Poulvac® IB PRIMER

This vaccine contains: Per dose: Infectious bronchitis virus strain H120 10^3.0 – 10^5.4 EID₅₀ Infectious bronchitis virus strain D274 clone 10^3.0 - 10^5.4 EID₅₀.

Poulvac® IB PRIMER is a freeze-dried, live vaccine for the vaccination of chickens from one day of age indicated to stimulate active immunity against infectious bronchitis virus, of the Massachusetts serotype and Dutch variant strain D274. It can be administered by drinking water or spray after reconstitution of the freeze-dried vaccine in water.

Use only as directed.

One dose per chicken to be administered with drinking water or by spray.

The quantity of water to be used depends on the method of administration.

Broilers: vaccination on the first day of life.

Future layers or breeders: vaccination on first day of life or during the 3rd to 4th week of life for protection of young chickens and priming for subsequent vaccinations with an inactivated vaccine.

Discontinue any drinking water medication 24 hours before vaccination.

Water containing a high level of free chlorine should not be used.

Disinfectants must not be used for cleaning drinkers before vaccine application.

Withhold drinking water for 2 hours before vaccination to stimulate thirst, depending on environmental conditions.

Remove the aluminium seal from the vaccine vial.

To dissolve the vaccine pellet, the rubber stopper should then be removed whilst the vial is immersed in a plastic measuring jug containing 1 litre of clean cool water.

Half fill the vial with water, replace the stopper and shake to dissolve any remaining vaccine.

The vaccine concentrate should then be added to and thoroughly mixed with sufficient drinking water to last for approximately 2 hours.

The approximate drinking water requirements for vaccination can be calculated from the age of the birds.

Use as many litres of water as the age of the birds in days, per 1 000 birds, up to a maximum of 40 litres per 1 000 birds.

Distribute the diluted vaccine evenly in the drinkers. Do not expose prepared drinking water vaccine to sunlight.

Return to regular watering only after the vaccine water has been consumed.

The vaccine solution is best divided so that the drinkers are charged at least twice with vaccine to ensure a more widespread uptake.

Poulvac® IB PRIMER has been used in most types of spray equipment. The equipment should provide a droplet size of 0,12 to 0,15 mm diameter.

The distance from the spraying head to the bird must be approximately 50 cm.

Use 0,15 to 0,5 litres of water per 1 000 birds depending upon the type of spray equipment to be used.

The vaccine should be dissolved as described under drinking water administration.

The vaccine concentrate should then be added to the water in the sprayer tank and thoroughly mixed.