Re: vaccines

From: Just Molly (oldmollyREMOVETHIS_at_tesco.net)
Date: 06/13/04 

Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:35:39 +0100

"Krys Francis" <krys@lluestfarmpoultry.co.uk> wrote in message
news:J0QR2tb2sLzARw4G@clef.demon.co.uk...
> Well I can't say that you won't lose birds to Marek's even if you
> vaccinate. But the numbers lost would be considerably lower in
> vaccinated flocks than you they would be from an unvaccinated & non
> resistant flock. Some breeds, such as seabrights & silkies are said to
> be particularly susceptible to Marek's, others are resistant such as
> Fayoumis. Don't mind me, I've just got a thing about breeding for
> resistance to this & that :-) Not sure what eggs have to do with it
> because Marek's can't be passed through eggs or on their shells. Have
> you got your injection gun ready? I know a chap down your way who
> vaccinates his birds. He does three weeks' hatchings of birds at the
> same time to save wastage (& money). The vaccine's about £10 for 1000
> doses.
 I just want to do the right thing Krys. A sort of belt and braces thing. I
am just starting to build my collection and breed some stock, so with buying
in and breeding I need to be sure that the chicks I breed will be safe
against markers. However if the general consensus <sp> of opinion is that it
is not necessary, perhaps I will reconsider. Many thanks for all the input.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Choosing a new breed - help please
    ... weakening of many "endangered" breeds. ... do shouldn't affect the quality of _your_ birds, ... Maybe buying breeding stock you ... It is the breeders who are commercially exploiting the fashion and the ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)
  • Re: Choosing a new breed - help please
    ... weakening of many "endangered" breeds. ... I don't understand how that could be, since what the "other" breeders ... do shouldn't affect the quality of _your_ birds, ... it would seem someone breeding ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)
  • Re: Choosing a new breed - help please
    ... The qualities of the birds are never assessed and the best genes are lost ... cycle to be able to correctly assess her worth as a breeding bird. ... I don't understand how that could be, since what the "other" breeders do ... our rare breeds organisations are worthless for poultry and waterfowl. ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)
  • Re: Newbie
    ... > She breeds a limited number of birds and her birds are from her and she ... A big hatchery does not hatch ... If all the eggs she incubates come from her own breeding pens and she is ... with money the foremost consideration, no idea about breeds, no advice given ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)
  • poultry shows and what happened there (very long)
    ... The four bantam Sulmtalers I had hatched for my husband ... than six thousand birds, some exotic ducks and tiny doves, but mostly ... dreadful noise in the hall. ... There were local pigeon breeds like the Kölner Tümmler, ...
    (sci.agriculture.poultry)