Avian Immunology (3^rd Ed.)

Avian Immunology, Third Edition contains a detailed description of the avian innate immune system, encompassing the mucosal, enteric, respiratory and reproductive systems. The diseases and disorders it covers, include immunodepressive diseases and immune evasion, autoimmune diseases, and tumors of the immune system. Practical aspects of vaccination are examined as well. Extensive appendices summarize resources for scientists including cell lines, inbred chicken lines, cytokines, chemokines, and monoclonal antibodies.

With contributions from the foremost international experts in the field, Avian Immunology 3rd, provides the most up-to-date crucial information not only for poultry health professionals and avian biologists, but also for comparative and veterinary immunologists, graduate students and veterinary students with an interest in avian immunology.

Avian Immunology, Third Edition, is a fascinating and growing field and surely provides new and exciting insights for mainstream immunology in the future.

1. The importance of the avian immune system and its unique features 2. Structure of the avian lymphoid system 3. Development of the avian hematopoietic and immune systems 4. B cells, the bursa of Fabricius, and the generation of antibody repertoires 5. Structure and evolution of avian immunoglobulins 6. Avian T cells: Antigen Recognition and Lineages 7. The avian major histocompatibility complex 8. Introduction to the avian innate immune system; properties, effects, and integration with other parts of the immune system 9. Avian cytokines and their receptors 10. Immunogenetics and the mapping of immunological functions 11. The mucosal immune system 12. Impact of the gut microbiota on the immune system 13. Innate defenses of the avian egg 14. Avian immunosuppressive diseases and immune evasion 15. Factors modulating the avian immune system 16. Autoimmune diseases of poultry 17. Tumors of the avian immune system 18. Practical aspects of poultry vaccination 19. Comparative immunology of agricultural birds 20. Evolutionary and ecological immunology 21. Advances in genetic engineering of the avian genome

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Since his dissertation he has focused on avian immuno-physiology investigating B-lymphocyte biology, cytokines and the mucosal immune system in chickens. This work included studies on a range of infection models such as avian coccidiosis, avian influenza, Marek’s Disease and Salmonella infections. His research is documented in more than 85 publications in peer-reviewed journals, several reviews and book chapters.

His work is funded by grants from the German Research Foundation, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the European Union and through several co-operations with the poultry and vaccine industry.

Bernd Kaspers is member of the German Society for Immunology and as such has been speaker of the Veterinary Immunology Study Group of the society for the last 6 years. In 2004 he hosted together with Thomas Goebel the 8th Avian Immunology Research Group Meeting in Munich with more than 120 participants.
Professor Emeritus K.A. (Ton) Schat received his veterinary degree from the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands in 1970 and his PhD degree in Virology from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY in 1978. He joined the faculty at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University in 1978, where he remained until his retirement in 2011. His research focused on the immunology and pathogenesis of viral diseases of poultry, especially Marek’s disease and chicken infectious anemia. He has published over 165 papers in peer-reviewed journals and more than 30 book chapters. His contributions to avian disease resear

• Reflects significant advances in the field since the second edition, particularly the explosion of knowledge on genomics including work on the chicken, turkey and zebra finch genomes
• Provides a single source reference ranging from the basic science to cutting edge research
• Provides practical information for veterinarians particularly those specialised in poultry or companion bird medicine
• New chapters on the impact of the microbiome on the immune system, defence mechanisms in the egg and embryo and emerging transgene technologies