Decades ago, immunology researchers began investigating the possible health benefits for humans that could be obtained by consuming products from hyperimmune lactating cows and laying hens. Agronomists soon discovered that they could simultaneously immunize a single laying hen against multiple human germs. The resulting avian immunoglobulins, called IgY, are
transferred to the egg yolk, paralleling the way human immunoglobulins (IgG) are passed to the placenta. From this discovery, a new functional food was born: the "hyperimmune egg." IG 26 DF is the result of a special harvest of hyperimmune eggs and processing techniques that result in a versatile, immunoglobulin-rich, dried hyperimmune egg food product that can be consumed as a dietary supplement.