Joining us on Episode 20 of The Turkey Talk Show, is John Menges with Next Nest and from Germany is Dr. Daniel Diephaus, Dr. Barbara Storck a veterinarian with Kartzfehn, one of the largest turkey breeders in Europe, and Thomas Storck a turkey grower from Germany. Germany has been facing aMPV for over thirty years and regularly vaccinates against it. In this episode, we gain valuable insights into aMPV vaccination strategies and what has proven most effective for flocks in Germany.
Joining us on Episode 20 of The Turkey Talk Show, is John Menges with Next Nest and from Germany is Dr. Daniel Diephaus, Dr. Barbara Storck a veterinarian with Kartzfehn, one of the largest turkey breeders in Europe, and Thomas Storck a turkey grower from Germany. Germany has been facing aMPV for over thirty years and regularly vaccinates against it. In this episode, we gain valuable insights into aMPV vaccination strategies and what has proven most effective for flocks in Germany.
Germany has had aMPV for over thirty years, and we discus how they dealt with it when it first started and how it affects them now. They have had a vaccine and regularly vaccinate, and it is not common to find an entire sick flock because of aMPV. One of their common practices is all hatchery's are vaccinating on Day 1. Also some growers there, both vaccinate and do eye drops together for the highest impact against aMPV. Some of their advice is to test out different techniques to see what works best for you and your flock. We discuss what sprayers and droplet size Germany uses in their hatchery's vs. commercial turkey farms and how they differ because of turkey size.
From what the veterinarians have seen in Germany, there is no cross-protection between Type A or Type B aMPV vaccinations. They don't mix the vaccines in the hatchery's, they only get one or the other, then the poult's go to the farms, are then sprayed again after 2-3 weeks, then every 4 weeks. They also see the importance of having dedicated aMPV equipment so you can avoid killing the live aMPV vaccine.
Other topics discussed were, vaccinating already sick birds and how they have dealt with that, how growers should possibly wear a protective mask so they don't inhale the vaccine, and the differences between vaccinating at hatchery vs the farmer doing it as soon as they get to the farm.
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