Matsayin abinci na Oxytetracycline hydrochloride ƙari ne na abinci na ƙwayoyin cuta wanda aka saba amfani dashi a cikin kiwon dabbobi da kiwon kaji.Yana cikin rukunin maganin rigakafi na tetracycline kuma yana da tasiri a kan nau'ikan ƙwayoyin cuta, gami da nau'in gram-positive da gram-korau.
Lokacin da aka ƙara zuwa abincin dabbobi, oxytetracycline hydrochloride yana taimakawa wajen sarrafawa da hana cututtuka na kwayoyin cuta a cikin dabbobi.Yana aiki ta hanyar hana haɗin furotin na kwayan cuta, ta haka yana ragewa ko dakatar da ci gaban ƙwayoyin cuta masu sauƙi.
Ana iya amfani da Oxytetracycline hydrochloride don magance cututtuka na numfashi da na hanji, da kuma sauran cututtuka na kwayoyin cuta a cikin dabbobi.Yana da tasiri musamman akan wasu ƙwayoyin cuta na yau da kullun waɗanda ke haifar da cututtukan numfashi, kamar Pasteurella, Mycoplasma, da Haemophilus.