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Vaccine administration in poultry
Author(s) -
Cargill Peter
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.21.6.323
Subject(s) - administration (probate law) , vaccination , medicine , poultry farming , disease control , veterinary medicine , environmental health , virology , political science , law
THE most common cause of vaccine failure in poultry is poor vaccine administration. Surveys in the USA have estimated that 75 to 85 per cent of vaccine is maladministered in some way. Planning and attention to detail will improve disease control and therefore the economic performance of poultry. This article presents an overview of the principles of poultry vaccination.