Side effects of Tylan 50?

[emgallus]

Hey guys. I'm treating a hen with a respiratory infection with Tylan 50. She's gotten really lethargic after one day of treatment. She's a 1 year old chocolate Orpington. She's not coughing any more and her breathing is better but she's incredibly lethargic now. Does anyone know if this is a side effect and should I stop the Tylan treatment?

 

[PD-Riverman]

Hey guys. I'm treating a hen with a respiratory infection with Tylan 50. She's gotten really lethargic after one day of treatment. She's a 1 year old chocolate Orpington. She's not coughing any more and her breathing is better but she's incredibly lethargic now. Does anyone know if this is a side effect and should I stop the Tylan treatment?

I used it regularly with over 1200 chickens----and I have not seen any side effects, BUT not every chicken that I treat with it lives----probably to far gone when I started. I feel it has helped with at least 80+% of the ones I have used it on. I would continue for about 4 or 5 days with my flock.

 

[birdman326]

I found this article because I was concerned about using tylan with my egg layers

Benefits of Antibiotics in Chickens May Outweigh Risks
By: Jan Williams

The potential benefits to human health associated with the use of antibiotics in chickenpoultry may outweigh the potential risks, according to a risk-benefit analysis conducted by a team of researchers led by Randall S. Singer, D.V.M., Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine.
Recent studies have shown that antibiotic use in animal production results in healthier animals, and the meat derived from these healthier animals has lower levels of bacteria that can cause food-borne illness in people. Other evidence indicates however, that the use of antibiotics also has the potential to increase the level of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in meat. The researchers developed a mathematical model to evaluate the potential human health risks and benefits of the use of the antibiotic, tylosin, in chickens. They , compareding the potential risks associated with increased levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in meat to with the potential benefits associated with decreased risk of food-borne illness.

“Antibiotic resistance is a problem in both animal and human medicine – and animal production animal agriculture,” Singer said. “But our model demonstrated that the reduced number of infections and illness days associated with the use of tylosin in chickenpoultry far exceeded the increased human health risks associated with antibiotic resistance due to tylosin use.”

Singer will present the results of the study at the annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30 - Nov. 2. The presentation will be one of many on antibiotic resistance, bioterrorism, and infectious disease, all of which are hot topics in veterinary medicine as well as its human medicine. counterpart.

“Veterinarians have a commitment to both animal and human health – which are strongly connected,” said Jeff Klausner, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota. “At the University of Minnesota, the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety is actively addressing many or all of these issues.

 

[Ruby Law]

Hey guys. I'm treating a hen with a respiratory infection with Tylan 50. She's gotten really lethargic after one day of treatment. She's a 1 year old chocolate Orpington. She's not coughing any more and her breathing is better but she's incredibly lethargic now. Does anyone know if this is a side effect and should I stop the Tylan treatment?

I'm having a similar issue with my little hen. Two of three hens had mild respiratory symptoms. Put antibiotics in water as per included instructions. Now the one that had no symptoms seem lethargic. I don't want to stop treatment and risk encouraging antibiotic resistant bacterial growth, but I don't want to hurt my favorite hen, either. How did it go with your little one?