Table 1.
Individual calf information and remote drug delivery (RDD) outcomes following administration of 10 mL of tulathromycin (Draxxin 100 mg/mL, Zoetis, Kalamazoo, MI) injected using a Type U 10.0 cc ¾ inch 14 GA Needle pneumatic dart (Pneu-Dart, Williamsport, PA) administered with a Model 178B breech loading projector (Pneu-Dart, Williamsport, PA)
| RDD sequence | Bodyweight at day 0 (kg) | Tulathromycin dose (mg/kg) | Time to dart recovery (min) | Injection site area at 24 h (cm2) | Dart weight at 24 h (g) | RDD outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 370 | 2.7 | 59 | 4.5 | 24 | Failure |
| 2 | 413 | 2.4 | 48 | 187.2 | 13.5 | Success |
| 3 | 387 | 2.6 | 62 | 12.4 | 24 | Failure |
| 4 | 341 | 2.9 | 60 | 76.26 | 13.5 | Success |
| 5 | 381 | 2.6 | 59 | 79.2 | 13.5 | Success |
| 6 | 404 | 2.5 | 58 | 166.92 | 13.5 | Success |
| 7 | 359 | 2.8 | 59 | 59.86 | 13.5 | Success |
| 8 | 401 | 2.5 | 49 | 158.05 | 13.5 | Success |
| 9 | 386 | 2.6 | 109 | 134.16 | 13.5 | Success |
| 10 | 364 | 2.8 | 99 | 85.5 | 13.5 | Success |
| 11 | 391 | 2.6 | 60 | 109.22 | 13.5 | Success |
| 12 | 384 | 2.6 | 120 | 0 | 24 | Failure |
| 13 | 341 | 2.9 | 55 | 166.92 | 13.5 | Success |
| 14 | 356 | 2.8 | 27 | 0 | 24 | Failure |
| 15 | 395 | 2.5 | 87 | 177.8 | 13.5 | Success |