As the world's population continues to grow, food issues are becoming a huge global challenge. Poultry and pigs are the two most important food sources worldwide. Compared to pigs, poultry has a short reproductive cycle, high egg production, and its meat and eggs are a cheap and delicious animal protein. This has led to a rising demand for poultry, and its stable supply will be key to addressing the food sources of the global population. Among the many poultry species, ducks and quails are two common types in poultry farming besides chickens. The widespread epidemic of poultry diseases can affect the health status of ducks and quails and the quality of their products, pose a threat to food safety, and cause huge economic losses to the duck and quail breeding industry. Therefore, control of poultry diseases is critical for duck and quail farming industry.
Figure 1. A schematic of the structures of duck antibodies (Lundqvist, Mats L., et al., 2006).
Duck and Quail Antibodies
Chickens are the most common of avian species and have the most well-known immune system, followed by ducks. In addition, quail's small size, short reproductive cycle, and high annual egg production rate make quail an ideal species for antibody studies. Its immune system has also been extensively studied. Studies have shown that birds have three classes of antibodies: IgM, IgY and IgA. IgM and IgY are present in serum, while IgA is expressed in various secretions. IgY, also sometimes referred to as IgG, is the predominant low molecular weight antibody present in birds. The difference is that IgY possesses an additional constant (C) region domain, i.e. IgY has 4 C-region domains, while IgG has 3 C-region domains. IgM is mainly present in birds in polymeric and monomeric forms. IgA exists in monomeric and dimeric forms, with two isoforms (IgA1 and IgA2). At present, researchers have developed a series of antibodies against duck and quail antigens for immune system research and disease diagnosis.
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