Efficacy of a combination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid in the treatment of pneumonia of pigs

Amoksiklav(R) was used in the therapy of mixed respiratory tract infections in weaned pigs under field conditions. Positive effects of therapy with Amoxicillin and Clavulanic acid were obser ved in the majority of treated pigs. The production losses due to pneumonia in pigs treated with this combination were fewer than among control pigs t reated with Oxytetracycline, also a significantly lower ratio of death was observed among experimental weaners in comparison to the controls. Thirty d ays after the end of the therapy it was found that the body weight gain (b. w. g) of the experimental animals was on average 800 g higher after this p eriod and the experimental piglets grew daily in average 20 g more than the controls. Experimental pigs were slaughtered 3 days earlier than the contr ols and the average weight gain at slaughter was highest by 1.1 kg in this group. Average daily b. w. g. of experimental pigs during the period from b irth to slaughter was 13 g higher in comparison to the controls.