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Poulvac AE Lyophilisate for Use in Drinking Water for Chickens

Active ingredient: Avian encephalomyelitis virus

Form

Liquid

Species

Chickens

Manufacturer

Zoetis UK Limited

VMD MA No.

42058/5134

What it's used for

to confer passive immunity to progeny for up to 12 months post-vaccination i.e. to the end of the laying cycle. AN: 00470/2023 & 00484/2024

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Clinical information

Poulvac AE Lyophilisate for Use in Drinking Water for Chickens — SPC Details

Source: VMD Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC). Last updated 27 Mar 2026.

to confer passive immunity to progeny for up to 12 months post-vaccination i.e. to the end
of the laying cycle.
AN: 00470/2023 & 00484/2024

Birds should not be vaccinated before 10 weeks of age or later than 4 weeks before start
of lay.
Use clean vaccination materials.
Discontinue use of any medications or sanitising agents being given or used in the water
at least 24 hours before administering vaccine and do not resume use for 24 hours
following final consumption of the vaccine-containing water.
Water used for administration of the vaccine must be non-chlorinated. Provide enough
waterers so that at least two-thirds of the birds may drink at the same time. Scrub waterers
with clean non-chlorinated water. Use no disinfectant. Let waterers drain dry.
Turn off automatic waterers. The only available water should be that containing the
vaccine given through ordinary waterers. Do not give through medication tanks.
To stimulate thirst, withhold all water from birds for 2 hours before vaccination.
Remove aluminium seal from vial of the vaccine. Remove rubber stopper and half-fill with
cool, clean, non-chlorinated water. Replace stopper tightly and shake vial until vaccine is
in solution.
Using a clean container, fill it approximately two-thirds full with cool, clean, non-chlorinated
water. To this, add dried milk. Use 4 grams of skimmed milk powder if the final volume of
water is to be 1 litre. Shake until skimmed milk powder is dissolved. The skimmed milk
powder must be added and dissolved first. Then add the rehydrated vaccine at the rate of
1 vial per 1,000 chickens to be vaccinated (if using 1,000 dose presentation) or 1 vial per
2,000 chickens to be vaccinated (if using 2,000 dose presentation). Shake again. Next add
the mixture to the final volume of drinking water, at the rate of 1,000 doses of vaccine per
15 litres of drinking water. Never give less than 1 dose of vaccine per bird. Distribute the
final volume of vaccine water evenly among the clean waterers. Do not place the waterers
in direct sunlight. Resume regular water administration only after all the vaccine water has
been consumed (consumption should take 1 hour).

Do not vaccinate birds of less than 10 weeks of age.

Chickens:
None known.
Reporting adverse events is important. It allows continuous safety monitoring of a
veterinary medicinal product. Reports should be sent, preferably via a veterinarian, to
either the marketing authorisation holder or the national competent authority via the
national reporting system. See the package leaflet for respective contact details.

Vaccinate healthy animals only.
In order to prevent spread of vaccine strain from vaccinated flocks to non-vaccinated
flocks, all non-vaccinated birds present on the farm must be vaccinated at the same time.

Special precautions for safe use in the target species:
Vaccinated animals should not be in contact with non vaccinated animals for 42 days post-
vaccination.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal
product to animals:
Not applicable.
Special precautions for the protection of the environment:
Not applicable.
Other precautions:
Not applicable.

No information is available on the safety and efficacy of this vaccine when used with any
other veterinary medicinal product. A decision to use this vaccine before or after any other
veterinary medicinal product therefore needs to be made on a case by case basis.
AN: 00470/2023 & 00484/2024

Store and transport refrigerated (2 °C – 8 °C).
Do not freeze.
Protect from light.

Zero days.

This information is sourced from the official Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) published by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). It is provided for informational purposes only and does not replace professional veterinary advice. Always consult your vet before administering any medication.