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Today, Zoetis added TRIAMULOX™ (tiamulin hydrogen fumarate) to its enteric and respiratory disease management portfolio. TRIAMULOX is a proven water-soluble treatment that can be administered to pigs of any age through drinking water to help pork producers and veterinarians combat swine dysentery caused by Brachyspira hyodysenteriae (SD) and swine pneumonia caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP).
“Swine dysentery has made a resurgence during the past decade and is a costly disease for pork producers. Producers can experience as high as 30% to 90% mortality1 and significant drops in average daily gain and feed conversion2 from an SD outbreak, so they need a reliable, whole-herd treatment,” said Abigail Redalen, DVM, Pork Technical Services, Zoetis. “We encourage producers to work with their veterinarians on diagnosing SD and deciding if whole-herd treatment is right for their pigs.”
Zoetis is committed to helping producers fight swine enteric and respiratory diseases by providing a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, including vaccines to help prevent disease, STOMP Plus® diagnostics support and expertise from industry-leading technical service veterinarians. In situations where antibiotics become a necessity, Zoetis strives to help producers and veterinarians use antibiotic products responsibly to assure the protection of animal and human health as well as to meet the strict food safety standards of government agencies.
“At Zoetis, we take our role as good stewards of antibiotics seriously and collaborate with the pork industry to promote animal health by helping them properly identify and diagnose sick or at-risk animals,” Dr. Redalen said. “My fellow technical services veterinarians at Zoetis and I work with producers and other veterinarians to incorporate programs, including Individual Pig Care to help caregivers identify and treat sick pigs and PigWise to help track herd health.”
Withdraw medicated water 3 days before slaughter after use at 3.5 mg per pound and 7 days before slaughter after use at 10.5 mg per pound. Refer to label for complete directions for use, precautions, and warnings.
August 4, 2016 - Zoetis
