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Seeding of the mucosal leukocytes in the HALT and trachea of White Leghorn chickens

ABSTRACT Characterising the immune cells of the head-associated lymphoid tissues (HALT) and trachea during maturation in young birds is critical to understanding the immunological responses to avian respiratory diseases and vaccines. Selected mucosal leukocytes of the conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue (CALT), Harderian gland (HG), nasal-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT) and trachea from 4-, 6-, 8-, and 10-week-old chickens were enumerated and phenotyped. HG, NALT, and trachea cellularity increased as the birds aged with cell viability varying by tissue. The results showed that the T cell subset numbers, but not B cell numbers, increased in the mucosal tissues of chickens during aging.