Maternal Immunity in Birds

• Transfer of maternal IgG into egg yolk (in ovary)
• Transfer of maternal IgM and IgG into albumin (in oviduct)
• Chick embryo absorbs IgG from yolk
• Chick embryo ingests IgA and IgM from amniotic fluid

References

Books

A.H. Andrewa Bovine Medicine - Diseases and Husbandry of Cattle Blackwell Publishing 2004 2nd Edition

Koterba, Drummound and Kosch Equine Clinical Neonatology Williams and Wilkins 1990

P. Lydyard, A. Whelan and M.W. Fanger Immunology Garland Science 2nd Edition 2004

Websites

www.sheepandgoat.com

Originally funded by the RVC Jim Bee Award 2007