“…It is generally recommended that T > MIC should be at least 50% of the dosage interval to ensure an optimal bactericidal effect (Toutain & Lees, ). Considering the reported MIC 90s (0.06–0.39 μg/ml) for Escherichia coli , Pasteruella multocida, and Streptococcus agalactiae (Chin, Gu, Fang, & Neu, ; Deshpande, Pfaller, & Jones, ; Limbert et al., ; Murphy, Erwin, & Jones, ; Orden, Ruiz, Garcia, Cid, & Fuente, ; Sheldon, Bushnell, Montgomery, & Rycroft, ; Thomas et al., ; Wallmann et al., ), the T > MIC has been calculated for MICs of 0.06, 0.125, and 0.39 μg/ml. The experimental data presented here show that cefquinome at a dose of 2 mg/kg body weight at 24 hr interval is sufficient to maintain T > MIC above 58% following IM injection, respectively, for bacteria with MIC values ≤0.39 μg/ml.…”