Standard values for reproductive and clinical chemistry parameters of Japanese quail

Historical control data of Japanese quail collected from reproduction studies conducted at the Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine between 1988 and 1994 are presented in this paper. Reproductive and clinical chemistry data from control animals of 10 ecotoxico...

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Published inDTW. Deutsche tierarztliche Wochenschrift Vol. 104; no. 5; p. 167
Main Authors Faqi, A S, Solecki, R, Pfeil, R, Hilbig, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.05.1997
Subjects
Animals
Blood Chemical Analysis - veterinary
Coturnix - physiology
Ducks - physiology
Female
Fertility
Information Systems
Male
Oviposition
Quail - physiology
Reference Values
Reproduction - physiology
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Summary:Historical control data of Japanese quail collected from reproduction studies conducted at the Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine between 1988 and 1994 are presented in this paper. Reproductive and clinical chemistry data from control animals of 10 ecotoxicological studies are summarized and discussed to develop a normal data base of this species. The data obtained were compared to the control reproductive parameters of bob-white quail and mallard ducks available in the literature. For a long time these two species have been most used in avian reproductive toxicology studies. In summary, the data obtained indicate that Japanese quail appears to be more appropriate to be used for the determination of reproductive effects of pesticides on birds.
ISSN:0341-6593