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 …

Dysregulation of the immune system is associated with many pathologies, including
cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer. To date, the most commonly used models in …

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of graded levels of butyric acid (butyrate)
on performance, gastrointestinal tract health and carcass characteristics in young broiler …

Population dynamics of intestinal lymphocytes and the temporal development of lymphocyte
functions were studied in broiler chicks during the first 2 weeks post-hatch. This period is of …

Probiotic bacteria, including Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum, have
been shown to enhance antibody responses in mammals. The objective of this study was to …

The purpose of these experiments is to study the effects of Chinese herbal medicinal
ingredients (CHMIs) on peripheral lymphocyte proliferation and serum antibody titer in …

Pathological angiogenesis of the retina is a key component of irreversible causes of
blindness, as observed in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). The pathogenesis of PDR …

Effects of dietary copper-loaded chitosan nanoparticle (CNP-Cu) supplementation on growth
performance, hematological and immunological characteristics, and the cecal microbiota in …

The ingestion of lead (Pb) shot pellets is a well-known cause of avian mortality, but exposure
of birds to Pb may have other sublethal effects that can affect population sustainability. One …

Conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) are antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that play a central
role in linking innate and adaptive immunity. cDCs have been well described in a number of …