Cattle

Metacam® 40 mg/mL Solution for Injection is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), which acts by inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis, thereby exerting anti-inflammatory, anti-endotoxic, anti-exudative, analgesic and antipyretic effects.
Benefits
- Convenient low dose rate of 1.25 mL / 100 kg bodyweight.
- Treats twice the number of cattle compared to a 100 mL bottle of Metacam®20.
- Treatment with Metacam® 40 improves wellbeing and recovery when used to manage pain and inflammation from illness and following routine husbandry procedures on farm.
- A fast onset with a long duration of activity allows Metacam® to provide effective treatment, proven by clinical trials.1 Studies have shown that the addition of Metacam® to antibiotic therapy improved mastitis treatment outcomes (SCC, cure rate, reproductive and on farm longevity outcomes)2,3.
Active Constituents
40 mg/mL MELOXICAM
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A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic for use in cattle.
Cattle
- For the reduction of pain associated with surgery.
- For use in acute respiratory infection and diarrhoea in combination with appropriate antibiotic therapy to reduce clinical symptoms in calves and young cattle.
- For use in acute mastitis, in combination with antibiotic therapy, as appropriate, to reduce clinical symptoms in lactating cows.
- For use to assist in the control of pain following the dehorning of cattle particularly that following heat cautery dehorning of young cattle. It is recommended that the injection be administered approximately 10 minutes before dehorning and be accompanied by a cornual nerve block anaesthesia.

Active Constituents
Active Constituent:
40 mg/mL MELOXICAM
Pack sizes:
Available in 100 mL bottle.

Withholding Periods*
- MILK: Cattle: 6 days (12 milkings).
- MEAT: 11 days
- EXPORT SLAUGHTER INTERVAL (ESI): 17 days.

Storage
Store below 25°C (Air Conditioning). Not to be used after 28 days of opening. Do not freeze. Protect from light.