Paratyphoid Vaccination

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

I am in two minds in weather to vaccinate against this or not?

I have heard it is benificial and others say stay away?

 

Any opinions please post back, and if you have used it or not

Ben

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

any info please

[Guest IB]

IMO it's a bit like your holiday jabs, you get them to protect you from catching something you're likely to come in contact with while abroad; but if you're staying at home, there's no need for them.

 

So answer one question: is where you stay prone to outbreaks of this disease? If the answer is yes, then it would be sensible to vaccinate your birds as there is a good chance they will come in contact with the disease.

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

OK IM thanks for that, would it be advisory to vaccinate yearly then?

[Wiley]

IMO it's a bit like your holiday jabs, you get them to protect you from catching something you're likely to come in contact with while abroad; but if you're staying at home, there's no need for them.

 

So answer one question: is where you stay prone to outbreaks of this disease? If the answer is yes, then it would be sensible to vaccinate your birds as there is a good chance they will come in contact with the disease.

 

Have to say I Believe thats a load of BS!! Loads of people who get the disease, it starts in the stock loft! When i got it in 2003, i never had an introduction to the stock shed for 9 years, so wasn't from any new introductions. And you very rarely hear of anyone in this area getting it.

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

so wiley do you vaccinate and what are you recomondations on doing it yeraly if you do

[Wiley]

Ben, I will not give you any suggestions as people are either for or against. However myself, I treat annually, firstly with a 14 day treatment followed by a vaccination.

[Guest IB]

Have to say I Believe thats a load of BS!! Loads of people who get the disease, it starts in the stock loft! When i got it in 2003, i never had an introduction to the stock shed for 9 years, so wasn't from any new introductions. And you very rarely hear of anyone in this area getting it.

 

Disease doesn't need birds to introduce it into your loft. It's possible you carried it in. You may have come in contact with the disease well outside your area. I take it you've never had it again since that outbreak?

[David_vet]

Well as a vet I would say vaccinate wouldn't I?

 

What I will say is that I advise clients to vaccinate. There is more paratyphoid about now than there was 20 years ago. the precise regime depends on many factors but basically boils down to have you had clinical disease o not. One regime if yes and a different one if no.

 

Paratyphoid is a problem because your birds could be carrying it for a long time before disease becomes apparent. If you vaccinate hopefully they will not show signs of disease but they could still become infected.

 

Consequently, once you start you are into an annual vaccination of all the birds in your loft. Vaccinating part of the loft is not an option - all or nothing.

 

You will start vaccinating as and when you get the disease. There will be those that never vaccinate and do not seem to have a problem. for me I do not want to take the risk.

 

good luck,

David

[Guest mick bowler]

Its carried by mice.