Re: NEWCASTLE DISEASE in UK

Jill. <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> IAN HUNTER wrote:
> > Hi,
> > there was something on radio four regarding this, if I understood the
> > report correctly: None of the birds were released, they were being
> > raised in release
> > pens.
>
> According to the report in the Poultry World
> "Fortunately these pheasants were only 8-10 weeks old and had not ranged far
> from the release pens. If it had been adult birds later in the year roaming
> further afield it would have been far more serious said Mr Bourns [ NFU
> Poultry Board chairman]


It's been quite some time since I got around to reading this group, and
first thing now I do is Newcastle Disease in England :-(
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it won't spread...


>
> > As it is easy to vaccinate for fowl pest, as I live in
> > Newcastle I don't like
> > to think of the place I live as a disease.
>
> While it is possible to vaccinate many poultry owners do not wish to impose
> the stress of the vaccination on our birds when they are not at risk.

As I have mentioned before, German poultry keepers all have to vaccinate
their chickens against it regularly, up to three or four times a year. I
can assure you that it normally does not have any noticeable side
effect, and the most stressful bit of the vaccination might be that the
birds must be a bit thirsty. They are supposed to drink a certain amount
of the water in which the vaccine has been dissolved within a short
time, so it is recommended to remove all water for a few hours prior to
vaccination.


Only once have I seen a negative effect on my flock. I gave the vaccine
in the morning, and in the evening some of the younger birds had
respiratory problems. The manufacturers admit that in flocks where
mycoplasmae are present, vaccination may trigger a new outbreak of that
infection. Baytril shots quickly helped these few birds.

> It is
> MUCH better to prevent the disease coming into the country.

that is very true of course.

> [but that goes
> for a lot of the biosecurity issues around agriculture in this country !]
...
> > The only problem is the
> > smallest volume
> > of vaccine is for two hundred birds.

Only two hundred? Crumbs. Smallest dose here is for 1,000 birds. Often
the poultry clubs will prepare the vaccine, and all members living
nearby come to fetch the appropriate dose for their flock. That way it's
really cheap.


> Every thing is about risk assessment

Well, we don't have the choice ;-) but of course, if you do have it, yes


Nuele (D)

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