Microscopic study of the glandular proctodealis (foam gland)‎ of the male quail (Cournix coturnix)‎ in Iraq

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Proctodeal gland (foam gland) of adult male Asian quail (Coturnix coturnix) was studied microscopically.

The study declared firstly the foamy appearance of the male quail proctodeal gland and assure its importance for the sexual activity and its absence from the female quail and its species specificity for only the male quail in comparison to the male turkey.

The present work also try to compare functionally between male quail proctodeal gland and other accessory sex glands, such as Cowper's gland and seminal vesicle gland.