this study has been carried out to investigate the effect of short-term divergent selection for 4-wk body weight on growth curve parameters and carcass components in japanese quail. quail lines utilized were two divergently selected for high (hw) and low (lw) 4-wk body weight (bw) as well as a line as control (c). the results of the study indicated that quails in hw line had heavier bw than tho...

Feeding quail chicks diets containing soybeans fermented with two cultures of Aspergilli (A. oryzae N.R.R.L. 451 and A. oryzae N.R.R.L. 506) resulted in significantly superior weight gains (p less than 0.05) through a 4-week growth period and confirmed previous observations made with identical cultures in broiler studies. Subsequent hen-day egg production and egg size were changed little by die...

To assess the genetic diversity of domestic Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) populations, and their genetic relationships, we examined mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) D-loop sequences and microsatellite markers for 19 Japanese quail populations. The populations included nine laboratory lines established in Japan (LWC, Quv, RWN, WE, AWE, AMRP, rb-TKP, NIES-L, and W), six meat-type quail lines reimpo...

The effect of different housing conditions on body weight, weight gain, feed intake, water consumption, egg production, rectal temperature, hematocrit value and mortality rate were studied in Japanese quail. Three experimental groups: winter conditions (control), long day-light (lighted) and hot climate (heated) were used. A total of 195 quail chicks (65/group, 40 females and 25 males) were use...

The present investigation was designed to evaluate the role of yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) in the reduction of aflatoxicosis induced by aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in Japanese quail. Sixty male quail were used and distributed into six groups. The first group received basal diet. The other five groups received the basal diet plus 0.5 mg AFB1/kg diet. Four of them received increasing levels of S...

BACKGROUND AND AIM The aim of the successful incubation period is to achieve maximum health chicks in each batch. Therefore, all factors affecting incubation have to be investigated in detail. This study investigated the effect of eggshell thickness on hatchability of quail eggs. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 1415 eggs were collected from the same flock at the ages of 23 and 41 weeks. Two ...

An F2 Japanese quail population was developed by crossing two strains (wild and white) to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) for performance and carcass traits. A total of 472 F2 birds were reared and slaughtered at 42 days of age. Performance and carcass traits were measured on all of the F2 individuals. Parental (P0), F1 and F2 individuals were genotyped with 3 microsatellites from quail chrom...

This study was undertaken to assess the production systems, prospects and challenges of quail farming in three (3) ecological zones (Rainforest, Transitional Guinea Savannah) Ghana. Sixty (60) farmers were purposefully sampled for using snowball sampling technique. Data gathered through interviews with aid structured questionnaire analysed SPSS 22.0. The results showed that more males (86.7%) t...

Cryopreservation of testicular tissue can be used for ex situ conservation of male germplasm of avian species. The possibility of using vitrification and transplantation of testicular tissue for fertility preservation and recovery was tested in Japanese quail. Testes were removed from 1-wk-old Japanese quail; transfixed on acupuncture needles; equilibrated with dimethyl sulphoxide, ethylene gly...