Vaccination is very important in livestock production, especially in poultry production. Poultry farmers should vaccinate their flock (broiler, pullets, layers, turkeys, duck, geese, etc.) against diseases to avoid losing them to these diseases and preventing high financial loss. Vaccination, in addition to proper farm hygiene and sanitation practice, enables you as a farmer to prevent diseases from taking over your flock, allowing you to get the best out of your animals and also producing wholesome or safe meat for human consumption.
Any vaccination program must be designed according to the prevalence of diseases in the region or country and the specific needs of the target farm for laying pullets. Therefore, if a farm has a history of coryza, pasteurellosis, or an incidence of infectious bronchitis variant viruses, for example, it will act accordingly. And this has to be scheduled well in advance and applied on the rearing farm, where future laying chicks are produced and transferred to the multi-age laying farms.
A well-rearing chick must have protective antibodies against infectious agents present on the target production farm in order to be immune to field exposure. Under normal conditions, a good vaccine immunization during the rearing period provides solid protection throughout the laying period, as long as it is accompanied by basic biosecurity measures and good management practices. The control of rodents – rats and mice -, insects – red mites – and wild birds, and ammonia with good ventilation in the house, is decisive.
Vaccination Programme for Layers
The vaccination schedule for Layers is as follows:
| Age | Vaccine | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Marek's Disease | Given at the Hatchery |
| Day 9-14 | Newcastle Disease (NDV) | Drinking water, eye drop |
| " | Infectious Bronchitis (IBV) | Drinking water |
| Day 14 | Gumboro/Infectious Bursal Disease (IBDV) | Drinking water |
| Day 28 | Gumboro/Infectious Bursal Disease (IBDV) | Drinking water |
| Week 4 | Newcastle Disease (NDV) | Drinking water or eye drop |
| " | Infectious Bronchitis (IBV) | Drinking water |
| Week 8 | Fowl pox | wing web jab |
| " | Avian Encephalomyelitis (AE) | wing web jab |
| Week 9 | Infectious Coryza 1 | Intramuscular |
| Week 10-11 | NDV (Komarov Strain) | Intramuscular |
| Week 12 | Infectious Coryza 2 | Intramuscular |
| " | Infectious Bronchitis (IBV) | Drinking water |
| Week16 | Laryngotracheitis | Spray or eye drop |
| Week 17 | ND + IB + EDS (3 in 1 Vaccine) | Intramuscular |
Vaccination Programme for Noilers
The vaccination schedule for Noilers is as follows:
| DAYS | WEEKS | DISEASE TO PREVENT | VACCINE STRAIN | METHOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Hatch Day | Marek's | Rispense + HVT & ND-B1 | Given at Hatchery | |
| Day 1-5 | 1 | Antibiotics + Vitamins | Megadox-N or Oxy tetracyclin + Ultravit | Water |
| Day 1 | 1 | Infectious Bronchitis | IBH 120 | Beak dip |
| Day 5 | 1 | Beak Trimming + Vitamins | ||
| Day 9 | 2 | 1st IBD | Gumboro | Water or eye drop |
| Day 12 | 2 | Newcastle | Lasota | Water |
| Day 16 | 3 | 2nd IBD | Gumboro | Water |
| Day 28 | 4 | NB + IB | Ma5+Clone 30 | Water |
| Day 32 | 5 | Fowl Pox | Fowl Pox | Wing Web |
Source: Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited (AFSH)
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