What is Kefamast DC?
Kefamast Dry Cow is an antibiotic intramammary injection containing Cefalexin (anhydrous) and Dihydrostreptomycin (as Dihydrostreptomycin Sulphate).
Indications
For the treatment of sub-clinical mastitis infection present at drying off of cows and to assist in preventing new infections occurring during the dry period.
Benefits
- A dry cow therapy combining a cephalosporin and an aminoglycoside giving broad spectrum antimicrobial activity
- The combination of antimicrobials leads to a synergistic effect against bacteria
- Cefalexin is a broad spectrum, penicillinase-resistant beta-lactam antibiotic which has a bactericidal action
- The withdrawal period of 40 days plus 60 hours is beneficial to herds with shorter dry periods
Withdrawal Periods
| Cattle | |
|---|---|
| Meat and Offal | 28 days |
| Milk | With cows milked twice daily, milk for human consumption may only be taken from 60 hours (five milkings) after calving. If calving occurs within 40 days of treatment, milk for human consumption may only be taken from 40 days + 60 hours after treatment. |
MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)
MSDS are available on request from Bimeda. Call 01 4667900 or email sales@bimeda.com