Make the First Pull Count With NAXCEL®
NAXCEL® (ceftiofur sodium) Sterile Powder means 100 percent peace of mind for beef producers fighting bovine respiratory disease (BRD) or foot rot. NAXCEL is a safe, highly effective first-line antibiotic that’s ideal for the DURABLE CURESM BRD management program.
A single dose of NAXCEL for three to five days reduces body temperature and kills BRD pathogens fast. Its low-volume dosage, subcutaneous administration and aqueous formulation help meet beef quality assurance guidelines with no preslaughter withdrawal. It all adds up to fewer repulls, greater profits, better beef quality and 100 percent peace of mind. Think NAXCEL first.
Indications
NAXCEL is indicated for treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD, shipping
fever, pneumonia) associated with Pasteurella (Mannheimia) haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and Haemophilus somnus. NAXCEL also is indicated for treatment of acute bovine interdigital necrobacillosis (foot rot, pododermatitis) associated with Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteroides melaninogenicus.
Key Features
Used as directed, NAXCEL:
- Is fast and effective – it reaches therapeutic blood concentrations within minutes
- Reduces fever without suppressing appetite
- Controls all three of the major BRD pathogens
- Helps ensure a lasting recovery with the DURABLE CURESM BRD management program
- Has a short 4 day preslaughter withdrawal time
- Has an aqueous base for greater syringeability and virtually no carcass trim
- Lets you control treatment with multiple dose options (three to five days)
- Has a low-volume dose via subcutaneous or intramuscular administration
- Controls the major pathogens involved with foot rot
Packaging
NAXCEL is available in 1-gram vials or 4-gram vials.
Dosage/Administration
Administer by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection at the dosage of 0.5 to 1.0 mg ceftiofur equivalents/lb. body weight (1 to 2 mL reconstituted sterile solution per 100 lbs. body weight). Treatment should be repeated at 24-hour intervals for a total of three to five consecutive days.
Precaution
As with all drugs, NAXCEL should not be used in animals found to be hypersensitive to the product. NAXCEL has a pre-slaughter withdrawal time of 4 days in cattle.
When used according to label indications, dosage and routes of administration, treated cattle
must not be slaughtered for 4 days following the last treatment. When used according to label indications, dosage and
routes of administration, a milk discard time is not required. Use of dosages in excess of those indicated or by unapproved routes of administration, such as intramammary, may result in illegal residues in edible tissues and/or in milk.
Federal law restrict this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarians.
Product Information
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