Description

Livacox

Livacox is a trivalent vaccine used to prevent coccidiosis in broiler chickens caused by Eimeria acervulina, E. maxima and E. tenella.

• The vaccine contains live attenuated coccidian oocysts and is potent enough to elicit preventative mechanisms against coccidian organisms.
• Livacox vaccine provides the correct dose of attenuated oocysts for the first cycle of infection.

Livacox: Active substances

One dose contains coccidian oocysts of:

Indication

• Vaccination to prevent coccidiosis in broiler chickens caused by Eimeria acervulina, E. maxima and E. tenella.

Vaccination program

• One dose of live attenuated coccidian oocysts should be given before exposure to infection by field coccidians.

Vaccine administration

• From 1 day of age administer Livacox T in drinking water or by spray.

Precautions

• Give no less than one full dose of vaccine per chick.
• Store the vaccine at 2 to 8 °C, do not allow it to freeze.
• Protect from sunlight and moisture.

Important notice

• Chickens develop immunity against coccidiosis after repeated cycles of infection by coccidians.
• The oocysts hatch in the birds’ gut and the coccidians multiply. After about 5 days the next generation of oocysts are shed in faeces and onto the litter.
• The second and third cycles of infection occur when the chicks eat the sporulated oocysts in the litter. Each cycle takes 6 to 10 days.
• The oocysts on the litter must sporulate to become infective. Sporulation requires warm temperature (25 to 30 °C), moisture and oxygen.
• Farmers should note that the temperature, bird density, and litter moisture must be managed to ensure sporulation and successful completion of the second and third cycles of infection.
• Low bird density may result in a dry litter, inadequate sporulation and inadequate intake of oocysts.
• Chicks should not be transferred to pens with new litter before 28 days-of-age.
• Anticoccidial drugs must not be given from 2 days before until 14 days after the vaccine is administered.