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 (Aquafen) is a fluorinated synthetic analog of thiamphenicol. In the United States, florfenicol is currently used to treat bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, and Haemophilus somnus, to treat bovine interdigital phlegmon associated with Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteroides melaninogenicus.