Poultry drinking water-based vaccine delivery system and method

A system for formulating and delivering a diluted drinking water-based avian coccidiosis vaccine to chicks so that the chicks are inoculated with the diluted drinking water-based vaccine, the system comprising:

• a concentrated stock solution of live Eimeria oocysts;
• a conical mixing reservoir comprising a mixing means, the mixing means mixing the stock solution of live Eimeria oocysts, drinking water, and a selected color dye in the conical mixing reservoir to formulate a drinking water-based vaccine, wherein the mixing means comprises a stir bar and an air injection pump, wherein the stir bar is configured to undergo rotation via interaction with a magnetic stir plate, and wherein the stir bar and an air hose outlet of the air injection pump are positioned at a bottom of the conical mixing reservoir and configured to create at least partially turbulent conditions in the conical mixing reservoir, thereby ensuring the live Eimeria oocysts are thoroughly mixed into the drinking water in the conical mixing reservoir;
• a medicator structured to receive the drinking water-based vaccine and blend additional drinking water into the vaccine to create a diluted drinking water-based vaccine;
• and,
• at least one poultry house waterline configured to receive the diluted drinking water-based vaccine from the medicator, the at least one poultry house waterline being in a raised position so that the at least one poultry house waterline is inaccessible to the chicks;
• wherein the system is structured so that, at the end of a waiting period, the at least one poultry house waterline is promptly charged with the diluted drinking water-based vaccine and moved to a lowered position so that the chicks have access to the at least one poultry house waterline and the chicks expeditiously consume the diluted drinking water-based vaccine from the at least one poultry house waterline and are inoculated by the diluted drinking water-based vaccine.

A system for formulating and delivering a diluted drinking water-based avian coccidiosis vaccine to chicks so that the chicks are inoculated with the diluted drinking water-based vaccine, the system comprising:

• a concentrated stock solution of live Eimeria oocysts;
• a mixing reservoir comprising a mixing means, the mixing means mixing the stock solution of live Eimeria oocysts, drinking water, and a selected color dye in the mixing reservoir to formulate a drinking water-based vaccine;
• a medicator structured to receive the drinking water-based vaccine and blend additional drinking water into the vaccine to create a diluted drinking water-based vaccine;
• and,
• at least one poultry house waterline configured to receive the diluted drinking water-based vaccine from the medicator, the at least one poultry house waterline being in a raised position so that the at least one poultry house waterline is inaccessible to the chicks;
• at least one terminal metering valve assembly, the at least one terminal metering valve assembly is positioned at an end of each of the at least one poultry house waterlines, the terminal metering valve assembly comprising a means of inspecting the diluted drinking water-based vaccine for the selected color dye at the terminal metering valve assembly, and automatically closing the at least one terminal metering valve assembly when the selected color dye is sensed at the at least one terminal metering valve assembly, thereby ensuring that each of the at least one poultry house waterlines are fully charged with the diluted drinking water-based vaccine;
• wherein the system is structured so that, at the end of a waiting period, the at least one poultry house waterline is promptly charged with the diluted drinking water-based vaccine and moved to a lowered position so that the chicks have access to the at least one poultry house waterline and the chicks expeditiously consume the diluted drinking water-based vaccine from the at least one poultry house waterline and are inoculated by the diluted drinking water-based vaccine.