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Poultry Am a small scale famer. I have six months chikens ,they are healthy for now. I never gave them any vaccine. Can i give them all vaccines at this age?
- Thread starter Sagini
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Mary Alma
Veterinarian
Hi Sagini,
While older birds can be vaccinated, it is usually not effective as they will have received a natural challenge by then.
However,
Vaccination plays a very big role in disease protection for any kind of poultry breeds. One of the advantages of Kienyeji chicken rearing over other types of poultry farming in kenya is that the kienyeji ones are very much disease resistant compared to other types of chicken breeds. This however does not mean that they are entirely free from disease threats. Therefore it is important to offer vaccines for the kienyeji chicks especially for some very common poultry diseases in kenya like Gumboro and Newcastle. Below is a simple vaccination program that is recommended to effectively safeguard your improved kienyeji chicken.
Kienyeji Chicken Vaccination Schedule
It is also very important to know these vaccinations alone may not help to totally eliminate the occurrence of these diseases. There are other factors that you must also take into account. These in include the hygiene of the feeding and drinking equipments, ventilation of your kienyeji poultry structures, quality of your feeds, vitamins and minerals and many others.
While older birds can be vaccinated, it is usually not effective as they will have received a natural challenge by then.
However,
Vaccination plays a very big role in disease protection for any kind of poultry breeds. One of the advantages of Kienyeji chicken rearing over other types of poultry farming in kenya is that the kienyeji ones are very much disease resistant compared to other types of chicken breeds. This however does not mean that they are entirely free from disease threats. Therefore it is important to offer vaccines for the kienyeji chicks especially for some very common poultry diseases in kenya like Gumboro and Newcastle. Below is a simple vaccination program that is recommended to effectively safeguard your improved kienyeji chicken.
Kienyeji Chicken Vaccination Schedule
AGE | Vaccine |
One day Old | Mareks |
2 Weeks Old | Gumboro |
3 Weeks Old | Newcastle |
6 Weeks Old | Fowl Pox |
8 Weeks Old | Fowl Typhoid |
19 Weeks Old | Deworming |
It is also very important to know these vaccinations alone may not help to totally eliminate the occurrence of these diseases. There are other factors that you must also take into account. These in include the hygiene of the feeding and drinking equipments, ventilation of your kienyeji poultry structures, quality of your feeds, vitamins and minerals and many others.