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I agree. I was more concerned about it not covering enough of the strains to really make a difference. It looks like it does a great job.
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I agree. I was more concerned about it not covering enough of the strains to really make a difference. It looks like it does a great job.
I think half of those strains are rare, and the vaccine covers the most common one..
I'm wondering IF the strains are all TURKEY based?? It will be interesting to read the label once it is available.
Quote:Sorry brain malfunction!! Mereck vaccine is turkey based.
Vaccinating for the coccidia at hatch would be a lot easier for me as buying medicated feed can be difficult to find, and expensive 17-20$ a bag. I can buy regular turkey feed 22% for about15$ Much less than the medicated.
Does anyone have any specific information on whether or not amprolium is loosing it's effectiveness? Some argue that it is not an antibiotic but I suspect that it is classified in that realm for a number of reasons.
Please DON'T vaccinate for Marek's. It's rare for small flock owners to have problems with it, usually only large commercial meat vacilities and what not vaccinate. Marek's is a live vaccine, so the chicks vaccinated will be immune, but then they can pass it on to non-vaccinated birds. Scary that hatcheries don't mention this. Unless everything I've read has been garbage. Haha. Either way it makes me nervous to think about.
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Walkingonsunshine, The latest stuff I'm reading is that the vaccine "hides" the illness. Like if a breeder vaccinates all the chicks, they will never know if they have Marek's.
Another thing I've been reading about is that the Turkey-Marek's vaccine can't give a chick Marek's. But some use a live vaccine from chicken virus that's been altered. Problem is similar to humans getting a Polio shot, they can possibly give someone polio within 7 days of the shot.
So they are researching if that is possible with chicken-based Marek's virus exposing chicks within a few days.
DISCLAIMER:::: I am reading research. I am NOT reading FACT. Do not take this info as fact.
The problem of Marek's used to be a hatchery or a commercial facility problem.. In the 70's , Marek's wiped out 60% of poultry for public sale. Since then, Commercial poultry growers have gotten things under control (I think 3% losses), meanwhile, backyarders have not been practicing ways to keep Marek's out of their flocks. Now the problem is with the backyard/small flock chicken owners. A big problem.