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Vaccine Detail
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PP-VAC |
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- Vaccine Name: PP-VAC
- Target Pathogen: Pigeonpox virus
- Target Disease: Pigeon Pox
- Manufacturer: MERCK Animal Health
- Type: Live, attenuated vaccine
- Status: Licensed
- Host Species for Licensed Use: Chicken
- Preparation: 1. Vaccine is applied to the web of the wing. Use the enclosed two-pronged applicator.
2. A dose of 0.01 ml should be administered to each bird by dipping the applicator in the vaccine mixture, allowing the applicator grooves to fill with liquid, and stabbing the webbed portion of the wing from beneath. Avoid feathered areas of the web.
3. At about 7 to 10 days after vaccination, a few birds should be examined for takes. A good take reaction, indicating that a satisfactory vaccination job was done, shows swelling in the skin at the point of vaccination with scab formation. The scabs will fall off about 2 to 3 weeks following vaccination.
- Immunization Route: Intramuscular injection (i.m.)
- Contraindication: Should only vaccinate healthy chickens. For animal use only.
- Description: PP-VAC is a live virus vaccine prepared from a proven strain of pigeon pox virus which was selected for its mildness and its protective characteristics against fowl pox in chickens.
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