Egg yolk constitutes a relevant alternative source of antibodies. It presents some advantages
over mammalian serum immunoglobulins regarding productivity, animal welfare and …

Antiviral, antibacterial, and antiparasitic drugs and vaccines are essential to maintaining the
health of humans and animals. Yet, their production can be slow and expensive, and …

The production of antibodies (Abs) in chickens and the extraction of specific Abs from egg
yolk (IgY Abs) are increasingly attracting the interest of the scientific community, as …

'The clinical chemist, confronted with an immunoassay result which does not appear to fit the
clinical picture, and perhaps also confronted with an alarmed physician should consider the …

Laying hens are highly cost-effective as producers of antibodies compared with the
mammals traditionally used for such production. Also, chicken antibodies have biochemical …

The chicken immune system has been studied for many years and these studies have
contributed substantially to our understanding of the fundamental concepts of immunology …

Sažetak Chickens, as a source of desired antibodies, represent an alternate animal system
that offers some advantages with respect to animal care, high productivity and special …

Aims COVID‐19 pandemic caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 has become a public health crisis
worldwide. In this study, we aimed at demonstrating the neutralizing potential of the IgY …

Small amount of antigen (1 µg) can be used to elicit an immune response in chickens and
there are low intra-individual differences regarding antibody concentration found in yolk. By …

Immunoglobulin Y (IgY) is the major antibody isotype in birds, reptiles, amphibia, and
lungfish, playing a similar biological role as mammal IgG. Due to its phylogenetic distance …