THE QUAIL, Coturnix coturnix, AS A LABORATORY ANIMAL

Reese, Ellen P.; Reese, T. W.

doi:10.1901/jeab.1962.5-265

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“…In our previous study on cytogenetic mapping of chicken homologs of human functional genes by FISH (Suzuki et al, 1999), we confirmed the possibility of the presence of conserved linkage homology for several chromosomal regions between the human and chicken genomes, as reported by other laboratories (Burt et al, 1995;Klein et al, 1996;Jones et al, 1997). The Japanese quail is a good experimental model animal owing to its small body size, short generation time, and inexpensive rearing requirements, compared with other domesticated avian species (Padgett and Ivey, 1959;Reese and Reese, 1962;Lansdown et al, 1970). The construction of a comparative map of chicken and Japanese quail chromosomes would contribute to the efficient use of genetic information about agricultural traits (e.g., growth, egg and meat production, and disease resistance) and biological traits characteristic of avian species (egg laying, brooding, feathering, imprinting, etc.)…”

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Comparative FISH mapping on Z chromosomes of chicken and Japanese quail

Suzuki

Kansaku²,

Kurosaki³

et al. 1999

Cytogenet Genome Res

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Using direct R-banding fluorescence in situ hybridization, we assigned five functional genes—growth hormone receptor (GHR), prolactin receptor (PRLR), spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK), aldolase B (ALDOB), and muscle skeletal receptor tyrosine kinase (MUSK)—to the chicken Z chromosome. SYK and MUSK were newly localized to the chicken Z chromosome in this study. GHR and PRLR were situated close to each other on the short arm of the chicken Z chromosome, as are their counterparts on human chromosome 5. SYK, MUSK, and ALDOB, which have been mapped to human chromosome 9, were localized to the long arm of the chicken Z chromosome. Thus, the present results indicate the presence of conserved synteny between the chicken Z chromosome and human chromosomes 5 and 9. Using the same method, four of the genes (GHR, PRLR, ALDOB, and MUSK) were assigned to the Japanese quail Z chromosome. The locations of these four Z-linked genes were conserved between chicken and Japanese quail. The results support the notion that the avian Z chromosome and the mammalian X chromosome did not evolve from a common ancestral linkage group.

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Comparative FISH mapping on Z chromosomes of chicken and Japanese quail

Suzuki

Kansaku²,

Kurosaki³

et al. 1999

Cytogenet Genome Res

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“…Japanese quail were first reported as a useful research model by Padgett & Ivey (1960) and since then have become a common laboratory species for a range of investigations including developmental, behavioural and environmental investigations. It is important to note that the Japanese quail should not be confused with the larger American bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus), which is a member of the Odontophoridae family and has a longer developmental ontogeny than the Japanese quail (Reese & Reese, 1962). Although the bobwhite quail is used in some developmental studies and has been staged (Hendrickx & Hanzlik, 1965), it has a more common use in toxicity investigations.…”

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Developmental stages of the Japanese quail

Ainsworth¹,

Stanley²,

2009

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Developmental biology research has used various avian species as model organisms for studying morphogenesis, with the chick embryo being used by the majority of groups. The focus on the chick embryo led Hamburger and Hamilton to develop their definitive staging series nearly 60 years ago and this series is still the mainstay of all laboratories working with avian embryos. The focus on the chick embryo has somewhat overshadowed the importance of another avian embryo that has proved to be equally powerful, the Japanese quail. Since the late 1960s, chimeras have been produced using chick and quail embryos and this technique has revolutionized the approach taken to the investigation of the cellular and molecular interactions that occur during development.Reviews of the literature demonstrate that many research groups are using the quail embryo in a number of established and new ways, and this species has become a primary animal model in developmental biology. Some staging of quail has been performed but this has been incomplete and variations in descriptions, stages and incubation timings mean that comparisons with the chick are not always easily made. There appears to be general agreement that, at the early stages of embryogenesis, there is little developmental difference between chick and quail embryos, although the basis for this has not been established experimentally. The accelerated ontogeny of quail embryos at mid to late stages of development means that registration with the chick is lost. We have therefore developed a definitive developmental stage series for Japanese quail so that differences are fully characterized, misconceptions or assumptions are avoided, and the results of comparative studies are not distorted.

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“…The Japanese quail has been used for lab. studies (Padgett and Ivey, 1959;Wilson et al,1961, Reese andReese, 1962).Today work on coturnix is carried out by very few researchers across India (Woodard andWilson, 1963, Charde, 1998) as well as abroad (Vasconcelos de Moraes et al, 2008). In this context studies on eggs of Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix japonica were undertaken with respect to shell weight, embryo weight as well as yolk weight during a period of 18 days time in incubation.…”

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Study on eggs of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) during incubation in the controlled laboratory conditions

Bhagat

Zade

Charde³

2012

JANS

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Study on newly laid eggs of Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix japonica was undertaken for a period of 18 days on incubation in controlled laboratory conditions. The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes in egg weight, shell weight, yolk weight and embryo weight throughout the period of incubation. It had been found that as the embryo grows, the egg weight slowly goes down while embryo weight goes on increasing day by day. The study inferred that the shift or reduction in weight of egg is attributable to the progressive growth of embryo which utilizes its yolk contents for its growth. Apart from this, the shell weight also reduced from first day to last day in order to facilitate hatching of the embryo.

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THE QUAIL, Coturnix coturnix, AS A LABORATORY ANIMAL

Cited by 30 publications

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Comparative FISH mapping on Z chromosomes of chicken and Japanese quail

Comparative FISH mapping on Z chromosomes of chicken and Japanese quail

Developmental stages of the Japanese quail

Study on eggs of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) during incubation in the controlled laboratory conditions

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