Abstrakt
Avian Immunology (3rd 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. The book 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.
The chapter on Evolutionary and Ecological Immunology reviews the current theories on immune system evolution and its polymorphism, bringing comprehensive evidence supporting individual hypotheses. Furthermore, practical aspects of immunological investigation in free-living birds are considered.