How do you give chickens doxycycline?

Doxycycline is usually administered orally in chickens; thus, we studied a dosing regimen of 20 mg/kg day for 4 days to estimate tissue-depletion of doxycycline. Substantial concentrations of doxycycline were still detected at 5 days after termination of treatment.

How much doxycycline do you give a duck?

The pharmacokinetics of doxycycline was investigated in force-fed and normally fed ducks after single intravenous (i.v.) and oral (p.o.) administration at a dose of 15 mg/kg bw.

What is doxycycline used for in chickens?

Doxycycline is often used to treat avian infectious diseases such as colibacillosis, salmonellosis, staphylococcosis, mycoplasmosis, and chlamydiosis (George et al., 1977; Jakoby, 1979; Goren et al., 1988; Dorrestein et al., 1990).

Can Ducks have doxycycline?

Oral bioavailability of doxycycline in different avian species has consistently been reported as moderate, both in the current study (43%) and in the literature: 39% in the duck (Yang et al., 2015), 52% in the laying hen (Yang et al., 2016) and 41% in the broiler chicken (Anadón et al., 1994).

How much doxycycline do I give a chicken?

Pigs: 10 mg doxycycline hyclate /kg body weight / day, corresponding to 20 mg of product per kg body weight, for 3-5 consecutive days. Chickens: 25 mg doxycycline hyclate /kg body weight / day, corresponding to 50 mg of product per kg body weight, for 3-5 consecutive days.

Does doxycycline have egg?

The depletion of doxycycline (DC) residues in eggs was determined after oral drug administration by drinking water to laying hens. The antibiotic was supplied to birds for 5 consecutive days and the eggs were collected during medication and 18 days after withdrawal.

How much doxycycline do you give chickens?

The recommended dose in chickens is: 10 mg doxycycline hyclate (0.043 ml product) per kg body weight per day for 3-4 consecutive days in case of infections caused by P. multocida and 20 mg doxycycline hyclate (0.087 ml product) per kg body weight per day for 3-4 consecutive days in case of infections caused by O.

What antibiotics can a duck take?

Penicillin, enrofloxacin and sulfadimethoxine-ormetoprim (0.04-0.08% in feed) are effective in reducing mortality.

Can I give my duck antibiotics?

Very few drugs have been approved for ducks and geese, so antibiotics are not routinely given and are not useful for feed efficiency.

Can chickens take amoxicillin?

Chickens: The recommended dosage is 15 mg amoxicillin trihydrate per kg bodyweight. The total period of treatment should be for 3 days or in severe cases for 5 days.