Drug Research Information Bulletin - Efficacy of Terramycin® 200 for Fish (Oxytetracycline Dihydrate) for the Skeletal Marking of Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss

Drug Research Information Bulletin - Efficacy of Terramycin® 200 for Fish (Oxytetracycline Dihydrate) for the Skeletal Marking of Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
DRIB-13-Efficacy-of-Terramycin-200-for-Fish-Oxytetracycline-Dihydrate-for-the-Skeletal-Marking-of-Rainbow-Trout.pdf139.44 KB

In this bulletin, we summarize a study conducted to support FDA approval of the proposed amended TM200 skeletal marking claim. In the study, rainbow trout served as a representative freshwater-reared salmonid species. To demonstrate efficacy, the study protocol specified that the mean percentage of rainbow trout with marked vertebrae in TM200-treated tanks had to be equal to or greater than 70%.

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Daniel Carty
David A. Erdahl
James Bowker
Miranda M. Dotson
Thomas A. Bell
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