Poulvac IB Primer

Vaccination scheme:
Broilers: vaccination from first day of life.
Future layers or breeders: vaccination from first day of life or during the 3rd to 4th
week of life for immediate protection of young chickens and priming for subsequent
vaccinations with an inactivated vaccine.
Layer or breeders: vaccination from onset of lay.
One dose of vaccine per bird administered by spray administration, eye drop
administration or drinking water administration. The amount of water to be used
depends on the method of administration:
For spray administration: Dilute and administer the reconstituted vaccine at a rate of
one dose of reconstituted vaccine per bird, according to the directions of your specific
coarse spray vaccination equipment. Recommended volume for one dose is between
0.1 and 0.5 ml.
The spray device used must be set to a droplet size of 0.12 to 0.15 mm in diameter.
The distance from the spray head to the bird should be approximately 50 cm.
During spraying and for about 20 - 30 minutes thereafter, ventilation should be
switched off or reduced. Dimming light sources is recommended to avoid unsettling
the animals.
For eye drop administration: 50 ml per 1000 birds.
One drop (0.05 ml) of the vaccine solution is administered into an eye. In doing so,
the head of the animal must be fixed so that the drop does not run down. 1000 doses
of the vaccine are dissolved in 50 ml water.
For drinking water administration: Depending on the age of the birds: The amount of
water in litres per 1000 chickens should be set according to the age of the chickens in
days (up to a maximum of 40 litres).

Amended Pages: July 2025
AN: 04282/2024
Water containing a high level of chlorine or metal ions should not be used and conduit
pipes, tubing, etc. should be thoroughly clean and free of traces of disinfectants and
detergents. It is recommended to add protective proteins in the form of skimmed milk
powder (2 g per litre of water) or skimmed milk (1 litre per 50 litres of water) to the
water.
The birds should be deprived from water about 2 hours before vaccination. For
vaccination, use as many litres of water as the age of the birds in days, per 1000
birds, up to a maximum of 40 litres as indicated above.
Prepare the amount of vaccine to be used within 2 hours. Remove the sealing cap
and stopper from the vaccine vial and suspend the vaccine in the corresponding
amount of water and mix carefully. Care should be taken to empty the ampoule
completely and administer the diluted vaccine immediately.
Make sure that birds do not have access to untreated water until the treated water
has been consumed.
One day before and after vaccination no drugs or disinfectants should be applied to
the chickens.