The global poultry industry is constantly demanding technologies that improve production, welfare, and efficiency. Therefore, Best Vaccination Practices has developed technological and economical equipment to meet these global challenges.

The global poultry sector continues to grow every year

Chicken is the most consumed meat in the world.

In many regions of the world, chicken provides a high-quality protein at a low cost to the consumer. It is also a meat that stands out for its nutritional value, taste, and convenience. As a result, poultry farming has positioned itself as a solid sector that provides food security to the world and creates millions of jobs in these countries.

According to recent figures, chicken is the most consumed meat in the world. In the Americas, chicken is the main meat consumed throughout the continent (except for Argentina). In other words, countries with significant populations such as the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia have a significant market for chicken consumption. Similarly, in Russia, the United Kingdom, Australia and Middle Eastern countries, chicken is the preferred meat for consumption.

In terms of absolute consumption figures (in tons consumed per country), China, the United States, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Vietnam, and the Philippines lead the list due to their population or high per capita consumption of more than 58 kg/per capita. On the other hand, the main producers of chicken meat in the world are the United States, Brazil, the European Union, and China.

Egg production: a strong sector worldwide.

The poultry industry, dedicated to egg production, also plays a leading role in the global market. Eggs are a high-quality protein, recognized for its nutritional properties and low cost. For this reason, it is a protein food option for many regions of the world.

Today, the poultry sector, dedicated to the production of eggs for human consumption, is a leader in the global livestock industry due to its economic growth and constant implementation of technology.

By 2022, the global poultry industry will generate $245 billion in profits. In 2023, it is projected to grow by 8.7% to generate US$270 billion. In recent decades, the global poultry industry has grown steadily and is expected to grow 8.5% by 2027, generating $374 billion in revenue.

China ranks first in global egg production with a 35.8% share, followed by India, Indonesia, the United States and Brazil.

To meet the demand for this product, poultry farming has evolved in many ways. Poultry farms have adopted efficient technologies in egg transport, heating of poultry houses, feeding equipment and water consumption, among others. Similarly, the incorporation of vaccine application technologies has been a solution to achieve economic growth in poultry farming worldwide.

Outlook for the Poultry Industry

The poultry industry has continued to grow over the past 30 years and is expected to be worth US$429 billion by 2028. This would represent a growth of approximately 5.4% between 2022 and 2028.

One of the most important strategies in the growth of the global poultry sector has been its modernization and automation in various processes.

On the other hand, genetic selection, improvements in nutrition, technology in poultry houses for ventilation or temperature, among others, also play a key role. Among these strategies, best vaccination practices are a fundamental pillar for the success of the global poultry industry.

Vaccination in poultry production: Why is it important?

Today, there are billions of poultry around the world producing eggs or meat with high efficiency and quality. To achieve this, efficient and modern measures must be implemented in the areas of genetics, nutrition, housing, animal welfare, biosecurity, and Best Vaccination Practices.

One of the most effective mechanisms to prevent infectious diseases that mankind has managed to develop is vaccination. This mechanism makes it possible to protect poultry against many diseases of bacterial, parasitic, and especially viral origin.

Vaccines have been developed that can be applied by different routes or methods: inhalation, ocular, intramuscular, oral, among others.

How do vaccines work in production poultry?

Pathogenic microorganisms that can cause disease in poultry are constantly being studied for prevention. Bacteria and viruses that invade poultry can develop diseases with high morbidity and mortality. This is especially true when the poultry’s immune system is not prepared to mount an effective response against the pathogens.

Infectious diseases in poultry have been controlled and prevented through the development and improvement of vaccination. This mechanism works by inoculating a modified and harmless particle of these pathogenic microorganisms directly into the poultry. In this way, the poultry’s immunity recognizes this particle and generates a defense response against the pathogen when it enters the poultry’s organism.

Currently, the global poultry industry has been able to control infectious diseases in many countries thanks to best vaccination practices. Among the diseases with the highest impact are Newcastle virus, influenza, infectious bronchitis, Gumboro, Marek, among others. Likewise, there are bacteria of great relevance such as Salmonella, E. coli, Mycoplasma, Clostridium, among others. Finally, one of the most important parasites in poultry farming is Eimeria, known for causing coccidiosis.

Fortunately, veterinary medicine has been able to develop vaccines against most of these diseases. Therefore, it is essential to implement best vaccination practices and efficient technologies that guarantee the correct immunization of poultry against these diseases.

Best Vaccination Practices: What Are They?

