AI vaccination, a valuable tool

With an avian influenza virus strongly embedded in the world’s wild bird population, mutated from known prevalent subtypes into strains that caused havoc in poultry production during the spring bird migration, every countermeasure that exists is of great value to the industry. Vaccination with a so-called vector vaccine can help to mitigate the damage avian influenza inflicts. Even with a vaccine developed, however, there are still many hurdles to overcome. One is the acceptance of use of the