![]() ![]() However, available vaccines do not provide sufficient control against emerging infections such as infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). Fortunately, vaccination programs are available to combat many of the important pathogens that impact broilers and layers during their relatively short-lived cycle of production (~7, 52 weeks, respectively). Most of the current antibiotics are not used in food animals to curb the problem of spreading drug-resistant pathogens and anti-viral agents are expensive to use on poultry. The economic success of the poultry industry in the USA hinges on the extensive use of vaccines to control bacterial and viral infections. ![]() Non Technical Summary According to the of the industry value with the production of > 50 billion pounds of chicken meats ().
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