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BUTAJECT

Butaject is an injectable medication used to treat Theileriosis, also known as East Coast fever, in cattle. It contains 50 mg of buparvaquone per 1 ml dose. A single 1 ml dose per 20 kg of body weight injected intramuscularly is usually sufficient to treat the disease, though a second dose may be given 48-72 hours later for severe cases. The drug treats both the schizont and piroplasm stages of Theileriosis infection. Withdrawal times are 2 days for milk and 42 days for meat.

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BUTAJECT

Butaject is an injectable medication used to treat Theileriosis, also known as East Coast fever, in cattle. It contains 50 mg of buparvaquone per 1 ml dose. A single 1 ml dose per 20 kg of body weight injected intramuscularly is usually sufficient to treat the disease, though a second dose may be given 48-72 hours later for severe cases. The drug treats both the schizont and piroplasm stages of Theileriosis infection. Withdrawal times are 2 days for milk and 42 days for meat.

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BUTAJECT .

(Injection) Composition: Each 1 ml contains: Buparvaquone: 50 mg

Indications: - Butaject is indicated for the treatment of theileriosis (East Coast fever, Corridor disease, Tropical theileriosis etc.) in Cattle caused by Theileria annulata and T. orientalis (sergenti). - It is active against both the schizont and piroplasm stages of Theileria and may be used in the incubation period of the disease, or when clinical signs are apparent.

Dosage Administration: It is administered by I.M. injection. Cattle: A single injection of 1 ml Butaject /20 kg B.Wt. is usually sufficient. In severe cases a further treatment with Butaject, at the same dose rate of 1 ml per 20 kg bodyweight, may be given within 48-72 hours of the initial injection.

Precautions Warnings:

It must be not given by I.V or S.C. injection.i Localized painless edematous swelling may occasionally be seen at the injection site.i Theileriosis causes immune suppression so any vaccination is better to be delayed until the animal has recovered.i

Withd rawaltime: Milk: 2 days. Meat: 42 days.

Packing: 20 ml, and 40 ml vials

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