COTURNIX QUAIL DESCRIPTORS

MASTER RECORD

1.	Breed name (Use breed, variety, and mutant names in Somes' (1984) International Registry of Poultry Genetic Stocks, Bulletin 469, Storrs Agric. Exp. Station, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06268, U.S.A.)
2.	Breed name synonyms
3.	Strains within breed
4.	Genera] information and breed description
	4.1	Country and population data
		4.1.1	(country name 1) (Give date of census or estimate)
			4.1.1.1	population size	(Categories 4.1.1.2 to 4.1.1.4 are for indicating by "Y" the type of population data)
			4.1.1.2	census data
			4.1.1.3	estimated value
			4.1.1.4	unspecified
			4.1.1.5	annual population trend +%; -%; unknown
			4.1.1.6	flock sizes
					government farm
						mean
						range
						distribution	%
						1-10 birds
						11-50
						51-100
						101-200
						> 200
					commercial farm
						mean
						range
						distribution	%
						1-10 birds
						11-50
						51-100
						101-200
						> 200
					village farm
						mean
						range
						distribution		%
						1-10 birds
						11-50
						51-100
						101-200
						> 200
					communally owned
						mean
						range
						distribution	%
						1-10 birds
						11-50
						51-100
						101-200
						> 200
			4.1.1.7	origin of breed
					indigenous
					exotic
		4.1.2	(country name 2)
				. . . .
				. . . .
				. . . .
		4.1.n	(country name n)
				. . . .
				. . . .
	4.2	Type of stock
		4.2.1	subspecies origin
				Coturnix coturnix japonica
				other (specify)
		4.2.2	kind of stock
				wild
				indigenous domestic
				improved indigenous
				middle-level purebred
				industrial (trade-named)
				other (specify)
	4.3	Use of stock
		4.3.1	eggs
		4.3.2	meat
		4.3.3	eggs and meat
		4.3.4	ornamental or fancy
		4.3.5	other (specify)
	4.4	Origin if imported
		4.4.1	North America
		4.4.2	South America
		4.4.3	Europe
		4.4.4	U.S.S.R.
		4.4.5	China
		4.4.6	South-west Asia
		4.4.7	South-east Asia
		4.4.8	Australasia
		4.4.9	Africa
		4.4.0	other (specify)
	4.5	Feather morphology, distribution, and growth rate (phenotypic frequency, %)
			normal
			other (specify)
	4.6	Feather color (phenotypic frequency, %) (Fill in fixed format fields, or write description in the free format description field 4.16, or do both)
			white
			albino
			wild-type
			other (specify)
	4.7	Skin and shank characteristics (phenotypic frequency, %)
			normal
			other (specify)
	4.8	Skeletal variants (phenotypic frequency, %)
			normal
			other (specify)
	4.9	Blood types (Free format field; write word description)
	4.10	Iramunogenetics (Free format field; write word description)
	4.11	Cytogenetics (Free format field; write word description)
	4.12	Basic temperament
			docile
			moderately tractable
			wild
	4.13	Heat tolerance (Allocate grades 1-5; l=high)
	4.14	Resistance to diseases and parasites, and tolerance of industrial housing conditions (Free format field; write word description)
	4.15	Conservation status
		4.15.1	endangered
		4.15.2	vulnerable
		4.15.3	rare
		4.15.4	indeterminate
		4.15.5	out of danger
		4.15.6	insufficiently known
		4.15.7	not at risk (none of the above)
		The first six of these categories are used by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Their definitions, slightly amended, are as follows.
		End angered : Breeds in danger of extinction, and whose survival is unlikely if the causal factors continue operating.
		Vulnerable : Breeds likely to move into the Endangered category in the near future if the causal factors continue operating.
		Rare : Breeds with small populations that are not at present Endangered or Vulnerable, but are at risk.
		Indeterminate : Breeds known to be Endangered, Rare or Vulnerable, but where there is not enough information to say which of the three categories is appropriate.
		Out of Danger : Breeds formerly included in one of the above categories, but which are now considered relatively secure because effective conservation measures have been taken or the previous threat to their survival has been removed.
		Insufficiently Known: Breeds that are suspected but not definitely known to belong to any of the above categories, because of lack of information.
	4.16	Free format breed description field (A description of breed characteristics may be entered here instead of in the fixed fields of sections 4.5 to 4.14, or material may be added to supplement the fixed fields)
5.	Master record prepared by:
	5.1	Name:
	5.2	Title: (Dr., Mr., Miss, etc.)
	5.3	Address:
	5.4	Affiliation: (Organization, Company, Consultant, etc.)
	5.5	Date of preparation:
6.	Master record updating or editing
	6.1	First amendment by:
		6.1.1	Name:
		6.1.2	Title:
		6.1.3	Address:
		6.1.4	Affiliation:
		6.1.5	Date of amendment:
			.....
