Tetracycline Hydrochloride ...Important question.

[BantyRooster]

Not for use in poultry producing eggs for human consumption

This is the warning given on the label.

Is there anyone here with a medical/pharm. background that can answer this question or explain why:

Does this mean forever or is there a time period where once the treatment is stopped it is safe to eat the eggs of birds treated with this anitbiotic?

I should add that I have in the past used TC drugs on my birds and have eaten the eggs afterwards. Maybe during treatment, I cant really remember, and as far as i can tell i am OK, maybe slightly abnormal, but that was before the eggs so not to worry...

Thanks so much,
Mike

 

[horsejody]

There is normally a time period. It's not forever. When I have given my birds meds, I gave them a 2 week withdrawl period before using the eggs. Some people wait 3 weeks. My daughter has reactions to antibiotics, and she had no problem when she ate the eggs that were laid 2 weeks after the last dose was given.

 

[pips&peeps]

It's four days.

Withdrawal times
When a waiver of the in vivo bioequivalence study is granted, the generic product withdrawal times are those previously assigned to the pioneer product (21 CFR 520. 2345d).

Withdrawal Times: 4 days in swine, chickens and turkeys; 5 days in cattle

http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary...lDrugProducts/FOIADrugSummaries/ucm118116.htm

 

[BantyRooster]

Thanks!

 

[horsejody]

pips&peeps :

It's four days.

Withdrawal times
When a waiver of the in vivo bioequivalence study is granted, the generic product withdrawal times are those previously assigned to the pioneer product (21 CFR 520. 2345d).

Withdrawal Times: 4 days in swine, chickens and turkeys; 5 days in cattle

http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary...lDrugProducts/FOIADrugSummaries/ucm118116.htm

I guess I'm extra cautious because antibiotics have such a terrible effect on my daughter. A mild dose of minocycline almost killed her once.​

 

[BantyRooster]

I guess my concern was what negative effect, if any, the drug would have on a person who might eat the eggs, assuming that person had no adverse reaction to antibiotics.

Any thoughts?

 

[horsejody]

Quote:
Anytime you ingest antibiotics when you don't need them, your promote antibiotic resistant bacteria.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

If the person is not sensitive to the antibiotic, it shouldn't cause any individual problems. However, incorrectly given antibiotics can result in resistant strains of bacteria. The residue in an egg eaten by someone could be a factor in development of a resistant strain.

 

[BantyRooster]

Quote:
Anytime you ingest antibiotics when you don't need them, your promote antibiotic resistant bacteria.

It's funny I didn't think of it that way. I am one to harp on folks who take their antibiotics for three or four days, feel better and "save the rest for another day". I try to explain why they shouldn't do that and how it does affect everyone, not just them...blah blah blah...usually like talking to the wall.

Thanks for the different perspective. I hadn't thought of that.

Banty, the Harping Rooster

 

[horsejody]

Quote:
Anytime you ingest antibiotics when you don't need them, your promote antibiotic resistant bacteria.

It's funny I didn't think of it that way. I am one to harp on folks who take their antibiotics for three or four days, feel better and "save the rest for another day". I try to explain why they shouldn't do that and how it does affect everyone, not just them...blah blah blah...usually like talking to the wall.

Thanks for the different perspective. I hadn't thought of that.

Banty, the Harping Rooster

Just think of all the antibiotics fed to commercially farmed animals. Then we buy the meat, eggs and milk in the grocery store. That is probably more of factor in antibiotic resistant bacteria occurring than people not taking their meds properly.