Instant Insights: Developing Immunity in Poultry

Dr Huaijun Zhou is Professor of Immunogenetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California-Davis and Director of the USAID Feed the Future Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry which focuses on improving poultry resistance to a range of biotic and abiotic stresses.

Chapter 1 - Genetics and genomics of immunity and disease traits in poultry species: M.-H. Pinard-van der Laan, INRAE, France; J. Kaufman, University of Edinburgh and University of Cambridge, UK; A. Psifidi, Royal Veterinary College, UK; H. Zhou, University of California- Davis, USA; and M. Fife, Aviagen Ltd and The Pirbright Institute, UK; 1 Introduction 2 Deciphering the role of immune response genes in chicken: the major histocompatibility complex 3 The genetic architecture of immune traits: lessons from selection experiments 4 The contribution of ‘omics’ to immune responses and disease resistance 5 Breeding for disease resistance in poultry species 6 Trade-offs between immunocompetence and production in chicken 7 Genome-wide association case study 1: deciphering genetics and genomics of immune responses to Salmonella 8 Genome-wide association case study 2: deciphering genetics and genomics of immune responses to Campylobacter 9 Conclusion and future trends 10 References
Chapter 2 - Understanding gut function in poultry: the role of commensals, metabolites, inflammation and dysbiosis in intestinal immune function and dysfunction: Michael H. Kogut, USDA-ARS, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Intestinal immunity 3 Microbiota interactions with the immune system 4 Gut microbiota as an epigenetic regulator of gut function 5 Dysregulation of gut functionality 6 Future trends and conclusion 7 References
Chapter 3 - Nutritional strategies to boost immune response in poultry: M. T. Kidd, University of Arkansas, USA; and P.F. Surai, Vitagene and Health Research Centre, UK, Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named after K.I. Skryabin, Russia, Trakia University, Bulgaria, Szent Istvan University, Hungary and Saint-Petersburg State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Russia; 1 Introduction 2 Carotenoids 3 Vitamin E 4 Selenium 5 Zinc 6 Arginine 7 Threonline 8 Additional nutrition factors 9 References
Chapter 4 - Understanding and boosting poultry immune systems: Rami A. Dalloul, Virginia Tech, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Overview of the avian defence system 3 Coccidiosis 4 Probiotics and poultry 5 Conclusion and future trends 6 Where to look for further information 7 References