RyanChandler
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hamburgman said:Data from ISU D-Lab doesn't show that LA-200 (oxytetracycline) is worthless. Penicillin works well against foot rot and is a cheap broad spectrum antibiotic. Would I use it in respiratory cases, never. You need something faster acting. Banamine is great but have to be careful of ulcers. I seldom use Dex in cattle since it is so hard on their immune system.
La 200 and pen are two of the fasting acting antibiotics available. Hence their short half life and need for ed or eod administration. They're just not very potent drugs. They're cheap- figuratively and literally. I also use 10cc of dex w/ either lutalyse or estrumate when weaning heifers as it's too inexpensive not to use for the additional insurance it provides.