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Vaccine
What is the role of vaccination in preventing diseases in a poultry farm?
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Vaccination is a process by which antigens are given to animals to induce an immune response that is robust enough to create immunological memory. Therefore, when vaccinated animals encounter the disease, they will react quickly and swiftly to eliminate the pathogen with less negative effects to productive performance compared to unvaccinated animals. It is important to remember that vaccination will likely cause a slight and temporary reduction in growth performance of animals. However, this transient reduction in productive performance is well worth it because it is minimal compared to the devastating consequences of a disease outbreak in the farm. Similarly, the quick and enhance immune response that animals will have when encountering the pathogen for which were vaccinated will likely result in another slight reduction on productive performance that is minimal compared to the clinical manifestation of the disease of unvaccinated animals. For example, a vaccine my prevent the outbreak of a disease that causes high mortality and instead growth performance may be slightly reduced for a couple of day. In this case, it is better to have a reduced performance event than a high mortality event in the poultry house.
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Boosting immune system
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