aquaculture

Florfenicol (SCH-25298), a fluorinated synthetic analog of thiamphenicol, is currently indicated for the therapy of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica, Haemophilus somnus, and Pasteurella multocida, for therapy of bovine interdigital phlegmon (foot rot, infectious pododermatitis, acute interdigital necrobacillosis) associated with Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteroides melaninogenicus. This compound is also used in aquaculture and is approved for use in the United States for the therapy of enteric septicemia in catfish.

Florfenicol amine hydrochloride is a synthetic veterinary antibiotic with antimicrobial activity.Florfenicol amine hydrochloride is widely used in aquaculture and ranching for the study of diseases caused by Bartonella, Edwardsiella, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella.

Ormetoprim (Ro 5-9754), an antibiotic approved for use in the United States, is used to prevent the spread of disease in freshwater aquaculture.