Haemocytomorphometric variation in different ages of Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica (Temminck and Schlegel, 1849)

The investigation focuses to assess the haematological and cytomorphometric variation in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) at different age groups with sexual dimorphism. Two millilitres of blood from 60 individual birds, comprising 10 males and 10 females from three age groups, was collected from ulnar vein of Japanese quail. Haematological and morphometric values of the blood samples were determined by using standard protocols. For haematology and morphometry, three age groups were considered, i.e., chick (0–3 weeks), grower (4–5 weeks), and adult (above 5 weeks), respectively. Data were analysed by following standard statistical protocol both for ANOVA and test of significance. The data were presented as mean ± standard error. Significant difference both in age and sex has been recorded at p < 0.01. The results of blood cells reflect a difference at p < 0.01 and cell morphometry in experimental birds were similar to that of chickens and other birds. © 2018, Springer-Verlag London Ltd., part of Springer Nature.