Multivalent in ovo avian vaccine
AssigneeRegents of the University of Minnesota
InventorJagdev M. Sharma
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Abstract
A multivalent poultry vaccine is provided having two or more live biological agents or microbial components. Each live biological agent or microbial component is effective in preventing or treating an avian disease, and the multivalent vaccine is safe and effective for immunizing poultry in ovo. Methods are also provided for vaccinating poultry by administering such a multivalent vaccine in ovo.
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A multivalent poultry vaccine comprising two or more live biological agents, wherein each live biological agent is effective in preventing or treating an avian disease, wherein said multivalent vaccine prevents or treats two or more avian diseases including Newcastle disease and is safe for in ovo inoculation of poultry commercially reared for meat or egg production, and wherein the biological agent effective against Newcastle disease consists essentially of a recombinant turkey herpesvirus (HVT) vector containing Newcastle disease virus (NDV) gene.
A multivalent poultry vaccine comprising two or more live biological agents, wherein each live biological agent is effective in preventing or treating an avian disease, wherein said multivalent vaccine prevents or treats two or more avian diseases including Newcastle disease and is safe for in ovo inoculation of poultry commercially reared for meat or egg production, and wherein the biological agent effective against Newcastle disease consists essentially of an avipox vector containing an F or HN gene of Newcastle disease virus, and wherein at least one of said biological agents is a Marek's disease virus (MDV), infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV), avian encephalomyelitis (AEV), chick anemia virus (CAV), Fowlpox virus (FPV), avian influenza virus (AIV), avian reovirus, avian leukosis virus (ALV), reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV), avian adenovirus or hemorrhagic enteritis virus (HEV), or a recombinant thereof.
A multivalent poultry vaccine comprising two or more live biological agents, wherein each live biological agent is effective in preventing or treating an avian disease, wherein said multivalent vaccine prevents or treats two or more avian diseases including Newcastle disease and is safe for in ovo inoculation of poultry commercially reared for meat or egg production, and wherein the biological agent effective against Newcastle disease consists essentially of an avipox vector containing an F or HN gene of Newcastle disease virus.
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