Vaccines and vaccination programs

Age

Market Turkeys

Breeder Hens

Breeder Toms

2–3 wk

15wk

18wk

ND; B1-B1 or LaSota, DW

or spray

ND, B1-B1,

or LaSota;

 DW

or spray

ND; B1-B1, or LaSota, DW or spray

4 wk

Hemorrhagic enteritis; DW

Hemorrhagic enteritis; DW

Hemorrhagic enteritis; DW

6 wk

12 wk

18wk-24 wk

Fowl  cholera;DW (live) or

SC (inactivated)

N/A

Fowl  cholera;DW (live)

or SC (inactivated)

Fowl  cholera;DW (live) or SC (inactivated)

9–10 wk

21wk

ND; LaSota, DW or spray

N/A

ND; LaSota, DW or spray

ND; LaSota, DW or spray

26 wk

N/A

Erysipelas; DW (live) or SC (inactivated)

Pox; WW

 ND; SC (inactivated)

Erysipelas; DW (live) or SC (inactivated)

Pox; WW

ND; SC (inactivated)

28 wk

N/A

Fowl cholera; DW (live) or SC (inactivated)

Encephalomyelitis; DW

Fowl cholera; DW (live) or SC (inactivated)

Encephalomyelitis; DW

 ( a) Recommendations are for production areas where the diseases listed are common. In addition, other vaccinations may be advisable if previous experience indicates a prevalence of certain diseases in the area.

These may include turkey bordetellosis eye drop vaccine at 1 day old and in water or spray at 14 days old, or bacterin; paramyxovirus 3 and influenza A (prevalent hemagglutinin) at 26–28 and 40 weeks old; erysipelas—live or killed products might be required for market turkeys, and repeated vaccinations might be required for breeders; and salmonellosis bacterins at 24 and 28 weeks old. DW, drinking water; ND, Newcastle disease; WW, wing web stab.

 (b)Recommended age at vaccination is an approximation.

 (c )Spray vaccines against Newcastle disease should not be administered to birds suffering from respiratory disease; in such cases and at that age, the mild B1-B1 strain vaccine can be administered in water. The timing of vaccination depends on maternal antibody levels.