[HTML][HTML] Chicken coccidiosis: from the parasite lifecycle to control of the disease

C Mesa-Pineda, JL Navarro-Ruíz… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The poultry industry is one of the main providers of protein for the world's population, but it
faces great challenges including coccidiosis, one of the diseases with the most impact on …

Functions of antibodies

DN Forthal - Microbiology spectrum, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antibodies can impact pathogens in the presence or in the absence of effector cells or
effector molecules such as complement, and experiments can often sort out with precision …

Poultry coccidiosis: recent advancements in control measures and vaccine development

RA Dalloul, HS Lillehoj - Expert review of vaccines, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Coccidiosis is recognized as the major parasitic disease of poultry and is caused by the
apicomplexan protozoan Eimeria. Coccidiosis seriously impairs the growth and feed …

[HTML][HTML] Graded Eimeria challenge linearly regulated growth performance, dynamic change of gastrointestinal permeability, apparent ileal digestibility, intestinal …

PY Teng, S Yadav, FL de Souza Castro, YH Tompkins… - Poultry science, 2020 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to evaluate graded Eimeria challenge on growth performance,
apparent ileal digestibility, gastrointestinal permeability, intestinal morphology, gene …

[HTML][HTML] Involvement of T cell immunity in avian coccidiosis

WH Kim, AA Chaudhari, HS Lillehoj - Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Avian coccidiosis is caused by Eimeria, which is an intracellular apicomplexan parasite that
invades through the intestinal tract to cause devastating disease. Upon invasion through the …

[HTML][HTML] Necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens: A review on the pathogen, pathogenesis, and prevention

S Fathima, WGA Hakeem, R Shanmugasundaram… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Clostridium perfringens type A and C are the primary etiological agents associated with
necrotic enteritis (NE) in poultry. The predisposing factors implicated in the incidence of NE …

[HTML][HTML] The compromised intestinal barrier induced by mycotoxins

Y Gao, L Meng, H Liu, J Wang, N Zheng - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mycotoxins are fungal metabolites that occur in human foods and animal feeds, potentially
threatening human and animal health. The intestine is considered as the first barrier against …

Analysis of chicken cytokine and chemokine gene expression following Eimeria acervulina and Eimeria tenella infections

YH Hong, HS Lillehoj, SH Lee, RA Dalloul… - Veterinary immunology …, 2006 - Elsevier
The expression levels of mRNA encoding a panel of 28 chicken cytokines and chemokines
were quantified in intestinal lymphocytes following Eimeria acervulina and Eimeria tenella …

Recent advances in immunomodulation and vaccination strategies against coccidiosis

RA Dalloul, HS Lillehoj - Avian diseases, 2005 - meridian.allenpress.com
Coccidiosis is a ubiquitous intestinal protozoan infection of poultry seriously impairing the
growth and feed utilization of infected animals. Conventional disease control strategies rely …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced bone formation and increased bone resorption drive bone loss in Eimeria infected broilers

YH Tompkins, J Choi, PY Teng, M Yamada… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Coccidiosis is an economically significant disease in the global poultry industry, but little is
known about the mechanisms of bone defects caused by coccidiosis; thus, the study focused …