Vetracin Gold is UNAHCO’s combination of two antibiotics, doxycycline and tiamulin, sold for respiratory and enteric disease in both swine and poultry.
What Is Actually In It
Per kilogram of premix, UNAHCO lists 83,000 mg of doxycycline (as the hyclate salt) and 20,000 mg of tiamulin (as the hydrogen fumarate salt). Those are the two antibiotics. The rest of the formulation is supportive: 12,500,000 IU of Vitamin A, 1,500 mcg of Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12), and 200,000 mg of Bacillus subtilis PB6, a probiotic strain, all per kilogram. The manufacturer markets the vitamin and probiotic content as the “Gold” and “with Probiotics” part of the name, distinguishing it from a plain doxycycline-tiamulin premix. None of these figures have been converted, rounded, or scaled here. They are transcribed exactly as UNAHCO states them on the product page.
What the Label Says It Is For
UNAHCO’s label lists Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) and a set of other respiratory and enteric diseases: infectious coryza, infectious synovitis, fowl cholera, salmonellosis, E. coli infections, and necrotic enteritis. That list is the manufacturer’s own indication text, reproduced above in the fact table. It describes what the label says the product targets. It is not a diagnostic checklist, and several of the diseases on that list produce overlapping symptoms that even an experienced keeper cannot reliably tell apart by eye.
Forms It Comes In
UNAHCO sells Vetracin Gold with Probiotics as a premix powder intended to be dissolved in drinking water, and the brand line also carries capsule and water-soluble presentations. The dosage box above quotes UNAHCO’s label instructions for the water-soluble form verbatim, sourced directly from the manufacturer’s page. This body text does not repeat, convert, or adjust that figure; the box above is the only place on this page where it appears.
Withdrawal Period
UNAHCO publishes a withdrawal period of 5 days for poultry, meaning 5 days must pass between the last dose and slaughter. The manufacturer’s page also states a separate 10-day withdrawal for swine, which is not the figure displayed in this page’s fact table since that table tracks the poultry figure only. UNAHCO does not publish a separate withdrawal period for eggs from treated hens. Absence of a published egg figure is not the same as a zero-day withdrawal, and it is not treated as one here.
What This Page Does Not Tell You
This page transcribes what UNAHCO publishes about Vetracin Gold with Probiotics. It does not tell a reader whether their flock’s symptoms match any of the diseases on the label, whether the product is the right choice for a given case, or how to interpret an unclear presentation. Chronic Respiratory Disease and several of the other conditions on the label share symptoms with diseases requiring an entirely different treatment, and some require laboratory confirmation to distinguish. Take a bird’s symptoms and this page’s information to a veterinarian, an agrivet, or the local agriculture office before deciding on treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is in Vetracin Gold?
Doxycycline and tiamulin, two antibiotics, plus Vitamin A, Vitamin B12 and Bacillus subtilis. The manufacturer states 83,000 mg doxycycline and 20,000 mg tiamulin per kilogram of premix.
How long is the withdrawal period for Vetracin Gold?
UNAHCO states 5 days for poultry and 10 days for swine. That is the interval between the last dose and slaughter. The manufacturer does not publish a separate egg withdrawal figure, so ask a veterinarian before eating eggs from a treated hen.