Poulvac® ST

The vaccine is a live culture containing Salmonella typhimurium organisms in a glass or plastic vial. It contains ≥ 2,0 X 10¹⁰ CFU/mℓ of vaccine.

Poulvac® ST is a live culture vaccine recommended for mass administration to healthy fowls, as an aid in the reduction of Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella heidelberg or Salmonella typhimurium colonisation of the internal organs, including the intestines and caeca.

Use only as directed.

This vaccine is recommended for use at 1 day of age by spray.

A second dose should be given at 2 weeks of age in the drinking water.

Remove seal and stopper.

Half-fill vial with cool, distilled water.

Replace stopper and shake until dissolved.

Pour rehydrated vaccine into a clean container and add distilled water to dilute the vaccine as indicated for your specific coarse spray vaccination apparatus.

For example, use a total of 500 mℓ of water per 5 000 doses of vaccine.

Mix thoroughly.

Administer at a rate of 1 dose of prepared vaccine per fowl.

Discontinue use of medications or sanitising agents (such as chlorine) in the drinking water 24 hours before vaccinating. Do not resume use for 24 hours following vaccination.

Provide enough waterers so two-thirds of the fowls may drink at one time.

Scrub waterers with fresh, clean, non-chlorinated water and drain dry.

Do not give vaccine water through medication tanks.

Turn off automatic waterers 1-2 hours (depending on the ambient temperature) before vaccinating so that the only available water is the vaccine water.

Remove seal and stopper.

Half-fill vial with cool, distilled water.

Replace stopper and shake until dissolved.

Use a clean container two-thirds filled with cool, clean, non-chlorinated water.

Add skimmed milk powder at a rate of 2 grams per 1 litre of water.

Add the rehydrated vaccine.

Stir thoroughly and add water to make final mixture at a rate of 5 000 doses per 50 litres.

Give one dose of vaccine per fowl, distributing the final volume of (vaccine) water evenly among the clean waterers.

Do not place the waterers in direct sunlight.

Resume regular water supply only after all the vaccine water has been consumed.