2. Contents
• Types of vaccines
• Forms of vaccines
• Individual bird application methods
• Flock application Methods
• Diseased poultry flocks application methods
3. Types of vaccine
• Live vaccine – the active part of the vaccine is the live organism that
causes the disease
• Attenuated vaccine – with this type of vaccine the organism has been
weakened by special procedures
• Killed vaccine – with this type of vaccine the organism has been killed
4. Forms of vaccines
• Liquid vaccine –fluid form ready to use.
• Freeze dried vaccine – the vaccine is stored as one pack of freeze
dried material and one pack of diluent, often a sterile saline solution.
These have to be combined before use.
• Dust –prepared for administration in the dry form.
5. INDIVIDUAL BIRD APPLICATION METHODS
• Subcutaneous injection: into the back of the mid-neck region
• Marek’s Disease vaccine
6. Cont.
• Conjunctival sac installation: (eyedrop)
One hand holds the head, thumb pressing the lower eyelid down,
deposit one drop into the eye
• Newcastle Disease
• Infectious Bronchitis
7. Cont
• Wing-web puncture: an applicator instrument is called “lancet” is
used
• spread the wing to expose the underside (up)
• pierced through the part of wing having the least number of blood
vessels.
• Avian Encephalomyelitis
• Fowl Cholera
8. Cont.
• Feather follicle inoculation:
• Fowl pox vaccine in turkeys
• Remove 2-3 feather follicles over the thigh
• brush against the opening of the follicle with vaccine-dipped brush
9. Cont.
• Intramuscular injection:
• IM injection is in the pectoral muscles
• (Infectious Bursal Disease, Newcastle Disease, Mycoplasma gallisepticum Fowl Cholera)
10. Cont.
• Embryo Injection:
• injected into 18 day old embryonating eggs with an automated
machine
• (Marek’s Disease, Infectious Bursal Disease, Newcastle Disease or Infectious Bronchitis)
11. FLOCK APPLICATION
• Aerosol:
• minimum spraying time 3-4 minutes,
• do not open the house for 15 minutes.
Infectious Bronchitis vaccine, Newcastle Disease vaccine, and Laryngotracheitis vaccine.
12. Cont.
• Water Administration:
• withhold water (one hour in hot weather, or longer in cold weather)
• vaccine in cold water
• provide enough water space
• Add 0.1% powdered skim milk as stabilizer
• All vaccine should be consumed within 45 minutes
13. DISEASED POULTRY FLOCKS
• In Feed:
• used in preventive or long-term medication.
• Requires no additional work at the farm
14. Cont.
• In Drinking Water:
• prompt absorption and convenient to use.
• Birds may continue to drink when sick and “off feed”
16. Cont.
• Egg Dipping:
• done at the hatchery under controlled conditions.
• Usually results in reduced hatchability or fertility
• (e.g. antibiotics to control egg transmissible diseases such as mycoplasma).