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.
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
Experience with AQUAFLOR® (florfenicol) type A Medicated Article in North Carolina Trout
Author: Skip Thompson
Determining Antimicrobial MICs Against Aquaculture Pathogens Using Sensititre® Plates
Author: Dr. Patricia S. Gaunt, DVM, PhD, DABVT
Stability of AQUAFLOR® (florfenicol) in Pelleted Feeds for Catfish and Salmonids
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Research
Bacterial Coldwater Disease in Westslope Cutthroat Trout: Hatchery Epidemiology and Control
Flavobacterium psychrophilum, Cause of Bacterial Coldwater Disease and Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome
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
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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Where to Buy AQUAFLOR
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
- See product bulletin for more details