This study aimed at comparing two proteins sources on the performance of quail bred in Benin. Six groups of 45 quails from common breed, without sex discrimination, received diets containing either soybean meal (20 and 25%), fishmeal (20 and 25%), or their mixture (20 and 25%). The feeding period lasted six weeks. Quail weights were similar at the onset of experimentation but important variatio...

background: campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli are zoonotic bacteria which are frequently associated with human diarrhea. sharing of the cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) genes in campylobacter is common and is considered species specific. objectives: in this study we focused on detecting the presence of cdt gene in c. jejuni and c. coli isolated from broilers, turkeys and quails of ir...

Subulura brumpti infection was observed in Japanese quails and caused heavy production loss up to 10%. Gross lesions were confined to caecum of the affected birds. Pathological changes suggestive of acute cecal hemorrhagic enteritis were recorded. Closer observation of the cecal loop revealed wavy movement with thousands of tiny worms. Based on morphometry, the worms were identified as S. brump...

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of artichoke powder on performance and immune function of Japanese quails poisoned with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). One hundred meat type (1-d-old) quails were assigned randomly to 4 treatment groups (n=25). Treatment groups included with the study were: 1) control group (without artichoke supplementation or CCl4 administration, 2) group with...

This study was conducted in quail as a particular work for the of histopathological disorders between Sept6, 2018 Nov23, (77 days), to determine effect adding cinnamon alcohol extract diets ovulation and fertility rate ovary oviduct tissue quail, there are (3 treatments), they were divided into 12 cages, each group consists 10 males with 5 females. In first group, quails fed on standard diet wi...

The present study evaluated the carcass and meat quality traits of three groups Japanese quails. These {i.e. selected for 4-week body-weight group (WBS), egg number (EBS), random-bred control (RBC)}, were consecutive generations from a base population 1125 In total, 2700 four-week-old quails lines (225 birds per generation) slaughtered in total four (G0 to G3). effects selection on generations....

Male Japanese quails were treated with melatonin alone or melatonin combined with D1 and D2 dopamine receptor blockers. Following the treatment, hypothalamus, pituitary glands and testes were analyzed morphometrically. The results suggest the existence of an interaction between melatonin and dopaminergic system in the brain in the regulation of reproductive processes in immature birds. The char...

One hundred and sixty-eight 11-week-old laying quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were fed one of the following three diets: (1) control: basal diet with no lentil (Lens culinaris L.) byproduct; (2) inclusion of 10% lentil byproduct; (3) inclusion of 20% lentil byproduct. In the recent years, colour sorting machines are used in order to separate red lentils according to their colours. The goal...

Brachiocephalic arteries in quails are large arteries which are arising separately from the aortic arch. The aim of the present study was to determine the histomorphometric aspects of brachiocephalic arteries in the Japanese quail. The different layers of the brachiocephalic artery were studied quantitatively in 10, 20 and 60 days-old Japanese quail; (n = 6) and both sexes. Luminal diameter, th...