The second edition of Avian Immunology provides an up-to-date overview of the current knowledge of avian immunology. From the ontogeny of the avian immune system to practical application in vaccinology, the book encompasses all aspects of innate and adaptive immunity in chickens. In addition, chapters are devoted to the immunology of other commercially important species such as turkeys and ducks, and to ecoimmunology summarizing the knowledge of immune responses in free-living birds often in relation to reproductive success.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• List of Contributors
• 1. The Importance of the Avian Immune System and its Unique Features 1 - FRED DAVISON
• 2. Structure of the Avian Lymphoid System - IMRE OLÁ H, NÁ NDOR NAGY AND LONNEKE VERVELDE
• 3. Development of the Avian Immune System - JULIEN S. FELLAH, THIERRY JAFFREDO, NÁ NDOR NAGY AND DOMINIQUE DUNON
• 4. B Cells, the Bursa of Fabricius and the Generation of Antibody Repertoires - MICHAEL J. H. RATCLIFFE AND SONJA HÄ RTLE
• 5. Avian T Cells: Antigen Recognition and Lineages - ADRIAN L. SMITH AND THOMAS W. GÖ BEL
• 6. Structure and Evolution of Avian Immunoglobulins - SONJA HÄ RTLE, KATHARINE E. MAGOR, THOMAS W. GÖ BEL, FRED DAVISON AND BERND KASPERS
• 7. Innate Immune Responses - HELLE R. JUUL-MADSEN, BIRGIT VIERTLBÖ ECK, SONJA HÄ RTLE, ADRIAN L. SMITH AND THOMAS W. GÖ BEL
• 8. The Avian MHC - JIM KAUFMAN
• 9. Avian Antigen-Presenting Cells - BERND KASPERS AND PETE KAISER
• 10. Avian Cytokines and Chemokines - PETE KAISER AND PETER STÄ HELI
• 11. Immunogenetics and the Mapping of Immunological Functions - SUSAN J. LAMONT, JACK C. M. DEKKERS AND HUAIJUN ZHOU
• 12. The Mucosal Immune System - BERND KASPERS, KAREL A. SCHAT AND PETE KAISER
• 13. The Avian Enteric Immune System in Health and Disease - ADRIAN L. SMITH, CLAIRE POWERS AND RICHARD K. BEAL
• 14. The Avian Respiratory Immune System - SONJA HÄ RTLE AND BERND KASPERS
• 15. The Avian Reproductive Immune System - PAUL WIGLEY, PAUL BARROWAND KAREL A. SCHAT
• 16. Avian Immunosuppressive Diseases and Immunoevasion - KAREL A. SCHAT AND MICHAEL A. SKINNER
• 17. Factors Modulating the Avian Immune System - ELIZABETH A. KOUTSOS AND KIRK C. KLASING
• 18. Autoimmune Diseases of Poultry - GISELA F. ERF
• 19. Tumors of the Avian Immune System - VENUGOPAL NAIR
• 20. Practical Aspects of Poultry Vaccination - VIRGIL E. J. C. SCHIJNS, SASKIA VAN DE ZANDE, BLANCA LUPIANI AND SANJAY M. REDDY
• 21. Comparative Immunology of Agricultural Birds - URSULA SCHULTZ AND KATHARINE E MAGOR
• 22. Ecoimmunology - JAMES S. ADELMAN, DANIEL R. ARDIA AND KAREL A. SCHAT
• Appendix A: Genetic Stocks for Immunological Research - MARY E. DELANY AND THOMAS H. O'HARE
• Appendix B: Resources for Studying Avian Immunology - PETE KAISER
• Abbreviations