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A white, water-soluble powder for oral administration contained in paired sachets marked, A and B. Composition Sachet A
each sachet contains: |
Glycine |
6.18 g | |
Citric Acid Anhydrous |
0.48 g | |
Potassium Citrate Monohydrate |
0.12 g | |
Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate |
4.08 g | |
Sodium Chloride |
8.58 g | Sachet B
each sachet contains: |
Glucose monohydrate |
44.61 g | | Contents of each sachet |
| |
Sachet A |
19.44 g | |
Sachet B |
44.61 g | Ionic constitution of made up solution
Sodium: 73 mM; Potassium: 16 mM; Chloride: 73 mM; Citrate: 1 mM; Phosphate: 15 mM; Glycine: 41 mM; Glucose: 114 mM.
Lectade is for use in horses, calves, lambs and pigs, as an oral rehydration therapy which promotes intestinal absorption of water and electrolytes.
Calves
1.To reverse the process of dehydration and loss of electrolytes following diarrhoea resulting from bacteria such as E. coli or viruses such as rotavirus.
2.To reduce scouring in bought-in calves.
Pigs
1.To reverse the process of dehydration and loss of electrolytes following pre- and post-weaning diarrhoea resulting from bacteria such as E. coli or viruses such as rotavirus.
2.To encourage fluid intake and prevent dehydration and setback after periods of stress, e.g. weaning, transporting etc.
3.As a short-term measure to prevent dehydration in piglets when the sow is suffering from agalactia.
Lambs
1.To reverse the process of dehydration and electrolyte loss following diarrhoea.
2.To encourage fluid intake and to prevent dehydration in cases of starvation at lambing.
Horses
1.To reverse the process of dehydration and loss of electrolytes following diarrhoea.
2.To replace electrolytes lost through sweating especially after prolonged exercise, e.g. endurance rides.
3.To treat subclinical dehydration (reflected by raised serum protein and packed cell volume) in performance horses.
Lectade is intended for oral administration only.
1. Calves, pigs and lambs
The contents of Sachet A and B (individual pack for large animals) to be added to 2 litres (3½ pints) of water.
(a) Calves
Bought-in calves
Feed 2 litres of solution made up as directed instead of milk as the first feed on arrival. For the second feed, use 1 litre of Lectade solution mixed with 1 litre of milk or milk replacer. Thereafter feed as normal.
Scouring calves
Immediately scour symptoms show, withdraw milk or milk replacer and feed 2 litres of solution made up as directed twice daily for 2 days (four feeds). For the next four feeds use 1 litre of Lectade solution mixed with 1 litre of milk or milk replacer. Thereafter feed as normal.
Duration of treatment
If the scouring is established or severe causing serious dehydration the solution should be fed three or four times daily. Lectade may be used on its own for a maximum of four days.
(b) Pigs
Suckling pigs
Immediately scour symptoms show, fresh solution made up as directed should be made available, in a cube drinker or similar clean vessel, to the whole litter. The amount of solution consumed will depend on the age of the piglets, the number in the litter and the severity of the scouring. For example, a litter of 1-week-old piglets will consume approximately 2–3 litres per day. The amount consumed will increase with the age of the piglets and where individual piglets are obviously too weak to suck or drink they may be dosed individually by hand. The amount given may be 20–30 ml on each occasion, three or four times a day.
Weaned pigs
Weaned pigs showing signs of scour should have fresh solution made available in a suitable clean vessel – cube drinker, trough or drum with nipple drinker (depending on the size of the group). Solid feed intake should be restricted for 1–2 days, but the normal fresh water supply should be continued. (Occasionally it may be necessary to stop the water supply for a few hours to encourage the pigs to start drinking the solution.) The amount of solution consumed will depend on the number of pigs in the group and the severity of the scour, but as a general guide each weaner should be offered about 1 litre per day.
Weaned piglets sometimes overdrink Lectade if given ad lib. Amounts should therefore be limited to 1 litre per day or the concentration reduced to 50% of normal when this is encountered.
Duration of treatment
Lectade should be made available for 4 days. If there has been some improvement after 4 days, but the scour has not cleared completely, treatment may be continued for up to 8 days in total.
Agalactia
Where piglets are receiving reduced milk or none at all, access to Lectade for a maximum of 2 days will prevent dehydration and will also partly offset the nutritive loss. Where agalactia persists for longer periods, a sow milk replacer should be used.
