VAXXITEK HVT + IBD - Field Study - Egypt - Merial

1. VAXXITEK®
HVT+IBD
FIELD EXPERIENCE IN COMMERCIAL BROILERS
EGYPT
HUSSEIN ALI HUSSEIN AHMED
MERIAL AVIAN FORUM, ROMA 27TH, 28TH AND 29TH JUNE 2012VAXXITEK.COM

2. CONTEXT -ENVIRONMENT
-EPIDEMIOLOGY
• BROILER FARM WITH A HISTORY OF vvIBD,
MAREK’S DISEASE AND RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
• STANDARD IBD VACCINATION PROGRAM:
• DAY 1: LIVE INTERMEDIATE IBD
→ HATCHERY SPRAY
• DAY 14: LIVE INTERMEDIATE PLUS IBD
→ DRINKING WATER
• OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:
• TO COMPARE VAXXITEK HVT+IBD WITH
THE STANDARD IBD PROGRAM
• TO EVALUATE VAXXITEK HVT+IBD BENEFITS ON:
→ vvIBD CONTROL – PERFORMANCE –
ECONOMIC BENEFIT
MERIAL AVIAN FORUM, ROMA 27TH, 28TH AND 29TH JUNE 2012VAXXITEK.COM

3. PROTOCOL –TRIAL
MERIAL AVIAN FORUM, ROMA 27TH, 28TH AND 29TH JUNE 2012VAXXITEK.COM
GROUPS VAXXITEK LIVE IBD VACCINE
VAXXITEK 0.2 ML S.C.
LIVE ND+IB BY SPRAY LIVE ND+IB+IBD INTERMEDIATE SPRAY
INACTIVATED ND+AIVH5 0.5 ML S.C.
LIVE ND BY SPRAY
LIVE INTERMEDIATE PLUS IBD BY D.W.
LIVE ND + IB MASSACHUSETTS + IB CONNECTICUT BY D.W.
D1
D1
D1
D10
D14
D20
• 3 CONSECUTIVE CYCLES:
• 155 000 BROILERS → VAXXITEK HVT+IBD
• 155 000 BROILERS → STANDARD IBD PROGRAM
• PARAMETERS: IBD PROTECTION – PERFORMANCE – R.O.I.

4. RESULTS
MERIAL AVIAN FORUM, ROMA 27TH, 28TH AND 29TH JUNE 2012VAXXITEK.COM
RETURN ON INVESTMENT: 0.245 US$ / KG BW
PERFORMANCE
CYCLES
1 TO 3
CONDEMNATION LIVEABILITY %
BODY
WEIGHT (KG)
AVERAGE
SLAUGHTER
AGE (DAYS)
FEED
CONVERSION
RATE
EPI
1.42%
1.90%
93.88%
93.92%
1.594
1.596
34.23
35.08
1.82
1.87
241
231
VAXXITEK
LIVE IBD
VACCINE
IBD PROTECTION
VAXXITEK - 35 DAYS LIVE IBD - 35 DAYS

5. VAXXITEK BENEFITS*
• PROTECTION AGAINST vvIBD FIELD CHALLENGE
• IMPROVEMENT OF 10 POINTS IN EPI
• ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF 0.245 US$/KG BW
MERIAL AVIAN FORUM, ROMA 27TH, 28TH AND 29TH JUNE 2012VAXXITEK.COM
*VAXXITEK® HVT + IBD is indicated to aid in the prevention of infectious bursal disease and Marek’s disease.
Reduction of disease may allow flocks to perform better across key production parameters. 1-4, 7-8