Reproductivity of Japanese quail fed mercuric chloride in the absence of vitamin D
Poultry Science
By: E. F. Hill and J. H. Soares Jr.
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Abstract
Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) was tested at 16 p.p.m. Hg for vitamin D sparing activity by presenting it dietarily in the presence and absence of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-HCC) to Japanese quail (Coturnix c. japonica) for 25 days. No gross signs characteristic of mercury poisoning were observed, but some predictable effects of vitamin D deficiency on avian reproduction were manifested within 10 days. Rate of lay, egg shell thickness, and hatchability of fertile eggs decreased markedly for birds on vitamin D-deficient diets. Shell-less eggs were laid by these birds after 20 days and laying stopped entirely on the 23rd day. Laying resumed within 5 days after diets were refortified with 25-HCC. There was no detectable interaction between HgCl2 and vitamin D.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Reproductivity of Japanese quail fed mercuric chloride in the absence of vitamin D |
| Series title | Poultry Science |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 710-712 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Poultry Science |
| First page | 710 |
| Last page | 712 |
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