Chicken anaemia agent broiler vaccine
AssigneeAkzo Nobel N.V.
InventorsCarla Christina Schrier, Pieter Matthijs Van Dijk
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Abstract
The present invention for the first time discloses a health problem in broilers at about 3-5 weeks, resulting in significant production losses, and demonstrates that these production losses can be prevented by a live attenuated CAA vaccine for mucosal administration.
Claims8
A method for the protection of broilers from the sub-clinical effects caused by horizontally transmitted CAA, comprising administering a live attenuated CAA vaccine mucosally to the broilers during the first four week after hatch.
A method for preventing production drop syndrome of broilers, comprising mucosally administering a live attenuated chicken anemia agent (CAA) vaccine to the broilers during the first four weeks after hatch,
- whereby, as compared to unvaccinated broilers, the production index is increased, feed conversion is improved, growth per day is higher, and mortality is lower.
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