Ichilcik R, Austin J C
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 1978 Sep;49(3):203-7.
The use of the Japanese quail as a laboratory animal was first reported in 1959. Since then this species has been increasingly used as an avian model for biomedical research. A quail colony was recently established in the Dental Research Institute to provide adult birds for teratogenicity and toxicity studies. These birds are not widely used for biological research in South Africa at present. The housing, husbandry, breeding and nutrition of this species is described, together with the biomethodology which is applicable to this species.
日本鹌鹑作为实验动物的使用最早于1959年被报道。从那时起，这个物种越来越多地被用作生物医学研究的禽类模型。最近在牙科研究所建立了一个鹌鹑种群，以提供成年鸟类用于致畸性和毒性研究。目前在南非，这些鸟类尚未广泛用于生物学研究。本文描述了该物种的饲养、管理、繁殖和营养，以及适用于该物种的生物方法学。
