Since 1985, Valley Vet Supply has helped ranchers and feedlot operators keep prescription antibiotics on hand before disease season catches them short. Draxxin, the original Zoetis tulathromycin formulation at 100 mg/mL, is FDA-approved for cattle and swine and built around a single idea: one subcutaneous injection, and the animal is covered for 10 to 14 days without a second trip through the chute.
What a Single Dose Actually Covers
In cattle, Draxxin treats bovine respiratory disease tied to Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni, and Mycoplasma bovis, along with foot rot from Fusobacterium necrophorum and pink eye caused by Moraxella bovis — three of the most common bacterial problems a cow-calf or feedlot operation runs into. The standard cattle dose is 1.1 mL per 100 lbs body weight, given subcutaneously in the neck, with an 18-day meat withdrawal; it isn't labeled for female dairy cattle 20 months or older. In swine, the same 1.1 mL per 100 lbs dose is given intramuscularly in the neck for swine respiratory disease, with a 5-day withdrawal. Compared to older antibiotics that require daily injections across 3 to 5 days, the single-dose format cuts down on handling stress for the animal and labor for the crew — a real advantage during a pneumonia outbreak when catching cattle twice a day isn't realistic.
Conditions Draxxin Is Labeled to Treat
- Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and shipping fever in cattle
- Foot rot (infectious pododermatitis) in cattle
- Pink eye (infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis) in cattle
- Swine respiratory disease (SRD) in nursery and finishing pigs
Other Antibiotics to Have on Hand
Draxxin isn't the only tool in the cabinet. Nuflor Injectable Solution is a florfenicol alternative many producers stock for BRD cases needing a different withdrawal profile, and its swine counterpart, Nuflor-S Injectable Solution, covers the same ground for hogs. Excede for Cattle and Horses and Excede for Swine round out the long-acting options.
See the complete selection under Farm Prescription Antibiotics or Farm Prescription Swine.
FAQs
What is Draxxin used for in cattle? It treats bovine respiratory disease, foot rot, and pink eye, providing 10 to 14 days of sustained antibacterial activity against the bacteria behind each condition from a single injection.
How do you administer Draxxin to cattle? Give it subcutaneously in the neck at 1.1 mL per 100 lbs body weight. Most cattle need only the one dose to clear the infection.
Can Draxxin be used in swine? Yes, it's FDA-approved to control and treat swine respiratory disease. Administer intramuscularly in the neck at 1.1 mL per 100 lbs, with a 5-day meat withdrawal before slaughter.
Shipping Restrictions: The following may not be shippable to the specified states: GU, VI
