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the impact of diseases on immune health the avian immune system has many components that help the bird fight infection: lymphoid tissues, the bursa of fabricius, thymus, spleen, and cellular effectors, mainly b and t lymphocytes, as well as other white blood cells, like macrophages, heterophils, natural
killer cells, or dendritic cells. the marek's and ibd viruses attack lymphocytes, subsequently suppressing aspects of the bird's immune functions. the bursa of fabricius is a unique, specialized immune organ in birds that plays an essential role in developing b cells and antibodies in response to invading...
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