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Haematological Analyses of Japanese Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) At Different Stages of Growth

Author Affiliations

  • 1 P.G. Department of Zoology, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar-751 004, Odisha, INDIA
  • 2 Central Poultry Development Organisation (CPDO), Eastern Region, Govt. of India, Bhubaneswar-751 012, Odisha, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 3, Issue (11), Pages 51-53, November,10 (2014)

Abstract

Japanese quail is a more disease resistant species than that of chicken and as poultry bird is a commercially much viable option due to its several other characteristics. The present study was carried out to compare the basic haematological parameters in Japanese quail reared in Central Poultry Development Organisation (CPDO), Eastern Region (ER), Govt. of India, Bhubaneswar. Blood samples were taken from the wing vein of 10 Japanese quails at different stages of growth, i.e., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 9th week. Haematological parameters such as Haemoglobin (Hb), Red Blood Cell (RBC), White Blood Cell (WBC), Packed Cell Volume (PCV) , and Erythrocytic indices, i.e., Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin(MCH), and Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin Concentration(MCHC)) of 10 clinically healthy birds were measured and expressed as meanąSE. Samples of different age groups are compared by using One Way ANOVA to assess the significance of differences at p0.05, p0.01 and p0.001 by the help of Paleontological statistics (PAST) version 2.17. The mean value of Hb, RBC and PCV differed highly significantly (p0.001) between different age groups of Japanese quail. WBC, MCH (p0.01) and MCV, MCHC (p0.05) indicate significant difference between different age groups. The study would help to draw conclusive findings regarding the health status of Japanese quail and serve as a suitable model organism for experimental study.

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