Calves | WDI

Drug	Route Abbreviations (IV) Intravenous (PO) Oral (SC) Subcutaneous	Dosage	Frequency	Meat WDI
florfenicol	SC	40 mg/kg	single dose	90 days
florfenicol	Reference(s): Considerations for extralabel drug use in calves
flunixin meglumine	IV	1.1 to 2.2 mg/kg	per label	at least 14 days
flunixin meglumine	Warnings: digest just states per label dosage
flunixin meglumine	Reference(s): Considerations for extralabel drug use in calves
meloxicam	PO	0.5 to 1 mg/kg	single dose	21 days
meloxicam	Reference(s): Considerations for extralabel drug use in calves
meloxicam
meloxicam	PO	up to 1 mg/kg	multiple dose	30 days
meloxicam	Reference(s): Considerations for extralabel drug use in calves
procaine penicillin g	PO	3 mg of PPG/kg in milk (approx 14,000 ppb)	n.a.	2 days
procaine penicillin g	Warnings: calves fed colostrum from treated cows
procaine penicillin g	Reference(s): Extralabel use of penicillin in food animals

Below are the WDI recommendations for the various route and dosage combination(s) for extra-label administration of in calves.

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