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CpG-induced immunomodulation and intracellular bacterial killing in a chicken macrophage cell line by Xie, Hang, Raybourne, Richard B, Babu, Uma S, Lillehoj, Hyun S, Heckert, Robert A

“…The immunostimulatory properties of synthetic CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) have been studied in various mammalian models including humans and mice…”
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Detection of a New Mycobacterium Species in Wild Striped Bass in the Chesapeake Bay by HECKERT, Robert A, ELANKUMARAN, S, MILANI, Alessandra, BAYA, Ana

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Protective Effects of Dietary Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) on Experimental Coccidiosis by Sung-Hyen Lee, Hyun S. Lillehoj, Soo-Muk Cho, Dong-Woon Park, Yeong-Ho Hong, Erik P. Lillehoj, Robert A. Heckert, Hong-Ju Park, Hye-Kyung Chun

“…This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary safflower leaf on protective immunity against coccidiosis, the most economically important…”
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Immune responses against Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis infection in virally immunosuppressed chickens by Sheela, Ruby R, Babu, Uma, Mu, Jie, Elankumaran, Subbiah, Bautista, Daniel A, Raybourne, Richard B, Heckert, Robert A, Song, Wenxia

“…To understand the role of immune mechanisms in protecting chickens from Salmonella infections, we examined the immune responses of Salmonella enterica serovar…”
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Immune Enhancing Properties of Safflower Leaf (Carthamus tinctorius) on Chicken Lymphocytes and Macrophages by Sung-Hyen Lee, Hyun S. Lillehoj, Robert A. Heckert, Soo-Muk Cho, Wenbin Tuo, Erik P. Lillehoj, Hye-Kyung Chun, Hong-Ju Park

“…Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) has been used as a traditional medicinal plant to enhance natural immunity and treat cancers. However, limited information…”
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Molecular Determinants of Virulence, Cell Tropism, and Pathogenic Phenotype of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus by Brandt, M, Yao, K, Liu, M, Heckert, R A, Vakharia, V N

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In ovo administration of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides and the recombinant microneme protein MIC2 protects against Eimeria infections by Dalloul, Rami A., Lillehoj, Hyun S., Klinman, Dennis M., Ding, Xicheng, Min, Wongi, Heckert, Robert A., Lillehoj, Erik P.

“…We have previously demonstrated that short oligodeoxynucleotides containing unmethylated CpG motifs (CpG ODNs) exert a positive effect on weight loss and…”
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Differential responses of macrophages to Salmonella enterica serovars Enteritidis and Typhimurium by Okamura, Masashi, Lillehoj, Hyun S., Raybourne, Richard B., Babu, Uma S., Heckert, Robert A., Tani, Hiroyuki, Sasai, Kazumi, Baba, Eiichiroh, Lillehoj, Erik P.

“…Macrophages are major effectors against Salmonella infection, and also transport bacteria between host tissues and provide a protected site for intracellular…”
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In Vivo Effects of CpG Oligodeoxynucleotide on Eimeria Infection in Chickens by Dalloul, Rami A, Lillehoj, Hyun S, Okamura, Masashi, Xie, Hang, Min, Wongi, Ding, Xicheng, Heckert, Robert A

“…Poultry coccidiosis is the major parasitic disease of poultry and, until now, no recombinant vaccine has been developed. Short oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs)…”
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Isolation and identification of bluetongue virus by Clavijo, Alfonso, Heckert, Robert A, Dulac, Gilles C, Afshar, Ahmad

“…Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an arthropod-borne orbivirus that infects sheep, wild ruminants and occasionally cattle. Detection and specific identification of BTV…”
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In ovo delivery of DNA to the avian embryo by Oshop, Gretchen L, Elankumaran, S, Vakharia, Vikram N, Heckert, Robert A

“…We have developed a simple method of transfecting avian embryos in ovo with various plasmid vectors that results in protein expression in the embryo. Using the…”
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PATHOLOGY OF NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS FROM SASKATCHEWAN, WITH COMPARISON OF DIAGNOSTIC METHODS by Kuiken, Thijs, Wobeser, Gary, Leighton, Frederick A, Haines, Deborah M, Chelack, Brian, Bogdan, Jaret, Hassard, Lori, Heckert, Robert A, Riva, José

“…Newcastle disease (ND) in juvenile double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) occurred several times since 1975, but there are relatively few studies on…”
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Evaluation of two antigen-capture ELISAs using polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies for the detection of bovine coronavirus by Smith, D R, Tsunemitsu, H, Heckert, R A, Saif, L J

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Utilizing Biosecurity Principles to Combat Naturally Occurring Epidemics by Reed, J. Craig, Heckert, Robert A, Delarosa, Patricia, Ettenger, Vera

“…This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Separating Deliberate Outbreaks from Naturally Occurring Epidemics The Need for Biosafety and Biosecurity…”
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Mucosal and systemic isotype-specific antibody responses to bovine coronavirus structural proteins in naturally infected dairy calves by Heckert, R A, Saif, L J, Myers, G W

“…Blood, feces, nasal secretions, and tears were collected weekly from 5 randomly selected 1- to 8-week-old calves in a large commercial dairy herd. Clinical…”
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In ovo administration of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides and the recombinant microneme protein MIC2 protects againstEimeriainfections by Dalloul, Rami A, Lillehoj, Hyun S, Klinman, Dennis M, Ding, Xicheng, Min, Wongi, Heckert, Robert A, Lillehoj, Erik P

“…We have previously demonstrated that short oligodeoxynucleotides containing unmethylated CpG motifs (CpG ODNs) exert a positive effect on weight loss and…”
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Cell culture propagation of bovine coronavirus by Saif, Linda J., Heckert, Robert A., Miller, Kathy L., Tarek, Mohamed M.

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Onset of protective immunity in chicks after vaccination with a recombinant herpesvirus of turkeys vaccine expressing Newcastle disease virus fusion and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase antigens by Heckert, R.A. (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ontario, Canada.), Riva, J, Cook, S, McMillen, J, Schwartz, R.D

“…The onset of protective immunity from lethal Newcastle disease virus (NDV) challenge of chicks was determined after vaccination with a recombinant herpes virus…”
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Evaluation of the hemagglutination-inhibition assay using a baculovirus-expressed hemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein for detection of Newcastle disease virus antibodies by Heckert, R.A, Nagy, E

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AN EPIDEMIC OF NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS FROM SASKATCHEWAN by Kuiken, Thijs, Leighton, Frederick A., Wobeser, Gary, Danesik, Karen L., Riva, José, Heckert, Robert A.

“…A Newcastle disease epidemic in double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) occurred in July and August 1995, during a 1994–96 study of a breeding colony…”
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