Description
Active ingredient: Iodised Peanut Oil containing 26% Organically bound iodine
Horizon Iodine Injection provides organically bound iodine in a sterile, sustained release (depot) formulation
It consists of peanut oil and is desinged for intramuscular injection. At temperatures below 5 Celcius it becomes viscous and solidifies. It is best that the oil is not frozen, but if this occurs it can be restored by warming to room temerature without loss of efficacy
INDICATIONSÂ For treatment and prevention of primary and secondary iodine deficiency in sheep and cattle of all ages, Normally, one injection of iodised oil will supply sufficient iodine for a period of a year.
A. Treatment of Iodine Deficiency: Animals with goitre, and those suspected of having subclinical iodine deficiency, should be treated with a single dose at a rate of 3mL in claves, and 1.5mL in lambs. It is also recommended that the ewes be treated at a dose rate of 1.5mL/50kg and cows be treated at a dose rate of 1mL/100kg when goitre is detected in lambs and calves
B. Prevention of primary iodine deficiency: Lambs: Treat at weaning, Ewes: Treat one month before mating, or not less than two months before lambing, Rams: Treat one month before mating, Calves: Treat at weaning, Cattle: Treat one month before mating, or not less than two months before calving
C. Prevention of induced iodine deficiency: ALL STOCK: Treat at least two months prior to the feeding of Brassica or other goitrogenic crops. Repeat treatment annually to avoid subclinical iodine deficiency. Dairy cattle may require more frequent treatment to maintain adequate iodine levels
