
stirring until the veterinary medicinal product is completely dissolved. Maximum solubility
of the veterinary medicinal product in water is approximately 6 g/litre. Sufficient access to
the system of water supply should be available for the animals to be treated to ensure
adequate water consumption. No other source of drinking water should be available during
the medication period. In free range husbandry systems animals should be kept in the
stable during treatment.
Where applicable the water supply system should be cleaned appropriately after the end
of the medication period to avoid intake of sub-therapeutic amounts of the active
substance.
In-feed use:
The veterinary medicinal product may also be offered via the feed at the recommended
daily dose. This way of administration is only intended for the treatment of individual pigs
on farms where only a small number of pigs are to receive the treatment. Only the pack
size of 100 g is suitable for the in-feed use.
Larger groups should be treated with medicated drinking water.
Before each administration the powder should be thoroughly mixed into a small amount of
food and should be given directly to the animal before the main ration. Care should be
taken that the intended dose will be completely ingested.