REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, WATER AND FORESTRY

Tel: +264 61 275680/081 783 1891 State Veterinarian

Fax: +264 61 276582 P/ Bag 12022

E-mail: a.klingelhoeffer@gmail.com Windhoek

Enquiries: Dr A Klingelhoeffer Date: 27/06/18

VACCINATION PROGRAMME FOR BROILER CHICKEN

Age Disease to be Route of Example of Brand

Controlled administration Name
Day Old Infectious Bronchitis Drinking water/ Nobilis IB
and Newcastle Course spray Nobilis ND Lasota
Disease
Day 14 Infectious Bursal Drinking Water Nobilis Gumboro
Disease (Gumboro)
Day 14-16 Infectious Bronchitis Fine spray or Nobilis IB
and Newcastle drinking water Nobilis ND Lasota
Disease
Day 18 Infectious Bursal Drinking Water Nobilis Gumboro
Disease
Day 22 Newcastle Drinking Water Nobilis IB
(don’t want to stress Nobilis ND Lasota
with spray)
VACCINATION PROGRAMME FOR LAYERS/BREEDERS/BACKYARD CHICKEN

Age Disease to be Controlled Route of Example of Brand

administration Name
Day Old Marek’s Disease, Newcastle Subcutaneous Marek’s Disease
and Infectious Bronchitis Injection for Vaccine, Nobilis IB
Mareks, course and ND Lasota
spray for the others
2 weeks Newcastle and Infectious Fine Spray or Water Nobilis IB and ND
Bronchitis Lasota
3 weeks Infectious Bursal Disease Water Gumboro vaccine
6 weeks Newcastle Fine Spray/Water Nobilis ND Lasota
8 weeks Infectious Bronchitis Fine Spray/Water Nobilis IB
11 weeks Newcastle Spray/Water Nobilis ND Lasota
13 weeks Avian Wingweb Nobilis AE + Pox,
Encephalomyelitis/Fowl injection/eye drops, Nobilis ILT, Nobilis
Pox/Infectious water Coryza
Laryngotracheitis/Infectious
Coryza

16 weeks Newcastle Disease Water Nobilis ND Lasota

18 weeks Newcastle, Infectious Water/Injection Nobilis ND Lasota,
Bronchitis, Infectious Bursal Nobilis IB, Nobilis
Disease, Infectious Coryza Gumboro, Nobilis
Coryza
Thereafter every Infectious Bronchitis, Drinking Nobilis IB + ND
8-12 weeks Newcastle Disease Water/injection

These are guidelines only. Every farm will end up developing their own vaccination schedule
depending on their needs and the type of vaccine being used (always check the package
insert for correct vaccination schedule).

Diseases that occur most frequently in Namibia: Newcastle, Fowl Pox, Infectious Coryza.

Other vaccines that can be added: Reovirus, Mycoplasma, E.coli, Salmonella, Chicken
Anaemia Virus.