VITA E SELEN solution for injection

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Pharmaceutical form

Solution for injection.

Slightly opalescent solution.

Composition

Alpha-tocopherol acetate                      25 mg

Sodium selenite                                      2.2 mg (equivalent to 1 mg of selenium)

Indication

Prevention and therapy of diseases associated with deficiency of vitamin E and selenium, especially muscular dystrophy in young livestock; beneficial effect on the reproduction of cows.

Target animals

Lambs, calves, young cattle, cows, pigs.

Dosage and application

Single intramuscular administration into the neck muscle.

Animal species	Dose - prophylactic	Dose - therapeutic
Lambs up to 3 weeks of age	1 ml	2 ml
Lambs over 3 weeks of age	2 ml	4 ml
Calves, young cattle	10 ml/100 kg bw	20 ml/100 kg bw
Piglets	1 ml/10 kg bw	2 ml/10 kg bw
Cows (3 weeks before calving)	20 ml

General dose for young livestock (lamb, calf, young cattle, piglet): prophylactically 0.1 ml of the product/kg bw, i.e. 2.5 mg of vitamin E and 0.22 mg of sodium selenite, therapeutically 0.2 ml of the product/kg bw, i.e. 5 mg of vitamin E and 0.44 mg of sodium selenite.

General dose for a cow: 0.04 ml of the product/kg bw, i.e. 1 mg of vitamin E and 0.088 mg of selenite.

Large injection volumes should be injected into several sites.

The stopper can be punctured up to 50 times.

Storage

Store below 25°C.

Do not freeze.

Protect from light.

Withdrawal period

Meat: 30 days.

Milk: Not applicable.

Shelf life

Shelf life of the veterinary medicinal product as packaged for sale: 2 years.

Shelf life after first opening the immediate packaging: 28 days.

Package

1 x 50 ml, 1 x 100 ml.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.