Flumequine memba ne na maganin rigakafi na quinolone, wanda ake amfani da shi azaman mai matukar mahimmancin rigakafin kamuwa da cuta a cikin dabbobin dabbobi da samfuran ruwa don faffadan bakan sa, babban inganci, ƙarancin guba da shigar nama mai ƙarfi.Hakanan ana amfani dashi don maganin cututtuka, rigakafi da haɓaka haɓaka.Saboda yana iya haifar da juriya na miyagun ƙwayoyi da yuwuwar cutar sankara, babban iyakar abin da ke cikin nama na dabba an tsara shi a cikin EU, Japan (mafi girman iyaka shine 100ppb a cikin EU).
A halin yanzu, spectrofluorometer, ELISA da HPLC sune manyan hanyoyin gano ragowar flumequine, kuma ELISA ta kasance hanya ta yau da kullun don babban hankali da aiki mai sauƙi.