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US 4,283,388 AGranted
Method for treating colibacillosis in pigs with tylosin apramycin compositions
AssigneeEli Lilly and Company
InventorEarl E. Ose
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Abstract
Antibiotic compositions comprising tylosin and apramycin are effective in the treatment and control of colibacillosis in weanling pigs, and demonstrate greater effectiveness than apramycin alone or tylosin alone.
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A method for treating colibacillosis in post-weanling pigs in need of said treatment which comprises administering to said pigs in an amount effective to treat collibacillosis of an antibiotic composition comprising tylosin and apramycin or physiologically acceptable salts thereof wherein said composition contains a ratio by weight of tylosins to apramycin of about 5:1 to about 1:5.
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