Table 3. Examples of possible dosage rates for some common antibiotics or drugs
Antibiotic/drug Dosage rate (g/100 kg fish/day)
Potentiated sulphonamide 7.5 g for 5-7 days Oxolinic acid 1 g for 10 days Oxytetracycline 7.5 g for 5-0 days
Table 4. Examples of reduced bioavailability for some aquaculture drugs in seawater (Adapted from Martinsen and Horsberg, 1995; Horsberg, 2002)
Antibiotic/drug Bioavailability (%)
Oxytetracycline 1 Amoxicillin 2 Sarafloxacin 2 Oxolinic acid 30 Flumequine 45 Sulfadiazine 50 Trimethoprim 96 Florfenicol 97
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