Table 5.
Mean least square estimates following administration 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) (remote drug delivery [RDD]; n = 11) or subcutaneous injection (INJ; n = 8)
| Outcome | Treatment group | P-values | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDD | INJ | Trt | Time | Trt*Time | |||
| Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | ||||
| Creatine kinase (CK) (IU/L) | 372.7 | 44.1 | 327.0 | 51.6 | 0.62 | <0.0001 | 0.37 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (IU/L) | 89.7 | 1.94 | 85.1 | 2.28 | 0.14 | <0.0001 | 0.03 |
| Cortisol (nmol/L) | 27.8 | 1.68 | 25.9 | 2.11 | 0.83 | <0.0001 | 0.10 |
| Difference of mechanical nociception threshold (MNT) (KgF) | 1.5 | 0.18 | 1.2 | 0.20 | 0.26 | <0.0001 | 0.046 |
| Infrared thermography (IRT) (ºC) | 36.5 | 0.14 | 35.4 | 0.17 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0034 |