Sera of camelids contain both conventional heterotetrameric antibodies and unique
functional heavy (H)-chain antibodies (HCAbs). The H chain of these homodimeric …

Beyond potency, a good developability profile is a key attribute of a biological drug.
Selecting and screening for such attributes early in the drug development process can save …

Components of milk include proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, and cells.
The contents of these components are affected by a variety of factors, with stage of lactation …

Streptococcus suis is a major swine pathogen and an emerging zoonotic agent of human
meningitis and streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome. S. suis is a well-encapsulated …

Oral feed-based passive immunization can be a promising strategy to prolong maternal
lactogenic immunity against postweaning infections. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli …

Porcine reproductive and respiratory disease syndrome (PRRS) is a viral pandemic that
especially affects neonates within the “critical window” of immunological development …

The pig is an important agricultural species and powerful biomedical model. We have
established the pig, a large natural host animal for influenza with many physiological …

The ability to identify factors responsible for disease in all species depends on the ability to
separate those factors which are environmental from those that are intrinsic. This is …

Studying the pathogenesis of an infectious disease like colibacillosis requires an
understanding of the responses of target hosts to the organism both as a pathogen and as a …

The adaptive immune system of higher vertebrates is believed to have evolved to counter
the ability of pathogens to avoid expulsion because their high rate of germline mutations …