VACCINATION SCHEDULE FOR TURKEYS

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VACCINATION SCHEDULE FOR TURKEYS

Days
1
Antibiotics
Inject subcutaneous in neck
10
Coryza (if endemic)
Newcastle
Drinking water
14
Coryza (if endemic)
Drinking water
23-24
Hemorrhagic enteritis
Drinking water

WEEKS
6 Weeks
Newcastle
Drinking water
7 Weeks
Cholera (M9)
Drinking water
9 Weeks
Cholera (varying sero-types)
Drinking water
14 Weeks
Cholera (varying sero-types)
Drinking water



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