This protocol describes in particular the extraction of total IgY from egg yolk by means of polyethylene glycol precipitation and gives general information about IgY technology.
Pauly, D., Chacana, P. A., Calzado, E. G., Brembs, B., Schade, R. IgY Technology: Extraction of Chicken Antibodies from Egg Yolk by Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Precipitation. J. Vis. Exp. (51), e3084, doi:10.3791/3084 (2011).