Abstract View

Author(s): Pankaj Kumar, Chandra Mohini Chaturvedi, Jag Mohan

Email(s): pankuana@gmail.com

Address: Department of Zoology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh, Itanagar - 791 112, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, India Department of Physiology and Reproduction.
Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar. Bareilly - 293 122, India.

Published In:   Volume - 28,      Issue - 1,     Year - 2015

DOI: Not Available

ABSTRACT:
Bill pigmentation, a secondary sex characteristic of many wild avian species has been utilized to develop a sensitive bioassay for male hormone. The dark color of the bill of breeding male disappears after the removal of testes, and can be quantitatively restored by the injections of appropriate amounts of male sex hormone. Present study reports bill color response of domesticated poultry bird Japanese quail. Coturnix coturnix japonica in relation to reproductive conditions during different physiological/experimental conditions. In general, sexually immature young quail has straw/whitish bill quail while sexually mature adult quail possess dark black bill. Reproductive axis of adult quail was suppressed by day length of 5-HTP melatonin (LD 8:16), ii) treatment (25pg/100g body weight daily for 45 days) and iii) 8-hr temporal relation exposure to (serotonin precursor) and L-DOPA (dopamine precursor). All these conditions/treatments in addition to suppressing cloacal gland development (androgen dependent accessory sex gland) bleached the black bill of adult quail to straw color. On the other hand. when quail exposed to either long day length (LD 16:8), pinealectomized or administered with serotonin and dopamine precursor at 12-hr interval exhibited black bill with well-developed cloacal gland. It is concluded that bill color of domesticated quail, similar to some wild species, is a reliable indicator of testicular activity and may be manipulated experimentally.

Cite this article:
Kumar, Chaturvedi, and Mohan (2015). Bill Color of Japanese Quail under Different Physiological/Experimental Conditions. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science),28(1), pp. 35-41.


References not available.

Related Images:



Recent Images



Chlorpyrifos Mediated Amendment in Protein Profiling of Bacillus spp.
Structural, Compositional and Photoluminescence Studies of Li4SrCa(SiO4)2: Eu3+ Red Phosphor Synthesized by Solid State Reaction Method
Formulation and Characterization of Magnetically Responsive Mesalamine Microspheres for Colon Targeting
Development of Non-Invasive Technique for Heart Rate Detection Using Facial Videos
Human Part Semantic Segmentation Using CDGNET Architecture for Human Activity Recognition
Lifestyle Modification Therapy and its Effect on Weight Status of Non-Alcoholic Male Liver Disease Patients
Exploring Life Cycle Analysis in Developing Sustainable Communities in Chhattisgarh
Monitoring the Concentration of Lead in the Industrial Wastewater of Baloda Bazar District
Impact of Climate Change on Paddy Yield in Bastar District of Chhattisgarh
Chemical Pollutants: A Concern to The Environment

Tags


Recomonded Articles:

Author(s): B GopalKrishna; Sanjay Tiwari

DOI: 10.52228/JRUB.2021-34-1-1         Access: Open Access Read More

Author(s): Surendra G Gattani; Ravina Shete; Sandeep Ambore

DOI:         Access: Open Access Read More

Author(s): Deepali Nagre; Roseline Xalxo; Vibhuti Chandrakar; S. Keshavkant

DOI: DOI: 10.52228/JRUB.2021-34-1-10         Access: Open Access Read More

Author(s): Naman Shukla*; Dharamlal Prajapati; Sanjay Tiwari

DOI: 10.52228/JRUB.2021-34-1-8         Access: Open Access Read More

Author(s): Naman Shukla; K. Anil Kumar; Madhu Allalla; Sanjay Tiwari

DOI: 10.52228/JRUB.2022-35-1-2         Access: Open Access Read More

Author(s): Srishti Verma; Visheshta Valvi; Kamlesh Kumar Shukla

DOI: 10.52228/JRUB.2022-35-1-6         Access: Open Access Read More

Author(s): Manas Kanti Deb; Mithlesh Mahilang; Jayant Nirmalkar

DOI: 10.52228/JRUB.2017-30-1-2         Access: Open Access Read More

Author(s): AR Sood and RC Rathor

DOI:         Access: Open Access Read More

Author(s): D.K. Sen; S. Bhushan

DOI:         Access: Open Access Read More

Author(s): R.Singh; U.C. Singh

DOI:         Access: Open Access Read More

Author(s): Rashmi Swami; Sanjay Tiwari

DOI:         Access: Open Access Read More

Author(s): Armiya Sultan; Saba Taj; Vivek Choudhary; Arti Parganiha

DOI: 10.52228/JRUB.2017-30-1-14         Access: Open Access Read More