دراسة أولية في تحديد وزن الجسم و بعض المعايير الفسلجية لذكور و إناث طائر السمان (السلوى)‎ الياباني Japanese quail (coturnix coturnix japonica)‎

Abstract EN

for the purpose of determination different criteria, fifty birds of Japanese quail were used in the present study (25 males and 25 females), their ages is 22 days.

It is clear from this study that the weights of the matured males ranging between (136-157 g), while the matured females weights ranging between (182-199g).

Also this study shows that the weights averages of some organs of body in gram for each (100g) of the body weight for the matured males and females, and for the immature females and were as follows:- for the matured males [lung(0.64), liver(1.7), kidneys(0.37), intestine before emptying from diet(2.7), intestine after emptying from diet(1)]g, for the matured females [lung(0.77), liver(1.5), kidney (0.45), intestine before emptying from diet(3.6), intestine after emptying from diet(1.54)]g, for the immature females [lung(0.6), liver(2.5), kidnies(0.5), indestine before empty from diet(3.3), indestine after emptying from diet(1.2)]g.

The standard metabolism rate was (0.5,0.84 kcal/h) for males and females respectively.

It was noticed that the average weight of eggs was 8.7 g and it is about (4.56%) of body weight, eggs size rate was (6.2cm3).

Mortality percentage was not present under the available environmental conditions of this study.