Protective effect of hyperimmune egg yolk IgY antibodies against Eimeria tenella and Eimeria maxima infections

• Published in: Veterinary parasitology Vol. 163; no. 1-2; pp. 123 - 126
• Main Authors: Lee, S.H., Lillehoj, H.S., Park, D.W., Jang, S.I., Morales, A., García, D., Lucio, E., Larios, R., Victoria, G., Marrufo, D., Lillehoj, Erik P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 07.07.2009; Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; antibodies; Antibodies, Protozoan - immunology; broiler chickens; Chickens; chicks; Coccidiosis; Coccidiosis - prevention & control; diet therapy; Dietary Supplements; disease prevention; Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; egg yolk; Egg Yolk - immunology; Egg yolk IgY; Eimeria; Eimeria maxima; Eimeria tenella; Feces - parasitology; immune response; immunoglobulin Y; immunoglobulins; Immunoglobulins - immunology; immunostimulants; immunotherapy; liveweight gain; Oocysts; oral administration; passive immunity; Passive immunization; poultry diseases; Poultry Diseases - immunology; Poultry Diseases - prevention & control; powders; protozoal infections; Weight Gain; Egg yolk IgY; Eimeria; Coccidiosis; Passive immunization; Chickens

Avian coccidiosis is caused by several distinct species of Eimeria protozoa and is the major parasitic disease of poultry of economic importance. As an alternative strategy to control avian coccidiosis without using prophylactic medications, we have investigated the efficacy of inducing passive immu...