Sunday, 10 May 2015

BASIC BROILER VACCINATION AND MEDICATION PROGRAMME


Effective and proper vaccination programme in poultry is necessary to prevent mortality and losses from many dreadful poultry diseases.

All birds reared on your farm either for your own stock or for sale to the public must be properly vaccinated.

VACCINATION AND MEDICATION PROGRAMMES
Age                         Vaccine                                      Route
Day 1 @hatchery             Marek disease vaccine                           Subcutanous

Day 1                              Newcastle Disease Vaccine
                (Lasota)                                    Intra ocular/nasal

Day 1 – 3                        Multivitamin                                             Drinking water

Day 4 – 6                        Broad antibiotic spectrum                        Drinking water

Day 8                              Multivitamin                                             Drinking water

Day 9                              Infectious bursal disease
                (Gumboro)                               Drinking water

Day 13                            Multivitamin                                             Drinking Water

Day14                             Newcastle disease vaccine
                (Lasota)                                    Drinking water

Day 16-20                       Coccidiostat                                               Drinking water

Day 21                            Infectious Bursal Disease
                (Gumboro)                               Drinking water

Day 28                            Newcastle Disease vaccine
                 (Lasota)                                    Drinking water

Day 31 – 33                    Broad antibiotic spectrum                          Drinking water

Day 39 – 41                    Multivitamin                                              Drinking water

Day 42*                          Fowl Pox                                                     Wing web

The days coloured red are vaccinations while others represent a general medication programme. However, vaccination must be carried out at the appropriate time to avoid failure.

Note that Fowl pox vaccination may not be necessary if the birds are to be sold/slaughtered before 8 weeks of age.

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