Tiasan Oral is a semi-synthetic diterpene antibiotic. The mode of action is by inhibition of ribosomal protein synthesis in sensitive bacteria. It is a bacteriostatic antibiotic and the following organisms show sensitivity in vitro: Brachyspira spp., Mycoplasma spp., Gram-positive spp. like Staphylococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. and Gram-negative spp. like Pasteurella spp. and Bacteroides spp.
Hypersensitivity to tiamulin.
Administration to animals which get monensin, narasin or salinomycin through feed during or at least 7 days before or after treatment.
On rare occasions, erythema or mild oedema of the skin in pigs following the use of Tiasan Oral.
Water intake may be suppressed in birds during the administration of tiamulin.
For oral administration.
Pigs:
1 litre per 2100 litres of drinking water (60 ppm) for 3 - 5 days.
Chickens:
1 litre per 500 litres of drinking water (250 ppm) for 3 - 5 days.
Turkeys:
1 litre per 500 litres of drinking water (250 ppm) for 5 days.
- For meat:
Pigs: 2 days.
Chickens: 2 days.
Turkeys: 5 days.
- For eggs: 0 days.