Two new hog medications have been approved for use in Canada.Bayer Animal Health announced it has received approval for Baycox 5% to treat piglets for coccidiosis, a disease found in the intestinal tracts of animals. It is especially common in young pigs up to 15 weeks and causes diarrhea, dehydration and secondary infections.Piglets receiving the product should have improved gut health and exhibit better, more uniform growth, fewer co-infections and frequently, a reduction in antibiotic use in nursing piglets. The withdrawal period for this treatment is at least 70 days.Draxxin, a Pfizer Animal Health product used to treat respiratory disease, has been approved for growing and finishing swine.It is an injectable antibiotic for pigs at risk of developing respiratory diseases because of their proximity to sick animals. It is also allowed in the treatment of those already infected with a variety of disease-causing bacteria leading to respiratory conditions.It is available exclusively through veterinarians and provides full treatment with one injection and has an eight day withdrawal period in hogs.
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