HC Deb 20 December 1989 vol 164 cc343-4W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those antibiotics approved by his Department for prophylactic use, indicating the appropriate animal specimen in each case; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Maclean

The following antibiotic substances are approved for prophylactic use in acordance with product licences issued under the Medicines Act:

Name of substance and animal species

Amoxycillin

  • Cats, cattle, dogs, pigs, sheep

Ampicillin

  • Cats, cattle, dogs, horses, pigs, poultry, sheep

Apramycin

  • Pigs

Aureomycin

  • Cattle, horses, pigs, poultry

Cloxacillin

  • Cattle, sheep

Framycetin

  • Cattle, pigs, poultry

Fumagillin

  • Honey bees

Lincomycin

  • Pigs, poultry

Maduramicin

  • Chickens

Monensin

  • Chickens, turkeys

Neomycin

  • Cattle, chickens, pigs, turkeys

Novobiocin

  • Cattle

Penicillin

  • Cats, cattle, dogs, goats, horses, pigs, poultry, sheep

Salinomycin

  • Cattle, chickens

Spectinomycin

  • Cattle, chickens, pigs, sheep, turkeys

Streptomycin

  • Cattle, pigs, poultry

Tiamulin

  • Pigs

Tylosin

  • Chickens, pigs, turkeys