Chicken Vaccination and Preventive Medication Guide and Schedule
Chicken vaccination is extremely important to ensure the lowest mortality rate possible among chickens and to increase production. Vaccination can be done from the first day the chick is born after the egg is hatched and should be done occasionally during its entire lifetime.
Vaccines are a live form of the virus that should be handled with utmost care. The following should be observed when buying a live vaccine from a poultry or Agrivet supply store.
Make sure to buy vaccines from the nearest store to minimize travel time.
Buy only what is needed to avoid unnecessary storage.
Make sure the vaccine is chilled during transit to your farm. Place the vaccine in a container full of ice.
After the vaccine is used, make sure to bury the remaining vaccines. Proper disposal is nec...