			.....
			.....
	6.n	Nth amendment by:
		6.n.1	Name:
		6.n.2	Title:
		6.n.3	Address:
		6.n.4	Affiliation:
		6.n.5	Date of amendment:

SLAVE RECORD

1.	Breed name of MASTER record
2.	Breed/crossbred type of SLAVE record (Give exact composition if possible, eg. 50% trade-named industrial, 50% improved indigenous)
3.	Strain (or distinct within-breed type)
4.	Period of data
		year	month	day	(eg. 1982:05:14)
	From
	To
5.	Data form prepared by:
	5.1	Name:
	5.2	Title: (Dr., Mr., Miss, etc.)
	5.3	Address:
	5.4	Affiliation: (Organization, Company, Consultant, etc,)
	5.5	Date of preparation:
6.	Bibliographical reference of source document (Pointer to the reference stored in the bibliographical file)
7.	Data type and analysis
	7.1	Data
		7.1.1	unadjusted data
		7.1.2	data adjusted for environmental or other factors*
		7.1.3	survey data *(adjusted by the author of the original paper or document)
	7.2	Treatment of data
		7.2.1	descriptive
		7.2.2	analytical
		7.2.3	none
8.	Reliability code (Grade data subjectively on a scale of 1 to 5; l=highly reliable, 5=low reliability)
9.	Country (in which data were recorded or experiment carried out, etc.)
	9.1	Country subdivision(s) (province, county, district, etc.)
10.	Terrestrial environment
	10.1	Tropical rainforest
	10.2	Tropical deciduous forest
	10.3	Tropical scrub forest
	10.4	Tropical savannah
	10.5	Desert
	10.6	Mediterranean woodland and scrub
	10.7	Middle latitude grassland
		10.7.1	highland grass
		10.7.2	moorland
		10.7.3	marshland
	10.8	Middle latitude deciduous forest
	10.9	Coniferous forest
	10.10	Tundra
	10.11	Free format terrestrial environment field (Include information on problems associated with vegetation, eg. toxic plants)
11.	Elevation and topography
	11.1	Elevation
			mean
			range
	11.2	Topography (Free format field. The description should include the following items, when information on them is available: roughness of terrain; slope; nature of surface (rocky, sandy, stony, etc.); surface drainage (poor, seasonally wet, well-drained, etc.).)
12.	Climate
	12.1	Rainfall (mm)
		12.1.1	annual precipitation
				mean
				range
		12.1.2	seasonality
				non-seasonal
				seasonal (input as eg. 05-07, meaning May to July)
		12.1.3	free format rainfall data
	12.2	Temperature (degrees C)
		12.2.1	average annual temperature
				mean of several years
				range of several years
		12.2.2	maximum temperature in year
				mean maximum of several years
				range of several years
				month(s) of maximum temperature
		12.2.3	minimum temperature in year
				mean minimum of several years
				range of several years
				month(s) of minimum temperature
		12.2.4	free format temperature data
	12.3	Relative humidity (RH)
		12.3.1	average annual RH
				mean of several years
				range of several years
		12.3.2	maximum RH in year
				mean maximum of several years
				range of several years
				month(s) of maximum RH
		12.3.3	minimum RH in year
				mean minimum of several years
				range of several years
				month(s) of minimum RH
		12.3.4	free format RH data
13.	Socio-management system
	13.1	Indigenous stock,.extensive management
	13.2	Indigenous stock, intensive management
	13.3	Middle-level stock, extensive management
	13.4	Middle-level stock, intensive management
	13.5	Industrial stock, extensive management
	13.6	Industrial stock, intensive management
	13.7	Free format field for socio-management system
14.	Type of farm
	14.1	Peasant agriculture
	14.2	Breeding centre
	14.3	Commercial production unit
	14.4	Experiment station
	14.5	Field experiment
	14.6	Multiplication unit
	14.7	Other (specify)
	14.8	Free format field for farm type
15.	Degree of management supervision
	15.1	Advisory services
	15.2	Resident professional supervision
	15.3	Supervision by scientific staff of investigation project
	15.4	None
16.	Mating method and incubation method
	16.1	Mating method
		16.1.1	uncontrolled non-seasonal natural mating
		16.1.2	uncontrolled seasonal natural mating
		16.1.3	controlled natural mating
