Abstract:
                                      The pharmacokinetics and tissue elimination of oxolinic acid (OA) in the Pacific white shrimp, 
Litopenaeus vannamei, were investigated following oral administration via feed by HPLC method. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (
MIC) of OA on the pathogenic Vibrio were detected. The Pharmacokinetics/ pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) parameters were calculated, and dosage regime and withdrawal time were developed. The haemolymph OA concentration vs. time after oral administration via feed was best described by a twocompartment model with first absorption following a single dose of 30 mg/kg. The peak concentration (
Cmax), peak time (
Tmax), area under curve (AUC
0-24) and elimination half-life time (
t1/2z) for hemolymph were 14.70 mg/L, 2 h 244.6 mg/L, and 18.56 h, respectively. Peak concentrations(
Cmax)in muscle, hepatopancreas and gill were 4.11 mg/kg, 17.20 mg/kg and 7.01 mg/kg, respectively; elimination half-life time (
t1/2z) were 10.71 h, 12.31 h and 16.75 h, respectively. The OA 
MICs of 132 
Vibrios isolates varied mainly from 0.15 to 1.25 μg/mL with 
MIC50 of 0.62 μg/mL and 
MIC90 of 1.25 μg/mL. The ratios of 
Cmax/
MIC90 and AUC
0-24/
MIC90, which were two important indices for PK/PD relationship, were 11.76 and 195.7, respectively. The results showed that OA dosage of 30 mg/kg by medicated feed could effectively combat bacterial diseases caused by the 
Vibrios.