tylosin tartrate

Tylosin tartrate is a macrolide antibiotic widely used in veterinary medicine to treat a variety of bacterial infections in livestock, poultry, and companion animals. Originally isolated from the soil bacterium *Streptomyces fradiae* by Eli Lilly in 1961, it exerts its bacteriostatic effect by reversibly binding to the 50S subunit of the bacterial ribosome, thereby inhibiting protein synthesis. It is highly effective against Gram-positive bacteria and *Mycoplasma* species, and is commonly indicated for chronic respiratory disease (CRD) in chickens, infectious sinusitis in turkeys, swine dysentery, and bovine respiratory complex. It is administered orally via drinking water or feed, as well as through intramuscular or subcutaneous injection.

Brand names

FarmazinPharmasinTylanTylan SolubleTylolab TartrateTylositTylovet

Other names

TylosinTylosin tartrateTylosin tartrate salt