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Freshwater-Reared Salmonid Health

In freshwater-reared salmonid aquaculture, a bacterial disease can have devastating outcomes for fish health. Take control with AQUAFLOR® (florfenicol) type A medicated feed article.

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Key Benefits of AQUAFLOR®

  • Reduces mortality and keeps fish on feed for optimal growth and survival
  • Broad-spectrum antibiotic developed specifically for aquaculture – not used in human medicine
  • Can be fed in any life stage from fingerlings to food fish
  • May be used in sinking or floating feeds
  • AQUAFLOR is a heat-stable molecule during feed manufacturing, including extrusion, as well as storage
  • 15-day withdrawal time for all species at all approved dosages
  • Approved for use in recirculating aquaculture systems

In freshwater-reared salmonids, AQUAFLOR is approved for the control of mortality due to Flavobacterium psychrophilum (coldwater disease), furunculosis associated with Aeromonas salmonicida and columnaris disease associated with Flavobacterium columnare.

Palatable

  • Fish readily consume medicated feed – studies show palatability compared to unmedicated feed
  • Minimize wasted feed while maximizing antibiotic uptake
  • Uniform granulation offers more accurate dosage delivery and optimum distribution in the medicated feed

Safe

  • No adverse effects on fish behavior or performance, even when fed at 10 times the recommended dose rate1

AquaBulletins

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Determining Antimicrobial MICs Against Aquaculture Pathogens Using Sensititre® Plates

Author: Dr. Patricia S. Gaunt, DVM, PhD, DABVT

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Stability of AQUAFLOR® (florfenicol) in Pelleted Feeds for Catfish and Salmonids

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Experience with AQUAFLOR® (florfenicol) type A Medicated Article in North Carolina Trout

Author: Skip Thompson

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Research

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Bacterial Coldwater Disease in Westslope Cutthroat Trout: Hatchery Epidemiology and Control

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Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Cause of Bacterial Coldwater Disease and Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome

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Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Antimicrobial Agents Against Aeromonas salmonicida Isolates Determined by Frequency Distribution of Minimal Inhibitory Concentration and Diameter of Zone of Inhibition Data

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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Aquatic Bacteria: Quality Control Disk Diffusion Ranges for Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 and Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida ATCC 33658 at 22 and 28°C

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Florfenicol in Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar  L.; Parr: Tolerance and Assessment of Efficacy Against Furunculosis

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Evaluation of Florfenicol in Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar  L.: Efficacy Against Furunculosis Due to Aeromonas salmonicida and Cold Water Vibriosis Due to Vibrio salmonicida

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Florfenicol in Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar  L.: Field Evaluation of Efficacy Against Furunculosis in Norway

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Efficacy of AQUAFLOR (florfenicol) Premix Against Furunculosis in Atlantic Salmon Smolts in British Columbia

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Absolute Bioavailability and Residues of Florfenicol in the Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

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Evaluation of Forfenicol in Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar L.: Efficacy Against Furunculosis Due to Aeromonas salmonicida and Cold Water Vibriosis Due to Vibrio salmonicida

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CAUTION: Federal law restricts medicated feed containing this veterinary feed directive (VFD) drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

References

  1. See product bulletin for more details