		16.1.4	artificial insemination
		16.1.5	other (specify)
	16.2	Incubation method
		16.2.1	natural incubation
		16.2.2	artificial still-air incubation
		16.2.3	artificial forced-air incubation
		16.2.4	other (specify)
17.	Flock size
	17.1	Number of breeding males
			mean
			range
	17.2	Number of breeding females
			mean
			range
	17.3	Number of breeding replacement males
			mean
			range
	17.4	Number of breeding replacement females
			mean
			range
	17.5	Number of females for egg production
			mean
			range
	17.6	Number of birds for meat production
		17.6.1	males
				mean
				range
		17.6.2	females
				mean
				range
		17.6.3	mixed
				mean
				range
18.	Nutrition
	18.1	Nutritional management
		18.1.1	scavenging
		18.1.2	scavenging with supplemental feeding
		18.1.3	free-ranging
		18.1.4	free-ranging with supplemental feeding
		18.1.5	full-feeding with local feeds
		18.1.6	full-feeding with manufactured concentrate & local feeds
		18.1.7	full-feeding with complete manufactured feeds
	18.2	Free format field for scavenging, and scavenging with supplemental feeding (estimate composition of scavenging diet; estimate composition of supplemental feed and quantities provided)
	18.3	Free format field for free-ranging, and free-ranging with supplemental feeding (estimate composition and intake of free-ranging diet; estimate composition of supplemental feed and quantities provided)
	18.4	Free format field for full-feeding with local feeds (estimate composition of full-feeding diet, specifying ingredients; estimate composition and quantities (kg/bird) for brooding, rearing, and adult periods)
	18.5	Free format field for full-feeding with manufactured concentrate and local feeds (give formulation for concentrate used in brooding, rearing, and adult periods; estimate composition of local feeds, specifying ingredients; estimate quantities of concentrate plus local feeds (kg/bird) for brooding, rearing, and adult periods)
	18.6	Free format field for full-feeding with complete manufactured feeds (give formulations and quantities (kg/bird) of complete manufactured feeds in brooding, rearing, and adult periods)
19.	Housing and photoperiod
	19.1	Housing
		19.1.1	type of housing
				none
				shelter, unconfined
				shelter, confined at night
				confinement housing, litter floor
				confinement housing, slat or wire floor
				confinement housing, litter plus slat/wire floor
				confinement housing, cage/battery
		19.1.2	free format field to record floor or cage space/bird, feeding space, watering space, roosting space, nesting space/bird
	19.2	Photoperiod
		19.2.1	photoperiod provided
				natural daylength
				artificial daylength
		19.2.2	free format field to record daylength manipulation and control during brood ing,rearing, adult, and breeding periods
20.	Diseases and parasites, and tolerance of housing conditions (Free format field for noting any diseases prevalent at the time that performance data were recorded, and for noting any peculiarities in response to housing conditions)
21.	Measures against diseases, parasites, and undesirable behaviors
	21.1	Vaccination and immunization (Free format field to describe treatments)
	21.2	Curative medication (Free format field to describe treatments)
	21.3	Preventative medication (Free format field to describe treatments)
	21.4	Behavior modification (Free format field to describe treatments, eg. beak trimming)
22.	Performance
	22.1	Egg production characteristics
		Note - although egg and sperm production of Coturnix quail can remain high for a full year, fertility and hatchability decline very markedly after 6 months of age; where reproduction is an important function, it is desirable to replace breeding stocks at intervals of 6 months. A data recording interval, equivalent to the 0-500 day interval widely used in chicken breeding, is 0-196 days; it comprises 4 weeks for brooding and rearing, and 24 weeks for adult production, and it provides a 1 week 'empty' period between adult flocks.
