Škrobánek P., M. Baranovská, B. Šárniková, M. Juráni: Effect of Simulated Microgravity on Sexual Development of Female Japanese Quail. Acta Vet Brno 2008, 77: 3-10. Hypodynamia is a method to simulate weightlessness (microgravity) in the laboratory conditions. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of chronic hypodynamia on the growth and development of the ovary and ovidu...

________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract This study was performed to investigate the effects of different oils in the diets of laying quail on their performance, egg quality, serum lipids and fatty acid composition of egg yolk. One hundred and ninety two 12-wk old Japanese quail were allocated to eight groups with two replicates containing 12 qua...

The use of noninvasive methods for measuring fecal glucocorticoid metabolites is a useful tool for endocrine assessment particularly in studies where animals cannot be captured, when they should be sampled without disturbing their activities, and/or when welfare needs to be maximized. However, still no complete standardization exists for the methodology, and some confounding variables may play ...