Newcastle Vaccination--mixed, Shelf life?

[Shared Acres]

Couldn't really seperate the Newcastle vaccine into 2 doses, so I ended up with one large dose.

I vaccinated all my chickens (quite easy, one drop in eye), but now I have some left over. Can I put it in the fridge and leave it there and use it in a month?

I have tried searching everyone and haven't seen anything on it. Enclosed paperwork was of no help.

 

[nnbreeder]

What I would do is to contact the manufacturer of the vaccine and ask them. If there is no number on the bottle or enclosed sheet do a search on the web and see if they have a website with contact info.

 

[Indiana hens]

Is meant to be kept at 70 degrees( room temp)

 

[threehorses]

You must use upon hydrating. Once you've applied the diluent (the fluid) it has no shelf life - just the few hours it takes to vaccinate. You can't reuse it. This is the way it is for all vaccines that have a biscuit vial and a diluent vial.

The 'store at' temperature is for the diluent and dry vaccine unmixed.

There are some articles about popping the top of the biscuit vaccine and dividing it into four parts, putting it in a sterilized glass, and taking 1/4th of the diluent and putting that into the separated biscuit. But of course, that could taint the vaccine.

 

[Shared Acres]

Thanks, yes, it was the biscuit kind.