Vaccine Schedules
Poultry farming for meat & Layer farming for is getting very popular business in Pakistan. To
keep up with a good & profitable production of meat & eggs, disease control parameters
should be followed. Following is the vaccination schedule in general but it should be adjusted
according to the local area and prevalence of disease.
Rural Layer
Age Vaccine Route of Administration
Day-1 Marek’s S/C
Day-1 Infectious bronchitis (IB) Spray/ED
Day-5 ND+H9 & ND Lasota S/C+ED
Day-9 IBD intermediate DW
Day-12 IB ED or DW
Day-16 IBD intermediate Plus DW
Day-20 ND Live ED or DW
Day-23 Hydro S/C
Day-30 Fowl pox Wing web
Day-55 ND+H9 & ND live S/C or IM & DW
Day-60 H5 Oil Base S/C or IM
Day-65 CIA S/C or IM & DW
Day-95 ND+IB+EDS Oil Base S/C
Day-96 ND+IB DW
IB= Infectious bronchitis
IBD= Infectious bursal disease
H9= Influenza H9
ND= Newcastle disease
CIA= Chicken Infectious Anaemia
EDS= Egg drop syndrome
D.W = Drinking Water,
E.D= Eye Drop
S.C= Sub Coetaneous
I.M = Intra Muscular,
NOTE: Vaccine schedule different according to area, consult local veterinarian.
Commercial Layer
Age Vaccine Rout of administration
Day-1 IB (H-120, IB variant) Eye drop/Spray
Day-5 ND+H9 killed (ND Lasota Live) Eye drop/D.W +S.C
Day-9 IBD (intermediate) + IBD killed D.W/ E.D +S.C
Day-16 IBD (plus) D.W / E.D
Day-20 H5 S.C / IM
Day-23 ND Lasota E/D
Day-28 IB (H-120) E/D
Day-35 Fowl pox W/W
Day-50 H5 S.C/ IM
Day-55 ND+H9 Killed (ND Lasota live) S/C
Day-70 IB variant D/W
Day-95 ND+IB+EDS S / C, I / M
Day-96 ND+IB live D/W
Repeat ND vaccine monthly
D.W= Drinking Water,
E.D = Eye Drop
S.C = Sub Coetaneous
I.M = Intra Muscular,
W.W = Wing Web
NOTE: Vaccine schedule different according to area, consult local veterinarian.
Broiler
Age Vaccine Vaccine type Application
Day-1 IB classic Live freeze dried Spray
Day-1 Gumboro Vector or immune complex Sub cut injection
Day-5 ND Live Spray/ E.D
Day-5 ND+H9 Killed (full dose) Sub cut injection
Day-18 ND Live (Lasota) Spray
D.W= Drinking Water
S.C = Sub Coetaneous
E.D = Eye Drop
I.M = Intra Muscular
NOTE: Vaccine schedule different according to area, consult local veterinarian.
Monitoring of vaccinated flocks
Before vaccinations check the antibody titer of birds as maternal antibodies interfere
with vaccines.
Schedule vaccines according to maternal antibody titers against each disease.
Check the signs for reaction of vaccine after vaccination.
Check for outbreak of vaccine.
Elevated temperature is normal as vaccinal virus or bacteria will grow and there will
be rise in temperature.
Check for antibody titer after designated time. For example for killed vaccine go for
HI or ELISA after 21 days to check the level of antibodies.
If titer is not upto the mark revaccinate the birds.
