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What are the commonly used drugs for pig diseases? With a complete table of injectable drug combinations

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1. Amoxicillin: as a third-line drug, used for severe swine pneumonia, metritis, mastitis and urinary tract infections; its tissue penetration is stronger than that of ampicillin. 

Dosage: 2-7 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection.

2. Kanamycin: effective against respiratory infections, especially coughing and panting, but relatively toxic.

Dosage: 5-15 mg/kg body weight.

3. Avermectin: a new type of deworming drug, with good effects on nematodes, tapeworms, flukes and the skin parasite mange, but relatively toxic and likely to cause abortion in sows.

Dosage: 2-7 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection.

4. Caffeine sodium benzoate: a cardiotonic drug

Dosage: 2-7 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection.

5. Olaquindox: belongs to the quinoxaline class, with antibacterial and growth-promoting effects.

Dosage: 50 mg/kg body weight mixed into feed.

6. Metamizole sodium: has antipyretic and analgesic effects; clinically it is often used together with penicillin to treat general pig diseases in which the pigs do not eat, but note that the dose used for pregnant sows must not be too large, otherwise it will cause abortion.

Dosage: 2-7 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection.

7. Streptomycin: acts against Gram-negative bacteria and is often used together with penicillin in clinical practice

Dosage: 10 mg/kg body weight

8. Ampicillin: as a second-line drug, used for severe pneumonia, metritis, mastitis and urinary tract infections.

Dosage: 2-7 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection.

9. Cloprostenol: has effects such as inducing estrus, inducing labor and synchronizing farrowing.

Dosage: 20 mg/kg body weight

10. Rhubarb: a purgative

Dosage: 2-10 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection.

11. Epinephrine: used for allergies and shock; for vaccine allergy it should be injected intramuscularly immediately for rescue, and it can also be injected intramuscularly to rescue pigs with severe panting and coughing.

Dosage: used with sulfonamides at a 1:5 ratio

12. Dexamethasone: anti-inflammatory and anti-toxic, used together with penicillin and Antondine, but it will cause abortion and reduced milk production in sows.

Dosage: 2-10 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection

13. Amikacin: effective against respiratory infections, especially coughing and panting, and also somewhat toxic.

Dosage: 2-10 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection.

14. Ciprofloxacin: a second-generation quinolone, with better effects than norfloxacin.

Dosage: 0.5-10 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection.

15. Vitamin K3: a hemostatic injection

Dosage: 2-10 mg/kg body weight

16. Pregnant mare serum: used to induce and support estrus in sows, often used together with cloprostenol, but note that allergy is likely within 1-2 hours after intramuscular injection.

Dosage: 30-100 mg/kg body weight

17. Atropine: has detoxifying effects and can relieve gastrointestinal peristalsis; especially in severe diarrhea, using it together with antibiotics has very good effects.

Dosage: 2-7 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection ⟦37 18. Mequindox: belongs to the quinoxaline class and is effective against bloody dysentery and other forms of diarrhea.

18. Mequindox: belongs to the quinoxaline class, and is effective against bloody dysentery and other forms of diarrhea.

Dosage: 2.5-5 mg/kg body weight

19. Ovulation-promoting drugs: including chorionic gonadotropin, Ovulation No. 2, No. 3, etc.; intramuscular injection after mating can increase the number of piglets per litter by 2-3.

Dosage: 2-10 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection

20. Furazolidone: effective against pig enteritis, including diarrhea caused by Escherichia coli, coccidia, Balantidium and others.

Dosage: 5-10 mg/kg body weight orally.

21. Gentamicin: a broad-spectrum antibiotic

Dosage: 1500 units/kg body weight

22. Androgens: including methyltestosterone, testosterone propionate, nandrolone phenylpropionate, methandrostenolone, etc.; besides increasing boar libido, this class of hormones also has a certain effect on the recovery of stunted pigs.

Dosage: 20-30 mg/kg body weight orally

23. Lincomycin: has a strong effect against Gram-positive bacteria and is also effective against respiratory coughing.

Dosage: 20 mg/kg body weight

24. Aminophylline: relieves asthma and dilates the bronchi; it can quickly relieve panting in pigs with panting and coughing

Dosage: 2-7 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection

25. Magnesium sulfate: a purgative

Dosage: 20 mg/kg body weight

26. Trichlorfon: traditionally often used for deworming pigs, with good effects, but prone to poisoning; it also has a certain stomach-strengthening effect.

Dosage: 2-10 mg/kg body weight, intramuscular injection

27. Ivermectin: a new type of deworming drug, also with good effects on nematodes, tapeworms, flukes and the skin parasite mange, but relatively toxic and likely to cause abortion in sows.

Dosage: 30-100 mg/kg body weight

28. Tetracycline: a broad-spectrum antibiotic, effective against enteritis and diarrhea

Dosage: used with sulfonamides at a 1:5 ratio

29. Furosemide: an adjunct drug in the treatment of edema disease

Dosage: used with sulfonamides at a 1:5 ratio

30. Neostigmine: promotes gastrointestinal peristalsis, strengthens the stomach and aids digestion, exactly the opposite of atropine.

Dosage: 20-30 mg/kg body weight orally

31. Levamisole: mainly deworms nematodes, relatively safe

Dosage: 30-100 mg/kg body weight

32. Sulfamethoxazole: has a relatively broad antibacterial spectrum and is often combined with TMP for synergy

Dosage: 0.07-0.1 mg/kg body weight orally, intramuscular injection.

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