Amikacin sulfate was administered to African gray parrots at 3 dosages (5, 10, and 20 mg/kg) via 2 routes (IV and IM). The elimination half-time was approximately 1 hour (range, 0.9 to 1.34 hour). The apparent bioavailability of IM administered drug was 61 to 106% and was not dose-related.
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Gronwall et al. (1989) studied this question.