Abortion and immunology.

Immunology and Pathology: Poultry Immunology and Diseases

J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-Suppl. 2/J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 93, E-Suppl. 1/Poult. Sci. Vol. 89, E-Suppl. 1 648 Testosterone exposure alters embryonic bursal gene expression in chicken lines selected for differential antibody response. R. L. Taylor, Jr.*1, T. Burks1, C. Timmerman2, P. B. Siegel3, and C. M. Ashwell2, 1University of New Hampshire, Durham, 2North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 3Virgi...

Immunology and Pathology: Poultry Immunology and Pathology

Immunomodulators like β-glucans have attracted considerable attention as potential alternatives to the prophylactic use of antibiotics. Despite increasing research, little is known about their regulatory influence on immune function in poultry. Two studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of a yeast-derived β-glucan (Auxoferm YGT) on gene expression of T helper cytokines in the intestine....

Inm-6: Abortion and Infertility

Background: The maximum probability of conceiving during a menstrual cycle is only about 40%. One third of conceptions do not result in the delivery of a baby recurrent miscarriage, defined as the loss of 3 or more pregnancies before 20 weeks post-menstruation that affects 1% of all women. Approximately 20 percent of pregnant women will have some bleeding before 20 weeks’ gestation, and roughly...

Immunology, Health, and Disease: Immunology I

Major histocompatibility complex (Mhc) genes produce significant effects on immune responses . In addition, genes outside the Mhc influence immunity . USDA inbred chicken lines 63 and 72, differ in immune characteristics including immune organ size, immunoglobulin levels, immune cell subset distribution, mitogen-induced lymphoproliferation as well as responses against Marek’s disease virus, Rou...

Immunology