Patent 7402697 was granted and assigned to Idexx Laboratories on July, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
D-(threo)-1-aryl-2-disubstitutedacylamido-3-fluoro-1-propanol compounds compounds and analogues thereof (“Fenicol Compounds”), compositions comprising an effective amount of a Fenicol Compound, and methods for treating or preventing a bacterial infection in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Fenicol Compound are disclosed.