• Vaccine Name: E. maxima oocysts with Arlacel A vaccine
• Target Pathogen: Eimeria maxima
• Target Disease: Coccidiosis
• Vaccine Ontology ID: VO_0004229
• Type: Live, attenuated vaccine
• Status: Research
• Adjuvant:
  • Adjuvant name:
  • VO adjuvant ID: VO_0000191
• Immunization Route: Intramuscular injection (i.m.)
• Description: Chickens were vaccinated with Arlacel A injections prior to vaccination with E. maxima oocysts (Smith et al., 1994).

Chicken Response

• Host Strain: Vedette
• Vaccination Protocol: Hens were injected intramuscularly with 0.25 ml of PBS in 0.25 ml of Arlacel A in weeks 0, 2, and 6 of the study (Smith et al., 1994).
• Challenge Protocol: At week 16 hens were infected with 20,000 oocysts of E. maxima (Smith et al., 1994).
• Efficacy: None of the hens vaccinated had clinical symptoms of infection (Smith et al., 1994).