This chapter describes the production, chemistry, structure, activity and beneficial effects of xylanases and cellulases on the physiology, immunology, digestibility, growth, health and livability of pigs.

This expert opinion considers the physiological processes regulating reproduction and immune responses in the soft tick, Ornithodoros moubata, and the potential impact of climate change.

This chapter discusses the current knowledge of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae virulence, sequence of pathogenesis, adhesion, candidate virulence factors, immune modulation and Mycoplasma host interaction. A simple model of M. hyopneumoniae pathogenicity was also presented.

This chapter presents current knowledge on the pathogenesis and immune responses against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in pigs and mice based on studies acquired from other Mycoplasma infections.

This chapter reviews the current knowledge on vaccination of pigs against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, including the currently available vaccines and their effects, the mechanisms of protection, the different vaccination strategies and the different experimental vaccines that have been developed to...

This chapter describes the genetic variability and selection for resistance to pasteurellosis, enterocolitis, myxomatosis, other infectious diseases, respiratory syndromes and digestive syndromes in rabbits.

This chapter focuses on haemonchosis and nematodirosis in sheep in temperate regions. Subject headings are: parasite biology, pathology and pathophysiology; coinfections among abomasal nematodes; clinical observations; host responses; nutritional influences; periparturient period; larval ecology;...

Large lungworms can cause clinical disease and occasional mortality, whereas infections with small lungworms are often subclinical. Although several species of small lungworm have been isolated from small ruminants, this book chapter describes the most commonly described in the scientific...

In this chapter, the chicken immune response, structure of the avian immune system, cells and effectors of the chicken immune system, genetic resistance to infection, and autoimmunity in the chicken were discussed.

This article discusses the Eimeria life cycle, Eimeria species that infect poultry, sites of development within the gut, immunity, diagnosis, disease control, and prospects for future studies.