Periods of stress
Lectade may be used at half the usual concentration, i.e. one sachet in 4 litres for 2–3 days following any period of stress (i.e. weaning, transporting, etc.). Access to Lectade will help to increase fluid and electrolyte consumption and absorption, thus minimising any possible setback.
Notes
Care must be taken to ensure that piglets are not left without Lectade, drinking water or sow's milk. Check the supply of solution every 12 hours and replenish as necessary. Replace with fresh solution every 24 hours.
(c) Lambs
Scouring lambs: Feed 150–200 ml of solution made up as directed 2–4 times daily as required. The solution should be at blood heat and given via a feeding bottle and teat. The lamb should be allowed to suck the ewe. Any unused Lectade may be kept in a clean vessel in a cool place, but should be discarded after 24 hours.
2. Horses
Diarrhoea
Foals may be offered Lectade at a dose of one sachet dissolved in 4 litres of drinking water (or in the normal water intake if this is sufficient). Alternatively, foals may be dosed by stomach tube. In this case, one sachet of Lectade is dissolved in 2 litres of water and dosed at approximately 20–30 ml/kg bodyweight. Administration should be repeated daily as required. Ordinary drinking water should be made available after Lectade administration. Older horses should be offered Lectade added to drinking water (1–2 sachets daily).
Electrolyte replacement after exercise
1–2 sachets per day added to drinking water or dissolved at a rate of 1 sachet per 2–4 litres of water and offered at drinking breaks during endurance rides.
Treatment of subclinical dehydration
1 sachet to be given twice daily dissolved in drinking water. Dosage to be continued for 3 days.
Avoid overfeeding. Adequate colostrum should be fed to calves. Keep feeding utensils clean.
Any medicated water which is not consumed within 24 hours should be discarded.
Not to be used in animals known to be hypersensitive to the active ingredients.
Lectade may be used on its own or in conjunction with antibiotics, however electrolyte solutions are not compatible with sulphonamides.
Withdrawal periods
Zero days.
Store in a dry place.
Do not store above 25°C.
Cartons containing 12 and 48 paired sachets.
Effective oral rehydration therapy depends on the active absorption of glucose and aminoacetic acid in the small intestine. This absorption is directly linked with water and sodium movement. The net result of Lectade treatment, therefore, is a reversal of fluid and electrolyte loss incurred during diarrhoea. The inclusion of citrate ions in the product further enhances water absorption.
The excellent palatability facilitates administration to calves and pigs and is useful in improving intake of other medicaments. Our experiments have demonstrated no incompatibility between Lectade and ampicillin, amoxicillin and oxytetracycline. 
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A water-soluble powder for oral administration, contained in paired sachets marked A and B, which forms a pink solution on mixing with water. | Composition (Active ingredients) |
| | Sachet A |
| |
Glycine |
3.0g | |
Sodium Chloride |
4.6g | |
Sodium Citrate |
0.7g | |
Potassium Citrate |
3.2g | |
Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate |
1.4g | |
Sodium Acid Citrate |
1.8g | | Sachet B |
| |
Dextrose Monohydrate |
62.7g |
When the contents of each paired sachet (A and B) are dissolved in 2 litres of water, Lectade Plus forms a solution of the following concentration: 50 mM sodium; 20 mM potassium; 39 mM chloride; 10 mM citrate (equivalent to 28.5 mM bicarbonate); 5 mM phosphate; 160 mM glucose; 20 mM glycine.
Lectade Plus is an oral rehydration therapy which is indicated for the treatment of scour in calves.
Lectade Plus acts by reversing the process of dehydration, acidosis and loss of electrolytes associated with diarrhoea, whether caused by bacteria, viruses, cryptosporidia or inappropriate nutrition.
Lectade Plus is for oral administration only.
Prepare a fresh solution before each dose by adding the contents of each paired sachet (A and B) to 2 litres (3½ pints) of warm water at a temperature of about 35°C.
Immediately signs of scour are seen, withdraw milk or milk replacer and feed 2 litres of solution, made up as directed, twice daily for 2 days (4 feeds). For the next 4 feeds use 1 litre of Lectade Plus solution mixed with 1 litre of milk or milk replacer. Thereafter feed as normal. If scouring is established or severe, causing serious dehydration, the 2 litres of solution should be fed 3 or 4 times daily.
