Fighting Respiratory Diseases In Livestock

Bovine Respiratory Disease and Swine Respiratory Disease continue to be year-round production challenges for the livestock industry.  When looking for the right antibiotic, producers and veterinarians consider several factors, including dose volume, absorption rates, duration of activity and even the packaging.  Dr. Eric Moore, director of technical services at Norbrook, talks about Tulieve Injectable Solution.  He said it’s an affordable alternative to Draxxin and a fifth class of chemistry in its anti-infective portfolio.

“Well, Tulieve is an antibiotic that we use to treat BRD in cattle and swine respiratory disease as well," Dr. Moore noted.  "It also treats foot rot and pinkeye in cattle. It's a long-acting antibiotic that is of the macrolide class and works on the ribosome in the cell, but it treats both Gram-negative and Gram- positive bacteria.”

He said Tulieve is like Draxxin, but more affordable.

“Tulieve is a bioequivalent, identical product, the same as Draxxin.  They're both macrolides.  They have the same dosages and same indications and are used in the same treatment protocols.  You'll get the same results efficacy toward those diseases we talked about when you need to treat BRD, foot rot, pinkeye and swine respiratory disease," Dr. Moore said.  "It also can be used in metaphylaxis or mass treatment of cattle for BRD, just like you use Draxxin. So, an advantage we have over Draxxin, that is good for the producer, is that it's packaged in plastic. Plastic is lighter. It actually has less chance of breakage and is safer for producers who don't have to deal with broken glass. For those larger producers, provide that in 500 mL and one-liter hanger bottles that they can use to treat big groups of cattle if needed.”

He said there are several addition advantages with Tulieve.

“Tulieve has over some other classes of antibiotics is it has the same meat withdrawal as Draxxin, and that's 18 days in beef after sub-Q injection and five days in swine after injection.  We talk about treating BRD and seasonal diseases like foot rot and pinkeye or even treating swine respiratory disease coming through the show season or in your own operations, you know it's good to have a cost-effective alternative, one that's packaged in plastic, both easier to handle and safer for you as a producer, and one that gives a good, cost-effective solution to those issues that you're having.”

Moore says if you'd like to learn more about Tulieve, visit Norbrook's Website.

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