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Item Factor analysis and body dimensions of the Japanese quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica)(2023) Osaiyuwu, O.H.; Idahor, K.O.; Akintan, A.A.Morphometric variation can be effectively measured within and between populations and used as a basis for characterization of different livestock types. The study was aimed at contributing to the characterization process of the Japanese quail (mottled brown and white) through quantitative assessment. Zoometrical data on body weight and 11 body measurement were taken on 747 mottled brown quail and 272 white quail from six different farms around Ibadan in the Southwest Nigeria. Descriptive statistics showed that average body weight of Japanese quail reared in Southwest Nigeria were 158.72±2.03, 157.24±1.31, 140.6 ±1.39, and 136.27±2.7g for mottled brown female, brown male, white female and white male, respectively. Sexual dimorphism was observed in all the traits with higher values recorded for the females. Significant correlation (P<0.001) was observed between body weight and body measurements. The best correlation was obtained between body weight and thigh length r = 0.76 and 0.70 for mottled brown quail and white respectively. Factor solution from the principal component analysis, with varimax rotation of the transformation matrix showed three factors were identified in each of the genetic group (total variance of first principal component = 27.86, 30.16, 31.88 and 38.85 for mottled brown male, mottled female, white male, white female quail, respectively). In the two strains of Japanese quail, PC1 had the largest share of the total variance and correlated highly with body weight, breast length, wing length, thigh length and shank length. The PC1 could be used to describe the generalised form of quail. PC2 was orthogonal to PC1 and loaded heavily on breast girth and neck length. Data was also subjected to linear and stepwise regression. More reliable prediction was obtained from stepwise regression, R² was highest with breast girth R²=0.71 and breast length R²=0.81 for brown and white quail, respectively. The weight of Japanese quail is linearly related to body measurements. The high, positive correlation between body weight and zoometric body measurements indicates that these easily measured parts can be used as criteria for assessment and selection of body weight.Item Genetic Variation Of The Japanese Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) Based On Biochemical Polymorphism(Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade-Zemun, 2017) Akintan, A.A.; Osaiyuwu, O.H.; Akinyemi, O.A.The study aimed at characterizing the Japanese quail using biochemical markers. Blood protein polymorphism of one hundred and sixty-six (166) Japanese quails of both sexes comprising of 83 each of mottled brown and white quails were analysed using cellulose acetate paper electrophoresis. Six loci which includes hemoglobin (Hb), transferrin (Tf), albumin (Alb), carbonic anhydrase (CA), alkaline phosphatase (Alp) and esterase-1 (Es-1) were tested. All the loci tested were polymorphic with each locus having two co-dominant alleles controlling three genotypes. Allele B was predominant at Hb, Tf and Es-1 locus with frequencies 0.90, 0.55, and 0.77, respectively while Allele A was predominant at Alb and Alp locus with frequencies 0.83 and 0.58 respectively. The Allele A had generally lower frequencies than B at the CA loci having values of 0.43 - Brown, 0.38 - White and 0.40 – overall. The mean observed heterozygosity (Hₒ) was 0.48 with brown and white quails having Ho values of 0.47 and 0.49 respectively, and the expected heterozygosity was observed to be higher in white quails (0.39) than in the mottled brown (0.31). The genetic distance (0.0534) between white and brown quails in this study showed little genetic differentiation between the brown and the white quails. Dendogram generated from the genetic distance values indicated that the two strains had common origin.Item Genetic Diversity of Prolactin Gene in Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) as Affected by Location in Nigeria(2016) Eichie, O.F.; Salako, A. E.; Osaiyuwu, O. H.; Aggrey, S. E.Restriction fragment length Polymorphism (RFLP) marker was used to investigate the effect of location on polymorphism, relationship and population structure with respect to prolactin gene (PRL gene) in Japanese quails in Nigeria. Blood samples were collected from thirty quails each from 5 different regions (North, South, West, East and North Central), for PRL loci analysis. DNA was extracted from the samples. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and electrophoresis was used to characterize a 24 base pair (bp) insertion/deletion (Indel) in a 358 bp PCR product. The populations were characterized for their genetic variability using allele frequencies, polymorphic information content, observed heterozygosity (Ho), genetic distance (D), F-statistics (FIT, FIS, FST), analysis of molecular variance, test for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (H-WE) and cluster analysis. Two alleles A (0.35 to 0.63) and B (0.37 to 0.65) were observed at the PRL gene loci. The highest FIT was recorded between 0.10 (East) and 0.19 (North) indicating inbreeding within the population. The FIS among populations were between 0.09 (North central) and 0.14 (North) while FST ranged from 0.001 (North central) to 0.06 (North), indicating moderate genetic differentiation among populations. Chi Square result indicated that the population were not in H-WE. The phylogenetic relationships showed that the population from the 5 regions had common descent. Clusters from the combined population showed that PRL gene is based on individual genotype and not location. AMOVA analysis showed that 3% of the total genetic variation was explained by population difference, 19% by variation among individuals and 77% within individuals. The results showed that study of prolactin gene diversity is useful for decision making for selective breeding and conservation strategies for Japanese quails irrespective of the location.