Table 1: A guideline for the selection of antibiotics to be tested in the different animal species Dogs, cats and horses Cattle and sheep Cage and aviary birds Amoxycillin-clavulanate (e.g. Synulox, Tilmicosin (Mycotil)* Enrofloxacin* Augmentin) Ceftiofur (Excenel)* Danofloxacin Ampicillin (better) or amoxycillin Danofloxacin (Advocin)* Gentamicin Cephalothin or cephalexin or cephadrine Enrofloxacin (Baytril)* Amikacin Chloramphenicol Florfenicol (Nufluor)* Piperacillin Trimethoprim-potentiated sulphonamides Tetracycline* Cefotaxime (Claforan) (e.g. Cotrimoxazole Kanamycin Lincospectin Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole) Penicillin G Tetracycline* Enrofloxacin (Baytril) Streptomycin Apramycin* Erythromycin Ampicillin or amoxycillin* Florfenicol Gentamicin Tylosin* Lincomycin or clindamycin Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole* * Commercial poultry Cloxacillin (use an oxacillin disk) Orbifloxacin (cats and dogs) * Cattle in feedlots Penicillin G Streptomycin Tetracycline Additional drugs that can be included for resistant Gram-negative organisms Amikacin Tobramycin Ticarcillin Carbenicillin Polymyxin (local use only) Framycetin use only) Neomycin (for eyes and ears)
Table 1: A guideline for the selection of antibiotics to be tested in the different animal species Dogs, cats and horses Cattle and sheep Cage and aviary birds Amoxycillin-clavulanate (e.g. Synulox, Augmentin) Ampicillin (better) or amoxycillin Cephalothin or cephalexin or cephadrine Chloramphenicol Trimethoprim-potentiated sulphonamides (e.g. Cotrimoxazole Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole) Enrofloxacin (Baytril) Erythromycin Gentamicin Lincomycin or clindamycin Cloxacillin (use an oxacillin disk) Orbifloxacin (cats and dogs) Penicillin G Streptomycin Tetracycline Tilmicosin (Mycotil)* Ceftiofur (Excenel)* Danofloxacin (Advocin)* Enrofloxacin (Baytril)* Florfenicol (Nufluor)* Tetracycline* Kanamycin Penicillin G Streptomycin Ampicillin or amoxycillin* Tylosin* Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole* * Cattle in feedlots Enrofloxacin* Danofloxacin Gentamicin Amikacin Piperacillin Cefotaxime (Claforan) Lincospectin Tetracycline* Apramycin* Florfenicol * Commercial poultry Additional drugs that can be included for resistant Gram-negative organisms Amikacin Tobramycin Ticarcillin Carbenicillin Polymyxin (local use only) Framycetin use only) Neomycin (for eyes and ears)
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