Description
Ceftiofur is a third-generation veterinary cephalosporin successfully developed in the United States in the 1980s. The drug was first marketed in the United States in 1988. Due to its excellent antibacterial activity and pharmacokinetic characteristics, it has been successively used in the United States and Canada. , Japan and some European countries officially approved for the treatment of respiratory diseases in beef cattle, dairy cattle, horses, pigs and sheep. Appearance is off-white to pale yellow powder. Insoluble in water, slightly soluble in acetone, almost insoluble in ethanol.
