Tilmicosin for Sheep
Livestock · Ovis aries · typical adult weight 30.00–120.00 kg
Tilmicosin is used in sheep for Respiratory disease, Respiratory infections. Routes documented in sheep: SC. A typical adult sheep weighs 30.00–120.00 kg. ExoticRx lists 2 cited dose rules for Tilmicosin in sheep, drawn from published veterinary references. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Trade names: Micotil, Pulmotil
Dose ranges
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These ranges are per kg. Enter your sheep's weight to get the precise dose and draw-up volume — unit and concentration math done for you.
Mechanism of action
Semi-synthetic macrolide binding 50S ribosomal subunit. Excellent pulmonary tissue concentration. Bacteriostatic.
Side effects & warnings
FATAL in horses, pigs, and non-human primates — IV injection causes acute cardiac toxicity. Cattle and sheep SC injection only. NOT for use in small animals.
Species-specific contraindications and adverse-reaction reports for sheep may differ from canine / feline reference data — consult the primary citations listed with each rule.
Other Antibiotic drugs with sheep dosing
Tilmicosin dosing in other species
Why a species-specific page? Tilmicosin pharmacokinetics differ across species: dose ranges, intervals, and route preferences are not interchangeable. Cross-extrapolation from canine doses is unsafe in sheep — the rules above are the citations specific to this species, not generic recommendations.
Sourced from published veterinary references; awaiting credentialed clinical reviewer. See our editorial process. Reference only — not veterinary advice.