Vaccines for backyard chickens

[WyandotteH]

Australia only

Any advice on vaccinations for Australian poultry. Thanks

 

[Kiki]

Which specific vaccines? There are quite a few on the market.

 

[Eggcessive]

Many people vaccinate for Mareks disease, but other vaccines are usually only given if there is a problem with a certain illness in your area. That info may be found by contacting a poultry vet in your government. Some common vaccines besides Mareks, are fowl pox, Newcastles, Infectious bronchitis, and ILT. Here is some reading about vaccines in Australia, a news story about deaths caused by ILT vaccine, and another from the US that talks about vaccines:
http://www.fatcow.com.au/c/intervet...s-for-poultry-from-intervet-australia-n805832

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-13/chicken-vaccines-combine-to-create-deadly-virus/4127804

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps030

 

[WyandotteH]

Many people vaccinate for Mareks disease, but other vaccines are usually only given if there is a problem with a certain illness in your area. That info may be found by contacting a poultry vet in your government. Some common vaccines besides Mareks, are fowl pox, Newcastles, Infectious bronchitis, and ILT. Here is some reading about vaccines in Australia, a news story about deaths caused by ILT vaccine, and another from the US that talks about vaccines:
http://www.fatcow.com.au/c/intervet...s-for-poultry-from-intervet-australia-n805832

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-13/chicken-vaccines-combine-to-create-deadly-virus/4127804

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps030

Thanks very much very helpful