Infectious Laryngo Tracheitis ILT Alert

JimW · Post by **JimW** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:56 pm

Zlorfik,

I would say since you are starting over fresh and there have been a couple other ILT alerts in Eastern Ontario since yours I would vaccinate if I were you.

Best of luck.

JimW

Post by **Killerbunny** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:52 am

This is the disease I always vaccinate for.

Zlorfik · Post by **Zlorfik** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:11 pm

sounds like fair advice. Would you vaccinate with the eye drop one at 6 weeks? Or vaccinate the way the PA government suggests, diluted early on? Any thoughts about our decontamination plan?

Skinny rooster · Post by **Skinny rooster** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:49 pm

I sure hope you don't feel embarrassed or that you are a terrible poultry keeper because

happens and any one of us could have gotten hit. You're taking the right steps good luck!

Post by **Killerbunny** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:55 pm

I use the non shedding one which is the eye dropper route. It lets you bring in other birds. This year I am doing the booster on all the previously vaccinated birds and the when I'm done all hatching do the youngsters with a booster.
It IS slightly less effective but I believe less risky.

windwalkingwolf · Post by **windwalkingwolf** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:13 pm

Lime for cleaning...Raked into the sand, and scrubbed into coop surfaces, or easier is mixed with water to make whitewash and soak everything.

Skinny rooster · Post by **Skinny rooster** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:22 pm

Killerbunny wrote:QR_BBPOST I use the non shedding one which is the eye dropper route. It lets you bring in other birds. This year I am doing the booster on all the previously vaccinated birds and the when I'm done all hatching do the youngsters with a booster.
It IS slightly less effective but I believe less risky.

KB just out of curiosity if your flock had it can you still vaccinate or are your birds carriers after?

ross · Post by **ross** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:44 pm

windwalkingwolf wrote:QR_BBPOST Lime for cleaning...Raked into the sand, and scrubbed into coop surfaces, or easier is mixed with water to make whitewash and soak everything.

Agree ....

Zlorfik · Post by **Zlorfik** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:51 pm

windwalkingwolf wrote:QR_BBPOST Lime for cleaning...Raked into the sand, and scrubbed into coop surfaces, or easier is mixed with water to make whitewash and soak everything.

How much lime?

JimW · Post by **JimW** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:34 pm

Zlorfik wrote:QR_BBPOST sounds like fair advice. Would you vaccinate with the eye drop one at 6 weeks? Or vaccinate the way the PA government suggests, diluted early on? Any thoughts about our decontamination plan?

The recommendations from the PA government site are for the CEO (chick embryo origin) vaccine, which is different the the most commonly used vaccine, that I think people on this site use, which is TCO (tissue culture origin). The CEO vaccine is stronger but it is riskier to use. The Alberta government recommends not to use CEO vaccines.

Three types of vaccine are available:
Recombinant (rLT) vaccine – may be administered at the hatchery in 18-day-old embryos or day-old chicks. This vaccine also currently contains protection against Marek’s Disease. Vaccine virus is not shed; therefore, unvaccinated birds are not at risk. Contact your hatchery if you wish to implement this option.

Tissue culture origin (TCO) vaccine – administered as an eye drop to each chicken. This vaccine can be administered in the face of an outbreak to help reduce shedding of the virus. This is a live virus vaccine that will not revert to virulence and is the one currently recommended.

Chick embryo origin (CEO) vaccine – strongly not recommended because this vaccine virus can revert to virulence and cause severe disease in vaccinated and unvaccinated birds.

http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department ... /agdex2216

JimW