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Hydrogen peroxide - Reports

Human Food Safety - Efficacy - Target Animal Safety - Environmental Safety - Freedom of Information

Indoor fish culture facility at the UMESC.
Indoor fish culture facility at the UMESC.

Raceways at the UMESC outdoor fish production area.
Raceways at the UMESC outdoor fish production area.

Positive control eggs infested with fungus during a hydrogen peroxide efficacy trial at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery.
Positive control eggs infested with fungus during a hydrogen peroxide efficacy trial at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery.

Eggs treated with hydrogen peroxide during an efficacy trial at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery.
Eggs treated with hydrogen peroxide during an efficacy trial at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery.

Channel catfish eggs during a hydrogen peroxide efficay trial at the Rathbun National Fish Hatchery.
Channel catfish eggs during a hydrogen peroxide efficay trial at the Rathbun National Fish Hatchery.

Preparing the test system for a hydrogen peroxide efficacy trial.
Preparing the test system for a hydrogen peroxide efficacy trial.

Eggs during a hydrogen peroxide efficacy trial at the UMESC.
Eggs during a hydrogen peroxide efficacy trial at the UMESC.

UMESC test system for hydrogen peroxide efficacy trials with fish.
UMESC test system for hydrogen peroxide efficacy trials with fish.

Channel catfish infested with fungus during a hydrogen peroxide efficacy trial.
Channel catfish infested with fungus during a hydrogen peroxide efficacy trial.

Efficacy

Rach, J.J., T. M. Schreier, M.P. Gaikowski and S. M. Schleis. 2004. Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide to control mortality associated with Saprolegniasis infections on channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine on January 14, 2004. 212 pp. Accepted by CVM as a pivotal study November, 2004.
Summary


Rach, J.J., T.M. Schreier, S.M. Schleis, and M.P. Gaikowski. 2003. Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide to control fungus (Saprolegniasis) on channel catfish eggs (Ictalurus punctatus). Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, February 2003. 149 pp.
Summary


Rach, J.J., T.M. Schreier, S.M. Schleis, and M.P. Gaikowski. 2002. Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide to control mortality associated with external columnaris on walleye fingerlings (Stizostedion vitreum). Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, November 22, 2002. 137 pp.
Summary


Rach, J.J., S.M. Schleis, T.M. Schreier, and M.P. Gaikowski. 2002. Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide to control mortality associated with external columnaris on channel catfish fingerlings (Ictalurus punctatus). Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, November 22, 2002. 136 pp.
Summary


Rach, J.J., M.P. Gaikowski, and T.M. Schreier. 2001. Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide to control mortality associated with Saprolegniasis on paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), walleye (Stizostedion vitreum), and white sucker (Catostomus commersonii) eggs. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, August 28, 2001. 111 pp.
Summary


Gaikowski, M.P., J.J. Rach, and L.A. Lee. 2001. Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide to control mortality associated with Saprolegniasis caused by Saprolegnia parasitica in walleye eggs (Stizostedion vitreum). Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, August 28, 2001. 332 pp.
Summary


Gaikowski, M.P., J.J. Rach, and M. Drobish. 2001. Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide to control mortality associated with Saprolegniasis in walleye eggs (Stizostedion vitreum). Study report for a clinical field trial conducted at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, August 28, 2001. 222 pp.
Summary


Gaikowski, M.P., J.J. Rach, and C. Moen. 2001. Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide to control mortality associated with Saprolegniasis in walleye eggs (Stizostedion vitreum). Study report for a clinical field trial conducted at the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks, Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, August 28, 2001. 157 pp.
Summary



Gaikowski, M.P., J.J. Rach, A. Moore, J. Hamilton, D. Smith, and T. Harder. 2001. Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide to control mortality associated with Saprolegniasis on eggs of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui), and walleye (Stizostedion vitreum). Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine. August 28, 2001. 23 pp.
Summary


Rach, J.J., M.P. Gaikowski, and R.T. Ramsay. 2000. Pivotal dose titration studies to evaluate the efficacy of hydrogen peroxide to control mortalities associated with external flavobacter infections on cultured fish and selected fish hatcheries. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, February 4, 2000. 339 pp.
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Rach, J.J., M.P. Gaikowski, and R.T. Ramsay. 2000. Pivotal studies to evaluate the efficacy of hydrogen peroxide to control parasite infestations on cultured fish at selected fish hatcheries. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, April 13, 2000. 279 pp.
Summary


Rach, J.J., and T.M. Schreier. 1998. Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide treatments to control and prevent Saprolegniasis infections on salmonid eggs. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, April 21, 1998. 134 pp.
Summary


Target Animal Safety

Rach, J.J., M.P. Gaikowski, S.M. Schleis, and C.A. Perkins. 2002. Safety of hydrogen peroxide to paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) eggs. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, August 8, 2002. 240 pp.
Summary


Rach, J.J., M.P. Gaikowski, T.M. Schreier, C.A. Perkins, and S.M. Schleis. 2001. Safety of hydrogen peroxide to non-eyed and eyed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) eggs. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, September 26, 2001. 202 pp.
Summary


Gaikowski, M.P., C. Densmore, J.J. Rach, W.H. Gingerich, and V. Blazer. 2000. Toxicity assessment of hydrogen peroxide to cold-, cool-, and warmwater fish. Volumes I-III. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine, October 2000. 177 pp.
Summary


Rach, J.J., M.P. Gaikowski, and T.M. Schreier. 1998. Toxicity of hydrogen peroxide to eggs and fry of cold-, cool-, and warmwater fish species. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, April 24, 1998. 371 pp.
Summary


Gaikowski, M.P., J.J. Rach, W.H. Gingerich, and G.R. Stehly. 1998. Hydrogen peroxide treatment toxicity to rainbow trout eggs. Part 1: Safety. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, April 24, 1998. 289 pp.
Summary


Gaikowski, M.P., J.J. Rach, W.H. Gingerich, and G.R. Stehly. 1998. Hydrogen peroxide treatment toxicity to rainbow trout eggs. Part 2: Identification of sensitive periods during incubation of rainbow trout eggs. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, April 24, 1998. 228 pp.
Summary


Environmental Safety

Schmidt, L.J., M.P. Gaikowski, and W.H. Gingerich. 2006. Environmental assessment for the use of Hydrogen Peroxide in aquaculture for treating external fungal and bacterial diseases of cultured fish and fish eggs. Submitted to the Center for Veterinary Medicine, June 8, 2006. 180 pages.
Summary

Freedom of Information

Gaikowski, M. P. Draft freedom of information (FOI) summary for hydrogen peroxide use in aquaculture. Submitted to the Center for Veterinary Medicine, June 2005.
Summary

Rach, J.J., M. P. Gaikowski, and Verdel Dawson. 2002. Freedom of Information Summary: Perox-Aid For the Treatment of External Flavobacter Infections on all Freshwater Finfish, Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine INAD 10-023. April. 6 pp.

Rach, J.J., M. P. Gaikowski, and Verdel Dawson. 2002. Freedom of Information Summary: Perox-Aid For the Treatment of External Parasitic Infestations on All Freshwater Finfish. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine INAD 10-023. April. 10 pp.

Rach, J.J., M. P. Gaikowski, and V. D. Dawson. 2002. Freedom of Information Summary: Perox-Aid for the Treatment of Fungal Infections on Finfish Eggs. Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine INAD 10-023. January 3, 2002. 25 pp.

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