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Ultrastructure of the gastro intestinal tract of healthy Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) using light and scanning electron microscopy

Animal Nutrition, 2018
The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) are popular both as an alternative protein source and as a model of choice for scientific research in several disciplines.
Ngare Wilkinson, Ivan Dinev, William J. Aspden, Robert J. Hughes, Ingrid Christiansen, James Chapman, Sheeana Gangadoo, Robert J. Moore, Dragana Stanley   +8 more
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Impact of Dietary Betaine and Metabolizable Energy Levels on Profiles of Proteins and Lipids, Bioenergetics, Peroxidation and Quality of Meat in Japanese Quail

Animals, 2021
Three different diets were formulated with three levels of metabolizable energy (ME) (optimum; 2900, restricted; 2800 and low; 2700 kcal ME/kg diet) without or with (0 and 0.15%) betaine supplementation in 2 × 3 factorial design to evaluate the effect of
Sabry M. El-Bahr, Saad Shousha, Wasseem Khattab, Ahmed Shehab, Osama El-Garhy, Hoda El-Garhy, Shereen Mohamed, Omar Ahmed-Farid, Ahmed Hamad, Islam Sabike   +9 more
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Construction of MC1R and ASIP Eukaryotic Expression Vector and its Regulation of Plumage Color in Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)

The Journal of Poultry Science, 2019
The Japanese quail expresses polymorphism in plumage colors, including black, yellow, white, wild-type (maroon), and various intermediate colors through hybridization of quail with different plumage colors.
Yi-xin Li, Xiao-hui Zhang, You-zhi Pang, Yan-xia Qi, Shu-juan Zhao   +4 more
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Ethnomedicinal use and pharmacological potential of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) birds` meat and eggs, and its potential implications on wild quail conservation in Zimbabwe: A review

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2018
A logical review of literature was conducted on Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) farming, consumption and potential of quail egg constituents for pharmacological use. While there is potential to tap on nutritional and therapeutic benefits from
Augustine Jeke, Crispen Phiri, Kudakwashe Chitindingu, Philip Taru   +3 more
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Influences of stocking density and dietary probiotic supplementation on growing Japanese quail performance

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2019
: This study investigated the effects of stocking density and dietary supplementation of probiotic (Lactobacillus) on growth, traits of carcass, lymphoid organs and intestinal microbial count of Japanese quail.
KHALID M. MAHROSE, MOHAMED E. ABD ELHACK, SAMIR A. MAHGOUB, FATEN A. M. ATTIA   +3 more
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Propolis alleviates the negative effects of heat stress on egg production, egg quality, physiological and immunological aspects of laying Japanese quail.

PLoS ONE, 2019
The present work was carried out to investigate the effects of dietary propolis supplementation to laying Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) on egg production, egg quality, physiological and immunological aspects under heat stress conditions.
Gamal M K Mehaisen, Adel A Desoky, Osama G Sakr, Walid Sallam, Ahmed O Abass   +4 more
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Antipredator Response in Domestic Japanese Quail and Game-Farmed Quail [PDF]

Animals
Game-farmed quails that are currently raised in captivity and released in hunting preserves are not attractive for many hunters because of their low antipredator instinct, which is due to the fact that in most cases, these farm-reared quails are hybrids between European common (Coturnix coturnix) and Japanese (Coturnix japonica) quails, with the latter
Pedro González-Redondo, Natalia Diego-Fuentes, Carlos Romero   +2 more
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Research Note: Morphological and hormonal characterization of wild-derived Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) strains [PDF]

Poultry Science
Two wild-derived strains of the Japanese quail were recently established by crossing wild males captured in Tokachi, Hokkaido, Japan, with females of a domestic strain.
Yasuko Tobari, Sumire Hamasaki, Jun-ich Shiraishi, Prudence Nyirimana, Tatsuhiko Goto   +4 more
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A critical review on the welfare of Japanese quail in cage-free housing: Current knowledge and future perspectives [PDF]

Poultry Science
The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) is an increasingly popular species in poultry production. Concern about poultry welfare, including quail, has resulted in a stronger focus for farms to transition to cage-free housing as highlighted by the 2020 ...
Désirée S. Jansson, Frida Lundmark Hedman, Jenny Yngvesson, Linda Keeling, Rie Henriksen   +4 more
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Influence of Improved Microclimate Conditions on Growth and Physiological Performance of Two Japanese Quail Lines

Animals, 2023
Simple Summary Ammonia emission in poultry farms leads to environmental or health problems. Additionally, the sustainability and health of poultry depend on the improvement of the surrounding microclimate conditions of birds (ammonia, ambient temperature,
A. Emam, S. Elnesr, E. El-Full, B. Mahmoud, H. Elwan   +4 more
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