Re: vaccines

From: Jill (news_at_REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk)
Date: 06/13/04 

Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 12:49:01 +0100

"Just Molly" <oldmollyREMOVETHIS@tesco.net> wrote in message
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> "Jill" <news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1087074774.9856.1@nnrp-t71-01.news.uk.clara.net...
> >
> > Do you know you already have it on your property ?
> > If you do not why do you want to ?
> > Is there a high incidence of it in the area - as in the places that your
> > youngsters might be going on to?
> >
> > --
> I don't already have it thank goodness but I want to be a responsible
> breeder and protect my stock wherever they might be going. For the
> relatively small cost of innoculating I will have the satisfaction of
being
> aware that none of them will ever catch it and die. So really I'm not
doing
> it for myself but for the bird and future owners.

There are a great number of opinions about whether vaccinating for Mareks is
being responsible or not. In areas where is it particularly prevalent the
weight of opinion seems to be to vaccinate as any one place is likely to
pick it up from other birds and being spread from the wild bird population.
In such areas it seems that many folks resign themselves to probably having
it present or a high likelihood of it occuring and either vaccinating or
resigning themselves to some losses.
In general only a very small percentage of people who reproduce poultry in a
domestic situation each year will vaccinate- for anything.
In areas where it is not generally present - and in areas of low density of
domestic poultry then a line of thought is not to vaccinate as you will
never know if you do or do not get it.
If your birds are likely to go into unprotected areas you may be right to
vaccinate - but I would be inclined to talk to your local VLA and poultry
advisors
If you are in an area or your birds are likely to go into an area that has a
reasonable concentration of broiler units then I would certainly be looking
at vaccinating for IB. From what I gather this has become as serious problem
in some areas. There seem to be one or two really nasty strains wafting
about and its airborne released in high concentrations from some broiler
units

Your regional VLA will help you decide if there are others that should be
done for your area 

--
regards
Jill Bowis
Pure bred utility chickens and ducks; Housing; Books, Gifts
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery
Holidays in Scotland and Wales
http://www.kintaline.co.uk

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