We know that sick birds on the farm do not give the desired profit to the farmer, as the flock’s health status impact directly on the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the poultry farm – this is why ensuring that the flock stay healthy is a priority to the farmer. Among other procedures in the farm operations, an effective poultry vaccination procedure has been identified to be very fundamental in promoting the health and productivity of the birds, consequently the farm’s operational success.
Why do poultry vaccination –
Disease Prevention –
Vaccination protects the birds against common infectious poultry disease(s) such as the Newcastle disease, Marek’s disease, etc. For effective control of viral diseases that have no actual anti-biotic cure, vaccination is pertinent.
Improve the flock health status –
Vaccination reduces the venerability of the flock to the risk of sickness entry and spread, thus, helping the farmer to maintain a thriving farm with healthy birds.
Reduce mortality among the birds –
By significantly reducing the risk of sickness among the birds, the cases of bird mortality is also brought to the lowest level, consequently reducing losses in the farm
Improve the farm out and productivity –
By maintaining a healthy flock and thriving farm, the quantity and quality of the farm output is increased – the laying birds are enabled to lay more eggs, the feed ratio is enhanced leading to better growth rate and weight gain for the flock.
Enhance the farm cost management system –
By preventing disease entry into the flock, associated cost of treating sick birds and potential looses (such as bird mortality) are drastically reduced to the lowest level, Also, healthy birds give better Feed Conversion Ration which consequently reduces the farm’s expenses on poultry feed supply. Effective vaccination procedure helps the poultry farm to save more.
Improve farm profitability –
Effective cost management and improved productivity from the healthy flock boost the farm financial outcome. Consequently, this leads to higher sales value and profit earning from the farm operations.
Improve farm operational efficiency –
By effectively reducing the farm expenses and simultaneously improve on the farm’s operational output,, the efficient management of the farm resources (financial and otherwise) is significantly improved upon,
Food safety –
The chances of harboring disease(s) that could be transmitted to human is very low in vaccinated birds,. Thus, promoting safer poultry products for human consumption while also reducing the risk of zoonotic diseases, The consistent supply of high quality and safe poultry produce also helps to boost the trust of consumers in the poultry farm as a safe and reliable supplier.
Enhance the farm sustainability –
Through effective vaccination procedure, the farmer is enabled to consistently increase the poultry farm’s productivity. This lead to higher revenue accruement from the farm operations. Consistent increase in productivity, sales earning, better cost management and operational efficiency, results in improved farm profitability – a higher profit earning from the farm operations consequently impacts on the suitability of the poultry farm positively
Benefits of having a poultry vaccination schedule
To help you with your poultry vaccination that is why we are offering a free template for your flock vaccination. Having a vaccination schedule for your flock offers the following benefits –
Provide record for trend analysis –
The farm management from the vaccination schedule is able to gather valid information for trend analysis about
- when each vaccination was done
- what vaccination was given
- the response of the flock to each vaccination,
Effective planning of the flock vaccination –
The schedule helps the poultry farm management effectively plan the flock’s vaccination. Though this, farm management boosts consistency and accuracy in the timing for the birds vaccination
Smart and effective decision making process –
By optimizing the result from the trend analysis, the farm management gets valid insight. The insights promotes smart and right decision about the flock particularly in the aspect of health management
Conclusion
Incorporating vaccination into the poultry management strategy is very essential but it it more essential to ensure the implementation of your poultry vaccination procedure is done with the best practices. Adopting the best practice in your vaccination procedure impacts on the poultry farm’s productivity, efficiency profitability and consequently suitability positively.
Read more on poultry vaccination – https://poultrygist.com.ng/2024/10/poultry-vaccination/
Click on the link below to download a free schedule template for your poultry vaccination https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bUJljvAoFyVicSw3zgcPZjg1UPCRvSwY/view?usp=drive_link
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until the next time – cheers
