vaccines

CSL Seqirus’ head of global influenza scientific policy, Dr Beverley Taylor, said eggs are very good incubators to grow some viruses. Photo: CSL Seqirus

16-06-2023 | News

Farming Pharma – 100 million eggs yearly for flu vaccines

The USDA is testing 2 vaccines developed by its Agricultural Research Service, 1 each from Zoetis and another from Merck Animal Health. Photo: Spencer Davis

26-04-2023 | News

Bird flu vaccine testing starts in the US

The pre-order, which is to be confirmed if the final test results are positive, is aimed at vaccinating ducks. Photo: Koos Groenewold

14-04-2023 | News

France first in EU to order avian influenza vaccines

A new veterinary regulation is anticipated to come into force under which all imported poultry vaccine strains must be stored in Russian scientific institutions. Photo: gpointstudio

16-12-2022 | News

Russian farmers advised to move away from imported veterinary vaccines and drugs

IBDV is among the top 5 infectious diseases facing chickens and poses a continuous global threat through economic losses and welfare concerns. Photo: Roel Dijkstra

14-07-2020 | News

High mortality rates in IBDV explained

Photo: SONY DSC

08-06-2020 | News

Research: Plant-produced virus-like particle vaccine for H6N2

The basis for vaccine manufacturing is a fertilised egg that has been incubated for 10-11 days and handled in accordance with strict quality control and hygiene standards. Photo: Fabian Brockotter

10-04-2020 | Article

Eggs essential in human health protection