Baycox 25 mg/ml, Solution for Use in Drinking Water for Chickens and Turkeys

To ensure a correct dosage, body weight (bw) of the treated animals and the daily
water consumption should be determined as accurately as possible.
The recommended dose rate is 7 mg toltrazuril per kg bw per day (equivalent to 0.28
ml of veterinary medicinal product per kg bw per day). Treatment is carried out on two
consecutive days.
The veterinary medicinal product should be administered continuously over 24 hours
per day for 2 consecutive days.
In case an automatic dose dispenser is used the veterinary medicinal product should
be administered for one period of 8 hours per day for 2 consecutive days.
Medicated drinking water should be refreshed every 24 hours.
The intake of medicated water depends on the clinical condition of the animals such as
the animal species, the age, state of health and intended use of the animals, and the
housing conditions (e.g. different ambient temperature, different lighting regime). In
order to obtain the correct dosage, the concentration of toltrazuril may need to be
adjusted accordingly.
In the case of continuous treatment over 24 hours, the required amount of
veterinary medicinal product to be mixed into the drinking water for the animals
to be treated is calculated according to the following formula:
Volume of veterinary medicinal product required per litre of drinking water:
0.28 ml veterinary
medicinal product per kg
bw per day
x
Average bw (kg) of the
animals to be treated
Average daily water intake (litres
per animal)
= x ml veterinary medicinal product
per litre of drinking water
Total volume of veterinary medicinal product required per day (24 h):
The calculated volume (x ml veterinary medicinal product per litre) must be multiplied
with the total
consumption of drinking water (l) per day (24 h).
In the case of treatment for a period of 8 hours per day, the required amount of
veterinary medicinal product to be mixed into the drinking water for the animals
to be treated is calculated according to the following formula:
Volume of veterinary medicinal product required per litre of drinking water:
Total volume of veterinary medicinal product required for a treatment period of 8
hours:
The calculated volume (y ml veterinary medicinal product per litre) must be multiplied by
the total consumption of drinking water (l) per 8-hour period.
The appropriate volume of the veterinary medicinal product must be added daily to
the drinking water while stirring.
At doses ranging from 1 and 4 ml of the veterinary medicinal product per litre of drinking
water, the solubility is guaranteed over the period of treatment.
In order to ensure that all the animals drink water evenly, sufficient space must be
made available at the waterer. Free-range animals must be kept indoors during
treatment.
After the end of the treatment, the watering system must be cleaned in an appropriate
manner in order to prevent any exposure to residual subtherapeutic doses, particularly
if liable to promote the development of resistance.
Predilution and the administration through a dosing pump (proportioner) are not
recommended. Preferably use a bulk tank.