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Vaxxitek HVT+IBD Concentrate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection

Active ingredient: Turkey herpesvirus

Form

Injection

Species

Chickens

Manufacturer

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH

VMD MA No.

61700/5042

What it's used for

For active immunisation of chickens: • disease. Onset of immunity: 2 weeks Duration of immunity: 9 weeks • Onset of immunity: 4 days Duration of immunity:...

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Clinical information

Vaxxitek HVT+IBD Concentrate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection — SPC Details

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

For active immunisation of chickens:
•
disease.
Onset of immunity: 2 weeks
Duration of immunity: 9 weeks
•
Onset of immunity: 4 days
Duration of immunity: a single vaccination is sufficient to provide protection
during the risk period.

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None.

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 its local
representative or the national competent authority via the national reporting
system. See the package leaflet for respective contact details.

Vaccinate healthy animals only.

Special precautions for use in animals
Apply the usual aseptic precautions to all administration procedures.
As a live vaccine, the vaccine strain is excreted from vaccinated birds and may
spread to turkeys. Safety and reversion to virulence trials have shown that the
strain is safe for turkeys. However, precautionary measures have to be followed
in order to avoid direct or indirect contact between vaccinated chickens and
turkeys.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary
medicinal product to animals:
Wear protective gloves and spectacles during the ampoule thawing and
opening operations.
Open ampoules holding them at arm’s length in order to prevent any risk of
injury should an ampoule break.
Special precautions for the protection of the environment:
Not applicable.

For subcutaneous route:
Safety and efficacy data are available which demonstrate that this vaccine can
be mixed with Boehringer Ingelheim attenuated vaccines against Marek’s
disease containing either Rispens (CVI988) strain or RN1250 strain. Chickens
with maternally derived antibodies against MD, when vaccinated with the mixed

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products, may have a delayed onset of immunity against infectious bursal
disease.
Safety and efficacy data are available which demonstrate that this vaccine can
be administered on the same day but not mixed with Boehringer Ingelheim
attenuated vaccines against Newcastle disease and Infectious bronchitis.
No information is available on the safety and efficacy of this vaccine when used
with any other veterinary medicinal product except the products mentioned
above. 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.
For in ovo route:
In the absence of specific studies, no other veterinary medicinal product should
be administered concurrently with the product.

Store the vaccine in liquid nitrogen.
Discard any ampoules that have been accidentally thawed. Do not re-freeze
under any circumstances.
Store the reconstituted vaccine at a temperature below 25 °C.
Do not re-use opened containers of diluted vaccine.
Store the solvent below 30 °C. Do not freeze. Protect from light.

Zero days.
5. IMMUNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
ATCvet code: QI01AD15
Live recombinant vaccine against Infectious Bursal Disease and Marek’s
Disease.
The vaccine strain is a recombinant Herpesvirus of turkeys (HVT) expressing
the protective antigen (VP2) of the Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) strain
Faragher 52/70.
The vaccine induces an active immunity and a serological response against
Infectious Bursal Disease and Marek’s Disease in chickens.

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.