Health Benefits of Using Coccivac Vaccines in Coccidiosis Management in Poultry
Chickens can stay healthier and live longer if they have had the Coccivac Vaccine as this vaccine can help protect chickens from coccidiosis.
"Coccivac® vaccines are a suspension of live sporulated coccidial oocysts representing the pathogenic Eimeria species that commonly infect chickens. These vaccines are designed to infect the bird with a controlled number of organisms to stimulate a protective immune response" (1) A protective immune response triggers your chickens natural antibodies to fight off coccidiosis. "Coccidial oocysts are found in fecal contaminated environments" (examples-dirty bedding, nestboxes, coops and runs with a build up of feces aka chicken poop). "Chickens become infected when they accidently swallow the oocysts from the ground. Once in the intestine the eggs develop and eventually infect the cells of the chicken's GI tract" (3). The following informative video will give you a clear view of how Coccivac Vaccine's help chickens.
"Coccivac® vaccines are a suspension of live sporulated coccidial oocysts representing the pathogenic Eimeria species that commonly infect chickens. These vaccines are designed to infect the bird with a controlled number of organisms to stimulate a protective immune response" (1) A protective immune response triggers your chickens natural antibodies to fight off coccidiosis. "Coccidial oocysts are found in fecal contaminated environments" (examples-dirty bedding, nestboxes, coops and runs with a build up of feces aka chicken poop). "Chickens become infected when they accidently swallow the oocysts from the ground. Once in the intestine the eggs develop and eventually infect the cells of the chicken's GI tract" (3). The following informative video will give you a clear view of how Coccivac Vaccine's help chickens.
Vaccinated chickens are stronger, healthier, and live longer than unvaccinated birds.
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References:
- https://www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/offload-downloads/coccivac-management-guide#:~:text=Coccivac%C2%AE%20vaccines%20are%20a,stimulate%20a%20protective%20immune%20response.
- Video: Benefits of coccivac vaccines in coccidiosis management. (Aug. 24, 2016). The 5mVideos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnVCmZUoork
- https://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry/files/201392.pdf