Main research areas of the Clinic for Poultry
Immunopathogenesis of infectious bursal disease
- Development of new generation vaccines
- Effect of chicken genotype on immunomodulation
Development of new prophylactic strategies for poultry
- Studies on the efficacy and safety of vaccines under controlled laboratory and field conditions
Gut health in chicken and turkey
- In vivo and in vitro studies on Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in chicken and turkey
- Immunopathogenesis of worm infections
Pathogen-host interactions on epithelial tissues
- In vivo and in vitro studies on avian metapneumovirus in chicken and turkey
- Interaction of avian influenza viruses with epithelial cells and species-related differences
Improvement of animal health and welfare
- Influence of different housing systems on animal health in chickens and turkeys
- Influence of different genotypes on animal health and welfare
- Studies on dual-purpose chickens
Enterococcus cecorum infections in broilers
- Establishment of previously unavailable diagnostic methods for the detection of Enterococcus cecorum
- Investigations into the epidemiology of the pathogen
- Studies on the immune response
Research of infectious diseases in racing pigeons
- Studies on pigeon rotavirus, the causative agent of young pigeon disease
- Investigation into the spread of pigeon pathogens and zoonotic pathogens in racing pigeon flocks
Bacterial respiratory diseases of poultry
- Avian Mycoplasma infections
- Pathogenesis of other bacterial respiratory pathogens of poultry
Other bacterial diseases of poultry
- Pathogenesis of bacterial diseases of poultry
- Pathomechanisms of bacterial pathogens of poultry
- Prophylaxis of bacterial diseases of poultry
