Aquaflor®

Pharmaceutical Name
Florfenicol

With early diagnostics and proactive management, AQUAFLOR will help you reach new highs for fish survival and profitability.

• First and only antibiotic approved in the US for  controlling mortality in freshwater-reared salmonids associated with Flavobacterium psychrophilum (coldwater disease)
• Field-proven worldwide against major fish pathogens
• New-generation, broad-spectrum antibiotic with unique molecular structure
• Goes to work quickly for rapid decline in mortality
• Well distributed in fish tissue and fluids
• Optimal bioavailability — maximizes delivery of active ingredient to fish, minimizes waste
  • In Rainbow Trout:
    73.9% bioavailable at 10°C
    66.3% bioavailable at 16°C
• Keeps fish healthy so they stay on feed for optimum survival and growth — lets you reduce stocking rates, lower costs of production
• Exclusive Veterinary Feed Directive status ensures correct usage
• Excellent safety profile for fish, human food, environment
• Well tolerated by fry, fingerlings and food fish — with no performance setbacks
• Developed specifically for use in fish and food animal species — market your product with added confidence
• Friendly to environment — no significant risk to aquatic ecosystems
• Fish readily consume feed with AQUAFLOR — palatability comparable to unmedicated feed
• Studies show fish stay on feed and continue to gain weight throughout treatment period
• Well accepted — no adverse effects on fish behavior or performance, even at 5x and 10x dose rates
• Minimize feed wastage, maximize antibiotic uptake
• Convenient to use — may be incorporated into pellets or top-coated
• Uniform premix granulation for optimum distribution in and on feed plus more precise dosage delivery
• Excellent stability in extruded feed
• Backed by Schering-Plough Animal Health — the world leader in fish health
• Excellent field experience by US fish farmers

More information on AQUAFLOR is available at the AQUAFLOR website, http://www.aquaflor-usa.com/.

Indications

• Catfish: For the control of mortality in catfish due to enteric septicemia of catfish associated with Edwardsiella ictaluri.
  
• Freshwater-reared Salmonids: For the control of mortality in freshwater-reared salmonids due to coldwater disease associated with Flavobacterium psychrophilum.
  
• Caution: The effects of AQUAFLOR® (florfenicol) on reproductive performance have not been determined. For catfish, a doserelated decrease in hematopoietic/lymphopoietic tissue may occur.The time required for the hematopoietic/lymphopoietic tissues to regenerate was not evaluated. 

Dosage
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