Vaccination In Poultry

Vaccination In Poultry

Vaccines are crippled/weakened organisms, dead organisms or individual proteins that are introduced into human/animal to give an immune response that mimics a natural infection without causing disease.

Before going into vaccination, following are to be considered:

1. Vaccination should be used to control specific disease.

2. Ensure that the risks of vaccination do not exceed those associated with the chance of contracting the disease itself.

Vaccination Attributes of Good Vaccine

1. Ability to elicit the appropriate immune response for the particular pathogen
2. Long term protection (Production of life-long immunity)
3. Safety-Vaccine itself should not cause disease
4. Stable (Retain immunogenicity) despite adverse storage conditions prior to administration
5. Inexpensive
6. A good vaccine should not induce autoimmunity or hypersensitivity

VACCINATION SCHEDULE