Jovac NDV La Sota

 

Freeze dried live attenuated Newcastle Disease Virus strain

La Sota Vaccine

Newcastle disease is considered as one of the most important disease to be controlled in poultry. Control of the disease should be carried out by live vaccine to prevent the mortality and morbidity and to establish local and systemic immunity of respiratory tract which often allows secondary colonization of pathogenic bacteria.

• PRESENTATION

Vials of 1000 doses.

 

• INDICATIONS

Jovac NDV La Sota is indicated for prevention of poultry against Newcastle disease.

 

• COMPOSITION

Each dose contains a minimum of 106.0 (EID50) of freeze dried live attenuated Newcastle Disease Virus vaccine prepared from the reference strain La Sota.

• DOSAGE & ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION

  • Booster vaccination of 2-3 weeks old birds with Jovac NDV La Sota birds should have been previously vaccinated with Jovac NDV Clone or Jovac NDV B1.

Administration

  • Intraocular/intranasal route:

– Dissolve the vaccine in physiological saline solution (35 ml).

– Administer one drop of the vaccine using a dropper into one eye or nostril.

– Use the vaccine immediately after reconstitution (within two hours in cool conditions).

  • Oral route via drinking water:

– Reconstitute the vaccine with cool pure drinking water, free of antiseptics, adding to it powdered skimmed milk (2 g/L) to stabilize the vaccine’s activity.

– The drinking water temperature containing the vaccine must not exceed 15-20 °C.

– It is advisable to deprive the birds of water 1-2 hours prior to vaccination.

– The vaccine should be given in the early morning or the cool period on a hot day.

– The vaccine should be diluted in adequate quantity of final drinking water in order be consumed within one to two hours after dissolving the vaccine in water according to age of the birds and climatic conditions as follows:

2-3 weeks of age

 

Dilute 1000 doses in 10 liters

 

7 weeks of age

 

Dilute 1000 doses in 20 liters

 

14 weeks of age and older

 

Dilute 1000 doses in 40 liters

 
  • Aerogenic route by aerosol/spraying.

– Spray the vaccine solution over the birds, at a distance of 30 to 40 cm, using a coarse sprayer.

– Close windows, fans and heaters while spraying.

– The necessary quantity of water (distilled water) per 1000 doses are as follows:

3 weeks of age

 

300 ml

 

4 weeks of age

 

400 ml

 

Adult birds

 

500 ml

 

• CONTRA –INDICATION

None.

•  WITHHOLDING PERIOD

None.

• SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS

  • Vaccinate only healthy birds.
  • Deprive birds of drinking water 1-2 hours before vaccination.
  • Apply usual aseptic procedures.
  • Use only clean, antiseptic or disinfectant-free materials for the preparation of the vaccine solution.
  • Unused vaccine and waste material should be decontaminated with suitable disinfectants (phenolics, idophores or formal aldehydes) at the recommended concentration.
  • Avoid human exposure to the vaccine.

•  STORAGE & SHELF LIFE

Store between +2 °C to +8 °C and protect from sun light.

The vaccine remains stable for 2 years from production date stated on the label under the recommended storage conditions.