Research
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Calf Research
Development of an IgY-Based Treatment to Control Bovine Coronavirus Diarrhea in Dairy Calves
2023
Viruses
Bovine Coronavirus (BCoV) is a major pathogen associated with neonatal calf diarrhea. Standard practice dictates that to prevent BCoV diarrhea, dams should be immunized in the last stage of pregnancy…
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Calf Research
Effect of immunized egg proteins on the performance and neonatal diarrhoea incidence in newborn calves
2021
Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
The aim of this study was to assess the effects of feeding immunized egg proteins (IEP) on the health and performance of newborn dairy calves. Sixty-four Holstein calves, both male…
Calf Research
A new passive immune strategy based on IgY antibodies as a key element to control neonatal calf diarrhea in dairy farms
2020
BMC Veterinary Research
Neonatal diarrhea remains one of the main causes of morbi-mortality in dairy calves under artificial rearing. It is often caused by infectious agents of viral, bacterial, or parasitic origin. Cows…
Review Articles
Egg Yolk Antibodies (IgY) and Their Applications in Human and Veterinary Health: A Review.
2019
International Immunopharmacology
Egg yolk constitutes a relevant alternative source of antibodies. It presents some advantages over mammalian serum immunoglobulins regarding productivity, animal welfare and specificity. The main immunoglobulin present in avian blood…
Review Articles
IgYs as an Alternative Approach to Antibiotics
2017
Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Misuse and overdose of antibiotics in agriculture and human disease lead to a worldwide problem of resistant bacteria. In 2012, 10,000 metric tons of antibiotics in the US and 8,000…
Review Articles
IgY – Immune component of eggs as a source of passive immunity for animals and humans
2010
World's Poultry Science Journal
Antibodies deposited in the avian egg have been found to be a platform for the production of a diverse array of safe commercial products for improving animal health and the…
Other Ruminant Research
Orally administered anti-Escherichia coli O157:H7 chicken egg yolk antibodies reduce fecal shedding of the pathogen by ruminants
2005
Canadian Journal of Animal Science
Spray-dried whole egg prepared from eggs laid by non-immunized hens (EG) or hens immunized with the C-terminal domain of Escherichia coli O157:H7 intimin (EG-IgY) was fed to experimentally inoculated sheep,…
Swine Research
Response of early-weaned pigs to spray-dried porcine or animal plasma-based diets supplemented with egg-yolk antibodies against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
2002
Journal of Animal Science
Two experiments involving 168 10-d-old weaned pigs were conducted to compare growth-promoting properties of dietary spray-dried animal plasma (SDAP), spray-dried porcine plasma (SDPP), and chicken egg-yolk antibodies (EYA) or egg-yolk…
Calf Research
Prevention of fatal salmonellosis in neonatal calves, using orally administered chicken egg yolk Salmonella-specific antibodies
1998
American Journal of Veterinary Research
Objective: To protect neonatal calves against fatal salmonellosis within the first 2 weeks after birth, using chicken egg yolk antibodies specific against Salmonella typhimurium or S dublin. Animals: 38 neonatal…
Calf Research
Coronavirus-challenge study comparing IgY against colostrum
1997
Veterinary Microbiology
The protective effect of egg yolk and colostrum powders prepared from hens and cows vaccinated with inactivated bovine coronavirus (BCV) antigen was evaluated in a challenge model with a virulent…
Calf Research
Protection of neonatal calves against fatal enteric colibacillosis by administration of egg yolk powder from hens immunized with K99-piliated enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
1992
American Journal of Veterinary Research
The protective effects of egg yolk powder prepared from hens vaccinated with heat-extracted antigens from K99-piliated enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strain 431 were evaluated in a colostrum-fed calf model of…
EgCel IgY: Technology
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