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Table 2 Withdrawal periods of some antibiotics in yellowtail, rainbow trout, and kuruma prawn

From: Food safety impacts of antimicrobial use and their residues in aquaculture

Antibiotic

Target species

Administration mode

Withdrawal period (days)

Amoxicillin

Yellowtail

Oral

5

Ampicillin

Yellowtail

Oral

5

Erythromycin

Yellowtail

Oral

30

Oxytetracycline

Yellowtail

Oral

20

Oxolinic acid

Yellowtail

Oral

16

Spiramycin

Yellowtail

Oral

30

Novobiocin

Yellowtail

Oral

15

Flumequine

Yellowtail

Oral

–

Lincomycin hydrochloride

Yellowtail

Oral

10

Florfenicol

Yellowtail

Oral

5

Thiamphenicol

Yellowtail

Oral

15

Oxytetracycline hydrochloride

Rainbow trout

Oral

30

Oxolinic acid

Rainbow trout

Oral

21

Sulfadimethoxine

Rainbow trout

Oral

30

Sulfamonomethoxine

Rainbow trout

Immersion

15

Florfenicol

Rainbow trout

Oral

14

Oxytetracycline hydrochloride

Kuruma prawn

Oral

25

Oxolinic acid

Kuruma prawn

Oral

30

  1. Source: Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department [96]