Duration of treatment: Lectade Plus may be used on its own for a maximum of 4 days.
Lectade Plus may be used on its own or in conjunction with oral antibiotics such as amoxicillin, ampicillin and oxytetracycline.
Always feed Sachet A and Sachet B together.
Keep feeding utensils clean and avoid overfeeding.
Adequate colostrum should be fed to calves.
Normal feeding should be resumed after the course of treatment.
Discard any unused solution after 24 hours.
Withdrawal period: meat - zero days.
For animal use only. Keep out of the reach of children.
Store in a dry place. Do not store above 25°C.
Rinse containers thoroughly with water. Dispose of rinsings in slurry or dirty water. Dispose of empty sachets in the farm refuse. Used containers should not be recycled.
Cartons containing 12 and 48 paired sachets.
Effective oral rehydration therapy depends on the active absorption of dextrose and glycine in the small intestine. This absorption is directly linked with water and sodium movement. The net result of Lectade Plus treatment, therefore, is a reversal of fluid and electrolyte loss incurred during diarrhoea.
The formulation of Lectade Plus has been specifically designed to improve both water absorption from the intestine and the correction of acidosis. The increased dose of dextrose provides more energy for the calf, but without overloading the dextrose-absorbing capacity of the intestine or interfering with rehydration.
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A water-soluble powder for oral administration, contained in paired sachets marked A and B, which forms a pink solution on mixing with water. | Composition (Active ingredients) |
| | Sachet A |
| |
Glycine |
3.0g | |
Sodium Chloride |
4.6g | |
Sodium Citrate |
0.7g | |
Potassium Citrate |
3.2g | |
Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate |
1.4g | |
Sodium Acid Citrate |
1.8g | | Sachet B |
| |
Dextrose Monohydrate |
62.7g |
When the contents of each paired sachet (A and B) are dissolved in 2 litres of water, Lectade Plus forms a solution of the following concentration: 50 mM sodium; 20 mM potassium; 39 mM chloride; 10 mM citrate (equivalent to 28.5 mM bicarbonate); 5 mM phosphate; 160 mM glucose; 20 mM glycine.
Lectade Plus is an oral rehydration therapy which is indicated for the treatment of scour in calves.
Lectade Plus acts by reversing the process of dehydration, acidosis and loss of electrolytes associated with diarrhoea, whether caused by bacteria, viruses, cryptosporidia or inappropriate nutrition.
Lectade Plus is for oral administration only.
Prepare a fresh solution before each dose by adding the contents of each paired sachet (A and B) to 2 litres (3½ pints) of warm water at a temperature of about 35°C.
Immediately signs of scour are seen, withdraw milk or milk replacer and feed 2 litres of solution, made up as directed, twice daily for 2 days (4 feeds). For the next 4 feeds use 1 litre of Lectade Plus solution mixed with 1 litre of milk or milk replacer. Thereafter feed as normal. If scouring is established or severe, causing serious dehydration, the 2 litres of solution should be fed 3 or 4 times daily.
Duration of treatment: Lectade Plus may be used on its own for a maximum of 4 days.
Lectade Plus may be used on its own or in conjunction with oral antibiotics such as amoxicillin, ampicillin and oxytetracycline.
Always feed Sachet A and Sachet B together.
Keep feeding utensils clean and avoid overfeeding.
Adequate colostrum should be fed to calves.
Normal feeding should be resumed after the course of treatment.
Discard any unused solution after 24 hours.
Withdrawal period: meat - zero days.
For animal use only. Keep out of the reach of children.
Store in a dry place. Do not store above 25°C.
Rinse containers thoroughly with water. Dispose of rinsings in slurry or dirty water. Dispose of empty sachets in the farm refuse. Used containers should not be recycled.
Cartons containing 12 and 48 paired sachets.
Effective oral rehydration therapy depends on the active absorption of dextrose and glycine in the small intestine. This absorption is directly linked with water and sodium movement. The net result of Lectade Plus treatment, therefore, is a reversal of fluid and electrolyte loss incurred during diarrhoea.
The formulation of Lectade Plus has been specifically designed to improve both water absorption from the intestine and the correction of acidosis. The increased dose of dextrose provides more energy for the calf, but without overloading the dextrose-absorbing capacity of the intestine or interfering with rehydration.
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