Background: The aim of this study was to use Japanese quail as an animal model to evaluate the effects of cadmium (Cd) on the ultrastructure and the activity of metallothionein (MT) in the liver and kidneys. Methods: One hundred male Japanese quails were randomly divided into two Cd and control groups in 2015. The first group received 100 ppm Cd for 60 days in their feed. The ultrastructural c...

Background: Lead is the oldest known toxic metal, physiologically and biologically harmful to living creatures. This study aimed to evaluate the lead accumulation in the liver and breast muscles of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) and to compare concentrations in both sexes and its effect on blood biochemical factors. Methods: Twenty-four young farm Japanese quails (25 day old) prepared fr...

background: lead is the oldest known toxic metal, physiologically and biologically harmful to living creatures. this study aimed to evaluate the lead accumulation in the liver and breast muscles of japanese quail (coturnix japonica) and to compare concentrations in both sexes and its effect on blood biochemical factors. methods: twenty-four young farm japanese quails (25 day old) prepared from ...

the current study was conducted to investigate the effect of short-term divergent selection on the shape growth curve in different lines of japanese quail. the quail lines utilized in this study were two divergently selected for high (hw) and low (lw) 4-wk body weight during 7 generation and also a control line (c). the richard function parameters were used to describe growth curves of differen...

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of different levels of sesame meal (SM) on performance and carcass characteristics of Japanese quail. One hundred sixty day-old Japanese quail chick were equally distributed into 16 cage pens and reared form 10 to 42 days of age. The treatments consisted of SM0, SM50, SM100 and SM150. The diet for SM0 treatment had no SM (control), while those ...

The number of wild quail has dramatically reduced in China and reached a state of endangerment with the deterioration of the environment in recent years. In this study, we examined the ecological behaviors of quails in the cage to determine the differentiation level between wild Japanese quail and domestic quail, to detect the relationship between quail behavior and evolutionary differentiation...

this study was conducted to investigate the effect of different levels of sesame meal (sm) on performance and carcass characteristics of japanese quail. one hundred sixty day-old japanese quail chick were equally distributed into 16 cage pens and reared form 10 to 42 days of age. the treatments consisted of sm0, sm50, sm100 and sm150. the diet for sm0 treatment had no sm (control), while those ...

the effects of feeding diets containing salbutamol (0, 1, 3, 5 and 7 mg/kg diet) from 21 to 49 days of ageon growth performance and carcass characteristics in 180 male and 180 female japanese quails (coturnixjaponica) were studied using a factorial arrangement based on completely randomized design. gender hadsignificant effect on weight gain (pwere not statistically significant (p>0.05). salbut...

The Japanese and English White quails are widespread strains and belongs to the Galliformes order, Phasianidae family, Coturnix genus  and Japonica species. These birds are likely to be well-adapted to the hard conditions and resistance to diseases as it has attained economic importance as an agricultural species. In the current study, the genetic variation of Japanese and English White  quail ...