Breeding, nutrition,
flock husbandry and
poultry health combine
to determine overall flock
performance and a producer’s
success in achieving
financial goals. Poultry health
begins with disease pre -
vention and a vaccination
regimen is at the heart of
every poultry health plan.
A wide variety of vaccines
addresses nearly the complete
range of poultry diseases.
Each vaccine has its
own characteristics that help
it program the bird’s immune
system to develop diseasepreventing
antibodies in the
face of a disease challenge.
But all vaccines share the
common requirement of careful
preparation and accurate
administration to ensure uptake
and activation in the bird