Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Appoints New Heads of Aquaculture
US ? Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health appointed the Heads of Global Species teams for the swine, the poultry and the aquaculture segment.

AQUAFLOR? Approved for Controlling Mortality Due to Furunculosis in Freshwater-Reared Salmonids
USA - AQUAFLOR? (florfenicol), the fast-acting in-feed antibiotic developed by Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for control of mortality in freshwater-reared salmonids due to furunculosis...

New Global Aquatic Vet Association Formed
US - The first Annual General Meeting of the newly formed Aquatic Veterinary Association (AqVA) will be held on July 18, 2007 in Washington DC, USA, in conjunction with the 144th AVMA Annual Convention.

Aquatic Animal Health Team Thinks “Outside The Box”
US - AQUAVAC-ESC?, first launched in the USA in 2000, was marketed to the aquaculture industry to prevent Edwardsciella ictaluri from devastating catfish production.

First and only catfish antibiotic approved for Columnaris
US - Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation has introduced AQUAFLOR^?-CA1 (florfenicol), the first and only in-feed antibiotic conditionally approved for the control of mortality in catfish due to columnaris disease associated with Flavobacterium...

New in-feed antibiotic approved for freshwater-reared Salmonids
US - AQUAFLOR (florfenicol), the first new in-feed antibiotic licensed for U.S. aquaculture in more than two decades, has become the first and only antibiotic approved for controlling mortality in freshwater-reared salmonids due to Flavobacterium psychrophilum...

Highlights of the fifth International Symposium of Aquatic Animal Health
The symposium was held at the San Francisco Marriott on Sept. 2-6 and was attended by approximately 275 people. The programme consisted of several plenary lectures followed by lectures on selected topics. In addition, a poster session was organized. A...

FDA’s Approval of AQUAFLOR Marks New Era in Teamwork
US - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of AQUAFLOR? (florfenicol) Type A Medicated Article for catfish marked a significant milestone in the industry’s combined efforts to make more products available for public and commercial...

FDA's Approval of AQUAFLOR Marks New Era in Teamwork
US - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of AQUAFLOR (florfenicol) Type A Medicated Article for catfish marked a significant milestone in the industry's combined efforts to make more products available for public and commercial a...

Dogs and Catfish?
US - Companion and large-animal veterinarians near major catfish-production areas of the United States may want to bone up on aquatic diseases to help meet the expected surge in demand for veterinary services.