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.
The vaccination schedule for layers is as follows:
Age Vaccine Route
Day 1 Marek's Disease is given Subcut and back of neck
Day 9-14 Newcastle Disease (NDV) given via Drinking water, eye drop
Day 14 Gumboro/Infectious Bursal Disease (IBDV) via Drinking water
Day 28 Gumboro/Infectious Bursal Disease (IBDV) Drinking water
Week 4 Newcastle Disease (NDV) via Drinking water or drop
" Infectious Brochitis (IBV) Drinking water
Week 8 Fowl pox via wing web
" Avian Encephalomyelitis (AE) wing web
Week 13-14 Newcastle Disease (NDV) Drinking water or drop
" Infectious Brochitis (IBV) Drinking water
Week16 Laryngotracheitis Spray or drop
Week 17 (3in one )Newcastle Disease (NDV Komarov) Intramus injection
" Infectious Bronchitis (IB) Drinking water
" Egg Drop Syndrome (EDS) via Drinking water
" Infectious Coryza via Drinking water
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