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30 September 2021 Pharmacokinetics of a Single Intramuscular Injection of Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid in Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Miranda J. Sadar, Sherry K. Cox, Abigail Duvall, Michael P. Jones
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetic properties of ceftiofur crystalline free acid (CCFA) administered intramuscularly at dosages of 10 and 20 mg/kg in bald eagles (BAEAs) (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). Ceftiofur crystalline free acid is a long-acting, injectable, third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic drug. A prospective, randomized, complete crossover design was used for this pharmacokinetic investigation. CCFA (10 or 20 mg/kg) was administered intramuscularly, and blood samples were obtained from 6 adult, nonreleasable, healthy BAEAs at predetermined sampling times. After a 4-week washout period, the protocol was repeated with each bird receiving the dose not given during the initial sample collection according to the randomized crossover design. Plasma ceftiofur free acid equivalents were quantified and data were analyzed by a noncompartmental pharmacokinetic approach. The mean observed peak plasma concentrations were 9.23 µg/mL and 15.08 µg/mL for 10 and 20 mg/kg CCFA IM administration, respectively. The mean observed time to maximum plasma concentration was 18 and 17.6 hours, and the mean terminal elimination half-life was 32.38 and 38.08 hours for intramuscular administration of 10 and 20 mg/kg CCFA, respectively, in the BAEAs. Reported minimum inhibitory concentrations of raptor bacterial isolates from a prior study was used to determine the target minimum inhibitory concentration of 1 µg/mL selected for this investigation. From the previously published information, a target plasma concentration of 4 µg/mL was determined for the CCFA in the BAEAs. From the results of this study, CCFA may be dosed every 60 and 110 hours at 10 mg/kg IM, and every 80 and 160 hours at 20 mg/kg IM in BAEAs.

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Miranda J. Sadar, Sherry K. Cox, Abigail Duvall, and Michael P. Jones "Pharmacokinetics of a Single Intramuscular Injection of Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid in Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 35(3), 290-294, (30 September 2021). https://doi.org/10.1647/20-00038
Published: 30 September 2021
KEYWORDS
antibiotic
Avian
Bald Eagle
ceftiofur
cephalosporin
EXCEDE
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
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