Method of vaccination of newly hatched poultry
AssigneeMegan Health, Inc.
InventorSandra M. Aehle
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Abstract
A method of vaccinating poultry by spraying the poultry with an effective amount of a live avirulent derivative of an enteropathogenic enterobacteria is disclosed.
Claims24
A method of vaccinating a domestic bird comprising administering by whole-body spray, an effective amount of a vaccine comprising a live avirulent derivative of an enteropathogenic bacteria to the bird, wherein said enteropathogenic bacteria is other than one that causes respiratory disease in birds.
A method of reducing microbial contamination of poultry comprising immunizing the poultry against a microbial contaminant by whole-body spray administration of a vaccine comprising a live avirulent derivative of an enteropathogenic bacteria, wherein said enteropathogenic bacteria is other than one that causes respiratory disease in birds.
The method according to claim 18 wherein the S. typhimurium is χ3985.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.