LECTURE 8: Poultry Vaccination Basics

Question 1

What are two major methods for vaccination?

Answer 1

1. Hatchery
2. Field Vaccination

Question 2

What are the 6 types of live vaccines?

Answer 2

1. In-ovo
2. Modified Live
3. Recombinant (live)
4. Killed (injectable)
5. Autogenous
6. Bacterins

Question 3

In ovo vaccination is capable of vaccinating ______eggs per hour

Answer 3

60,000 eggs/hour

Question 4

What commodity uses in ovo vaccination?

Answer 4

Broilers

Question 5

When is in ovo vaccination given?

Answer 5

18 days when eggs transferred to the hatcher

Question 6

Most vaccines are injected into what part of the egg? Why?

Answer 6

Amnion, that is where the bird can actually digest the vaccine

Question 7

When storing both live and killed vaccines what should you avoid?

Answer 7

Freezing temperatures

Question 8

Why shouldn’t you use dorm freezers to store vaccines?

Answer 8

Powered by freezer, sends cool air and can get out of control and vaccine can freeze

Question 9

Just before application what should you do to a live vaccine?

Answer 9

Mix with diluent

Question 10

What is included with inactivated vaccine prep?

Answer 10

Heating up the vaccine

Question 11

What 2 methods can you use to prep inactivated vaccines?

Answer 11

Water baths and heat mats

Question 12

What is the ideal temperature for inactivated vaccine?

Answer 12

90-100 degrees F

Question 13

What temp should live vaccines be stored at?

Answer 13

35-45 degrees F

Question 14

Where are broken emulsions common?

Answer 14

Killed vaccines

Question 15

What happens if a vaccine is too cold?

Answer 15

Breast granulomas
decreased feed and water intake

Question 16

Broken emulsion is defined as?

Answer 16

three separate layers of liquid within the vaccine

Question 17

Haemorrhage at the injection site and leakage of vaccine is due to?

Answer 17

Blunt needles

Question 18

Young birds what size droplets should you use for a spray vaccine? What about older birds?

Answer 18

Coarse droplets
Fine droplets

Question 19

How many sprayers should you use for cage free?

Answer 19

2-3 sprayers

Question 20

What should you use to rinse the empty vial?

Answer 20

Distilled water

Question 21

When you’re spraying a house what is important with the ventilation?

Answer 21

Shut off ventilation and then restore after vaccine administration

Question 22

When should you administer waterline vaccination?

Answer 22

Feed day

Question 23

How should you prep water lines for waterline vac?

Answer 23

Remove all medication, sanitizers, chlorine from H20 48 hrs prior

Question 24

Why do you add vaccine stabilizers with waterline vac?

Answer 24

Dye to monitor that the line is 100% charged before you drop the vaccine to the birds

Question 25

How much time should you allow for the consumption of a waterline vaccine?

Answer 25

2 hours

Question 26

Water withdrawal for waterline vaccinations depends on what?

Answer 26

Climate

Question 27

When giving an eye drop vaccine what should you check before administration?

Answer 27

That you have the right vaccine

Question 28

Once you administer an eye drop vaccine why do you have to wait a second before passing the bird on?

Answer 28

The drop needs a second to take to the eye

Question 29

Eye drop vaccines are typically used for __________.

Answer 29

ILT and MG

Question 30

To monitor vaccine amounts for eye drop vaccines how should you audit that to know how much to order?

Answer 30

Check number of doses used/ number of birds vaccinated

Question 31

What sectors use wing web vaccines?

Answer 31

layers, breeders, and turkeys

Question 32

For turkeys where should you use pox virus?

Answer 32

DRUMSTICK NEVER IN WING WEB

Question 33

For wing web vaccines what should never be done?

Answer 33

Never top off vaccine holders because you are diluting good vaccine

Question 34

What should you look for after you vaccinate via wing web?

Answer 34

That the vaccine took. Skin almost bubbles or mounds

Question 35

Titer levels are _____.

Answer 35

Variable

Question 36

When do you draw serum?

Answer 36

3-5 weeks after live vaccines 6-8 weeks after inactivated vaccines