My operation uses Coccivac®-B coccidiosis vaccine to control coccidiosis in broilers. Can I use Clostridium perfringens type A toxoid to help protect broiler flocks against NE outbreaks?
Yes. Clostridium perfringens type A toxoid represents an important innovation in poultry production because it is the first non-antibiotic product that helps control NE caused by C. perfringens types A and C. In addition, vaccination with Clostridium perfringens type A toxoid may help poultry companies achieve important marketing advantages by better enabling them to promote their poultry products as “raised without antibiotics,” especially when the new vaccine is combined with vaccination against coccidiosis. In a field trial carried out in the United States by Schering-Plough Animal Health, broiler flocks vaccinated with Coccivac-B that were from breeder hens vaccinated with Clostridium perfringens type A toxoid showed a better mortality trend line compared to comparable flocks from non-vaccinated breeder hens in the same company that were processed at the same time.
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