There are variables that must be properly controlled and managed to ensure the success of vaccination in poultry. To improve health, welfare and economic indicators, farms must implement best vaccination practices. These include essential activities such as

• Safely store and transport the product according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
• Ensure proper preparation and handling of the vaccine.
• Developing a vaccination plan that addresses the epidemiological needs of the specific production system.
• Train the personnel who will be vaccinating the poultry in the correct use of the product.
• Implement technologies that facilitate the vaccination process in poultry to reduce errors and ensure immunization. Therefore, Valery Technologies, a subsidiary of Giordano Poultry Plast, has a range of products that offer solutions for the mass and individual application of all types of vaccines for poultry.

In addition, the company constantly invests in research and development to meet the needs of the poultry market and offer advanced products that guarantee Best Vaccination Practices.

• Using technologies that ensure high quality vaccination and optimal immunization of poultry, such as the gel vaccines developed in recent years.

Vaccination Technologies: Why use them?

Vaccination is the most complete and effective tool for the control and prevention of infectious diseases in animals. Vaccines are available for a wide range of animals including poultry, cattle, rabbits, swine, and sheep. Production animals can be affected by viral or bacterial pathogens, the impact of which can be reduced by implementing best vaccination practices.

To control the most impactful infectious diseases in production animals, several technological strategies have been developed to increase the success of vaccination and prevention of infectious diseases on livestock farms, thereby reducing production costs.

Recently, success has been reported with vaccines using gel diluents. This technology has been used in vaccines against coccidiosis with remarkable results in immunizing poultry. The success of gel vaccines has been demonstrated by their implementation on farms, over the aerosol method previously used.

For the correct administration of diluted gel vaccines to prevent diseases in animals, Valery Technologies has developed an economical, efficient, and practical equipment: the Pneu-Manual spraying/gel cabinet EVO.

Thanks to its manual mode, the equipment has the versatility to be used for classic aerosol vaccines or vaccines with gel technology. It is also affordable for small and medium-sized producers in different regions of the world who want to immunize their animals in an optimal, economical, and safe way.

How can multiple vaccines be administered to animals?

Poultry, cattle, swine, rabbits, and sheep need to be immunized against a wide range of infectious agents. As a result, there is a wide range of vaccine options and presentations that can be used at different life stages of farm animals.

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Immunizing poultry against multiple diseases requires the administration of many vaccines. This process requires a considerable number of personnel, resources, facilities, and products. It also requires the configuration of a vaccination schedule that meets the needs of the farm according to its location, type of production, geographic location or size.

For this reason, Valery Technologies has developed an efficient technological solution to improve Best Vaccination Practices. The Vaccinator Mark 2 is a machine that allows up to three types of vaccines to be administered simultaneously by a single operator.

Multiple administration of vaccines with technological equipment allows to reduce the handling of animals, to reduce the time spent, to reduce the necessary resources and to increase the success of immunization.

This equipment works pneumatically and can administer vaccines by the following routes, simultaneously or separately, according to the desired configuration:

1. intramuscular vaccines.
2. Vaccines by injection in the wing
3. Vaccines in eye drops.

In this way, the Vaccinator Mark 2 equipment developed by Valery Technologies is considered to contribute to the Best Practices in vaccination. These technologies can be used by farms to improve their economic indicators related to the health status of the animal population.

On the other hand, Valery Technologies has developed special vaccination syringes for use in cattle, pigs, and sheep. In this way, equipment with the latest technology makes it possible to improve the immunization process in production animals.

The Italian company’s vaccination equipment allows the vaccine to be administered in a safe, efficient, hygienic, and rapid manner. These benefits translate into improved animal welfare, lower associated costs, reduced time and personnel requirements.

Conclusions

The global poultry sector, represented by chicken meat and egg production, continues to grow annually. To improve economic, health and production indices, vaccination has been introduced in the poultry sector.

Vaccination is essential to prevent infectious diseases in animals. Likewise, it is necessary to implement Best Vaccination Practices as a complementary measure.

To ensure immunity in poultry, ruminants and swine advanced technologies have been developed and implemented to increase immunity and reduce associated costs. Gel diluted vaccines are a novel alternative to immunize poultry and can be administered through Valery Technologies’ Pneu-Manual spraying/gel cabinet EVO.

Finally, the livestock sector needs to vaccinate against multiple diseases, which requires multiple vaccine administrations. To achieve this, producers can administer up to three different vaccines using the Valery Technologies Vaccinator Mark 2 to achieve effective immunity at low cost.