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The default broiler and layer vaccination schedules are below, open to everyone. Then pick the placement date and bird type. The calendar lists every dated event for the batch: default vaccination days, feed phase changes, weighing days with the standard weight to expect, and the lifting or laying milestones. Export it to your phone calendar or print it for the shed.
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Broiler and layer vaccination schedule
The default programmes the calendar uses, as they ship in PoultryOS for Indian commercial farms. Day 1 Marek's is given at the hatchery. Your vet, hatchery or integrator may move days or add vaccines for local disease pressure; treat these tables as the starting point, not the prescription.
Broiler vaccination schedule (day-wise)
Lifting at 35 to 42 days.
| Age | Vaccine | Route | Protects against |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Marek's (HVT) | Subcutaneous, at the hatchery | Marek's disease |
| Day 7 | ND Lasota | Eye drop | Newcastle disease |
| Day 14 | IBD (Gumboro) | Drinking water | Infectious bursal disease |
| Day 21 | ND Lasota booster | Drinking water | Newcastle disease, booster |
Many integrators add an IBD booster around day 24 and move the ND booster to day 21 to 24. Give vaccines in the cool hours, stop water for one to two hours before a drinking-water vaccine, and never medicate on vaccination day.
Layer vaccination schedule (day 1 to point of lay)
Commercial layers, point of lay at week 18 to 20.
| Age | Vaccine | Route | Protects against |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Marek's (HVT) | Subcutaneous, at the hatchery | Marek's disease |
| Day 7 | ND Lasota (or F strain) | Eye drop | Newcastle disease |
| Day 14 | IBD (Gumboro) intermediate | Drinking water | Infectious bursal disease |
| Day 24 | IBD (Gumboro) booster | Drinking water | Infectious bursal disease, booster |
| Day 28 | ND Lasota booster | Drinking water | Newcastle disease, booster |
| Week 6 (day 42) | Fowl pox | Wing web | Fowl pox |
| Week 8 (day 56) | ND R2B (mesogenic) | Subcutaneous or intramuscular | Newcastle disease, long-term |
| Week 9 (day 63) | Infectious bronchitis (live) | Drinking water | Infectious bronchitis |
| Week 16 (day 112) | ND + IB + EDS (killed, oil adjuvant) | Intramuscular | Protection through lay, before point of lay |
Regions with fowl cholera, coryza or mycoplasma pressure add killed vaccines between weeks 8 and 14. Record every vaccination with the batch number and the person who gave it; that record is what an outbreak investigation asks for first.
Pick your placement date below and the calendar turns these ages into dates, adds feed phase changes and weighing days, and exports to your phone calendar.
Vaccination questions we get asked
Which vaccines does a broiler batch need in India?
A typical commercial programme is Marek's at the hatchery on day 1, Newcastle disease (ND Lasota) by eye drop around day 7, IBD (Gumboro) in drinking water around day 14 and an ND Lasota booster around day 21. Integrators adjust the days and may add an IBD booster depending on local challenge. Confirm the programme with your vet or integrator.
When is the IBD (Gumboro) vaccine given to broilers?
Usually between day 12 and day 14 in drinking water, with a booster around day 24 where the disease pressure is high. Maternal antibody levels decide the exact day, which is why hatcheries and vets sometimes move it.
What is the layer vaccination schedule from day 1 to point of lay?
Marek's at the hatchery on day 1, ND Lasota around day 7, IBD around day 14 with a booster around day 24, an ND booster around day 28, fowl pox around week 6, ND R2B around week 8, infectious bronchitis around week 9 and a killed ND + IB + EDS vaccine around week 16, before point of lay. Exact timing varies by region and hatchery; confirm with your vet.
Can I change the schedule in the flock calendar?
The free calendar uses the default programme above. In PoultryOS the programme is editable per company and per breed, and the dated events reach the supervisor's phone as tasks.
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