Urgent: Vaccine Shortage!

[peter pandy]

Over the years i have always favoured Colombovac, there was a shortage of it a few years back too and i used the Nobilis that year. My preference is still Colombovac though

and when possible i will always use it.

 

The Colombovac is water based so is far safer to use for the fancier, the Nobilis is an oil based vaccine and can cause the type of complications noted above when the guy lost his finger, though i suspect he must Not have had it attended to right away which in turn caused him to lose his finger.

 

IMO its WHEN you vaccinate them that determines how effective it works, i do mine at 20/21 days while still in the nest and have had no problems whatsoever with pmv when doing it at this time.

 

In 2001 i wasn't too healthy with a bad depression and neglected my responsibility to vaccinate, this resulted in me losing 29 of 30 Yb,s in the November of that year and i almost gave up the birds altogether, it was only due to the friendship of Vincie Hendry who organised new stock for me from Ken Buchanan that i stayed in the sport.

 

I've vaccinated them every season bar that one since it became law and in all honesty PMV hasn't been a problem in my lofts.

It pains me to say that I agree with everything John has posted above as this has been my programme with Colombovac. Apart from this year when I took another's advice and the youngsters ended up with a mild form of PMV.

[Delboy]

It pains me to say that I agree with everything John has posted above as this has been my programme with Colombovac. Apart from this year when I took another's advice and the youngsters ended up with a mild form of PMV.

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