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Micotil – the changes in the rules
For many years now, we have come to trust Micotil as a good
antibiotic. We have dispensed the drug to many of you and have advised
you how to use it safely. But things have changed.
You may remember one of our newsletters last year telling you that
accidental self-injection with Micotil had claimed the lives of
two American farmers. Well, because of these fatalities, the European
Commission has change the licence for Micotil. We can no longer
dispense the drug to you. The only way it can be used is when a
vet injects the animal himself though you can use any product you
have in your medicine cupboard at the moment.
Some may still think it worthwhile to call us onto the farm to
administer Micotil, but many will be looking for alternatives. When
treating calf pneumonia there are several antibiotics licenced e.g.
Nuflor, Draxxin and Hexasol LA. But Micotil is also licenced for
the treatment of pneumonia and mastitis in sheep but the list of
licenced products for these conditions is limited to Alamycin LA.
If you use Micotil please speak to the vets for advice on alternatives.
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