Effects of Cadmium Administration on Reproductive Performance of Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)

Effects of Cadmium Administration on Reproductive Performance of Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)

The effects of a single dosage of cadmium (Cd) administration on the survival rate, body weight (BW), egg production, egg quality characteristics and hatching outputs in 0, 0.1, 0.3, 1, 3 and 10mg CdCl2/kg BW injected laying quail were studied. It was found that a 10mg Cd injection induced 41.7% mo...

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Main Authors: M. Shahidur Rahman, Tomohiro Sasanami, Makoto Mori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2007-01-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
cadmium
egg production
eggshell
japanese quail
shell membrane
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/44/1/44_1_92/_pdf/-char/en

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