Oxytetracycline is bacteriostatic at therapeutic levels, and in higher concentrations it may be bacteriocidal.
It is broad spectrum antibiotic which is avtive against a variety of gram positive and gram negative organisms and also against mycoplasma, rickettsia,Chlamydia, anaplasma and some large viruses.
Indications:
For infections caused by gram - positive and gram-negative bacteria , Mycoplasma, Spirochaetes and Actinomyces.
Dosage and administration:
Poultry : Preventiont: 50 gm/ 200 liters of drinking water for 5-7 days or ½ kg/ton of feed for 5-7 days
Treatment : 100 gm / 200 liters of drinking water for 5-7 days or 1 kg / ton of feed for 5-7 days.
Large animals : 1 gm / 20 kg of body weight for 5-7 days .