Poultry Farm Guidehttps://example.com/blog/2024-03-28T09:44:16.064822+00:00Your guide to successful poultry farmingPoultry vaccination and schedule in Nigeria for layers and broilers2020-09-08T11:12:33+00:002024-03-28T09:44:16.064822+00:00Samuel Ezenwankwohttps://example.com/blog/author/chidi/https://example.com/blog/Poultry-vaccination-and-schedule-in-Nigeria-for-layers-and-broilers/<p><span>Poultry Vaccination is the first line of action in preventing poultry diseases, especially in Nigeria where highly pathogenic poultry diseases are prevalent. The prevalency of poultry diseases differs between regions/countries. </span></p>
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<p>This is because some environmental factors like temperature and farmers' practices influence the distribution of these pathogens. Therefore it is pertinent you make use of a poultry vaccination schedule that suits your country/region. <br/><span></span></p>
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<p><span>In Nigeria however, most farmers in rural areas don’t vaccinate their birds, the few who do, don’t follow standard vaccination procedures, and such practices could lead to <a href="https://www.poultryfarmguide.com/blog/Poultry-vaccination-and-schedule%20for%20layers%20and%20Broilers/" title="3 possible reasons for vaccine failure in poultry">vaccine failure</a> as well as creating a breeding ground for endemic poultry diseases such as Newcastle disease, coccidiosis, Infectious bursal disease (IBD), Marek, Salmonella, etc. </span></p>
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<p><span> Nevertheless, in vaccinating your birds in Nigeria, you should make sure in the first 4 week</span></p>
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<li><span>You vaccinate against the major diseases: ND, IBD, Marek, Salmonella. For the early onset of immunity to ensure protection.</span></li>
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<li><span>In the next 10 weeks vaccinate against ND, IB, AE, Coryza, <a href="https://www.poultryfarmguide.com/blog/fowl-pox-symptoms-treatment-and-prevention/">fowlpox</a>, ILT, EDS, Salmonella- some of these vaccines may not be compulsory at this stage, except the disease is endemic or prevalent in your area.</span></li>
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<li><span>Correct intervals between the various vaccinations are required. Find out from your supplier/hatchery, Instructions for vaccination. </span></li>
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<p><span>The poultry vaccination schedule below is what I am using, and my birds have been doing just fine. But you should ask from your hatchery, most hatcheries in Nigeria have their vaccination schedules/programs with a slight difference in the time of administration.</span></p>
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<h2><strong>Vaccination Schedule For Layers in Nigeria</strong></h2>
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<td><b>Age</b></td>
<td><b>Vaccine</b></td>
<td><b>Route</b></td>
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<td>Day 1</td>
<td>Marek's disease</td>
<td> Given at the Hatchery </td>
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<td>Day 9 - 14</td>
<td>Newcastle disease</td>
<td>Drinking water, eye drop</td>
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<td>Infectious Bronchitis (IBV)</td>
<td>Drinking water</td>
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<td>Day 14</td>
<td>Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro)</td>
<td>Drinking water</td>
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<td>Day 28</td>
<td><span>Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro)</span></td>
<td><span>Drinking water</span></td>
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<td>week 4</td>
<td>Newcastle disease</td>
<td><span>Drinking water or eye drop</span></td>
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<td>Infectious bronchitis (IBV)</td>
<td>drinking water</td>
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<td>Week 8</td>
<td>Fowlpox</td>
<td>Wing web jab</td>
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<td>Avian Encephalomyelitis (AE) </td>
<td>Wing web jam</td>
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<td>Week 9</td>
<td>Infectious Coryza 1</td>
<td>Intramuscular</td>
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<td>week 10 - 11</td>
<td>NDV ( Komarov Strain) </td>
<td>Intramuscular</td>
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<td>Week 12</td>
<td>Infectious Coryza 2</td>
<td>Intramuscular</td>
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<td><span>Infectious Bronchitis (IBV)</span></td>
<td>Drinking water</td>
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<td>Week 16</td>
<td>Laryngotracheitis</td>
<td>Spray or drop</td>
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<td>week 17</td>
<td>ND + IB + EDS </td>
<td><span> 3 in one Intramuscular vaccine</span></td>
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<p><strong>Optional: Repeat Lasota every month and deworm every 2 months</strong></p>
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<h2><strong>Vaccination Schedule For Broilers in Nigeria</strong></h2>
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<table border="2" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" style="float: left;">
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<td><strong>Age</strong></td>
<td><strong>vaccine/medication</strong></td>
<td><b>Route</b></td>
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<td>Hatching day</td>
<td>Marek's disease</td>
<td>Given at the hatchery</td>
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<td>Day 1-5</td>
<td>Antibiotics + Vitamins</td>
<td>Water</td>
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<td>Day 1 </td>
<td>Infectious bronchitis</td>
<td>Beak dip</td>
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<td>Day 9</td>
<td>1st IBD (Gumboro)</td>
<td>water or eye drop</td>
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<td>Day 12</td>
<td> Newcastle (Lasota)</td>
<td>water</td>
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<td>Day 16</td>
<td>2nd IBD (Gumboro)</td>
<td>Water</td>
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<td>Day 28</td>
<td>NB + IB</td>
<td>Water</td>
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<td>Day 32</td>
<td>Fowl Pox</td>
<td>Wing Web</td>
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<p><strong>Source: Adapted from Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Optional: Give Coccidiostat every week</strong></p>
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<p>For general poultry vaccination schedule for layers and broilers, read <strong><a href="https://www.poultryfarmguide.com/blog/Poultry-vaccination-and-schedule%20for%20layers%20and%20Broilers/">Poultry Vaccination</a></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Vaccination is incomplete without proper bio-security measures; I can confidently say that no farmer can get the best protection by implementing only one of these practices.</strong></p>
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<p>I wish you a successful poultry vaccination program</p>
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