		22.1.1	egg production and age		N	Mean	SD	Range
			age at first egg, days		-	-	-	-
			age at 50% production, days		-	-	-	-
			age at peak production, days		-	-	-	-
			age at culling, days		-	-	-	-
		22.1.2	egg numbers		N	Mean	SD	Range
			clutch length, days		-	-	-	-
			hen-day production, 0-196 days		-	-	-	-
			hen-housed production, 0-196 days		-	-	-	-
			survivor production, 0-196 days		-	-	-	-
			hen-day production, 0-365 days		-	-	-	-
			hen-housed production, 0-365 days		-	-	-	-
			survivor production, 0-365 days		-	-	-	-
			hen-day production, n-n days		-	-	-	-
			hen-housed production, n-n days		-	-	-	-
			survivor production, n-n days		-	-	-	-
		22.1.3	egg size		N	Mean	SD	Range
			egg size, 10 weeks of age, gm		-	-	-	-
			egg size, 20 weeks of age, gm		-	-	-	-
			egg size, n weeks of age, gm		-	-	-	-
		22.1.4	egg shape index		N	Mean	SD	Range
			length (mm) x breadth (mm)/100		-	-	-	-
		22.1.5	shell color
				spotted or blotched
				white
				other (specify)
		22.1.6	shell quality		N	Mean	SD	Range
			specific gravity, 10 weeks of age		-	-	-	-
			specific gravity, 20 weeks of age		-	-	-	-
			specific gravity, n weeks of age		-	-	-	-
		22.1.7	albumen quality		N	Mean	SD	Range
			Haugh units, 10 weeks of age		-	-	-	-
			Haugh units, 20 weeks of age		-	-	-	-
			Haugh units, n weeks of age		-	-	-	-
		22.1.8	egg inclusion bodies		N	Mean	SD	Range
			blood spots, 20 weeks of age, %		-	-	-	-
			blood spots, n weeks of age, %		-	-	-	-
			meat spots, 20 weeks of age, %		-	-	-	-
			meat spots, n weeks of age, %		-	-	-	-
		22.1.9	feed utilization		N	Mean	SD	Range
				kg feed / kg eggs	-	-	-	-
				kg feed / dozen eggs	-	-	-	-
	22.2	Reproduction characteristics
		22.2.1	broodiness
				usual
				sometimes
				rare
				other (specify)
		22.2.2	fertility and hatchability		N	Mean	SD	Range
			fertility to 6 months of age, %		-	-	-	-
			fertility after 6 months of age, %		-	-	-	-
			hatch of fertile eggs to 6 months of age, %		-	-	-	-
			hatch of fertile eggs after 6 months of age, %		-	-	-	-
			hatch of total eggs set to 6 months of age, %		-	-	-	-
			hatch of total eggs set after 6 months of age, %		-	-	-	-
	22.3	Growth Characteristics
		23.3.1	growth rate		N	Mean	SD	Range
			body wt at hatching, gm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			body wt at 4 wks, gm	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			body wt at 6 wks, gm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			body wt at 10 wks, gm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			body wt at 28 wks, gm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			body wt at n wks, gm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
		22.3.2	body proportions		N	Mean	SD	Range
			keel length at 4 wks, mm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			keel length at 6 wks, mm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			keel length at 10 wks, mm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			keel length at n wks, mm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			shank length at 4 wks,mm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			shank length at 6 wks,mm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			shank length at 10 wks,mm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			shank length at n wks,mm,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			breast angle at 4 wks,deg,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			breast angle at 6 wks,deg,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			breast angle at 10 wks,deg,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			breast angle at n wks,deg,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
		22.3.3	carcass defects		N	Mean	SD	Range
			breast blisters, 4 wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			breast blisters, 6 wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			breast blisters,10 wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			breast blisters, n wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			crooked keels, 4 wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			crooked keels, 6 wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			crooked keels, 10 wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			crooked keels, n wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			other carcass defects (free format field)
		22.3.4	feed utilization		N	Mean	SD	Range
			kg feed/kg gain, 0-4 wks,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			kg feed/kg gain, 4-6 wks,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			kg feed/kg gain, 6-10 wks,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			kg feed/kg gain, n-n wks,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
	22.4	Post-hatching mortality			N	Mean	SD	Range
			mortality, 0-4 wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			mortality, 4-6 wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			mortality, 6-10 wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			mortality, 4-28 wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			mortality, 28-52 wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
			mortality, n-n wks, %,	males	-	-	-	-
				females	-	-	-	-
				mixed	-	-	-	-
	22.5	Free format field to record performance characteristics (egg production, reproduction, growth, post-hatching mortality) not specified in 22.1 to 22.4
23.	Physiology and stress tolerance
	23.1	Tolerance of temperature and humidity extremes (Free format field to describe temperature and humidity stress in relation to housing conditions)
	23.2	Tolerance of industrial floor pen housing (Free format field to describe reaction of stock to intensive management conditions in industrial floor housing)
	23.3	Tolerance of industrial cage housing (Free format field to describe reaction of stock to intensive management conditions in industrial cage housing)
24.	Genetic parameters
	24.1	Heritability				Value	SE	Range
		24.1.1	trait 1			-	-	-
			. . . .
			. . . .
			. . . .
		24.1.n	trait n			-	-	-
	24.2	Repeatability
		24.2.1	trait 1			-	-	-
			. . . .
			. . . .
			. . . .
		24.2.n	trait n			-	-	-
	24.3	Genetic correlation
		24.3.1	between . . . . and . . . .			-	-	-
			. . . .
			. . . .
			. . . .
		24.3.n	between . . . . and . . . .			-	-	-
	24.4	Other genetic parameters (Free format field)
	24.5	Inbreeding coefficient (Free format field)
25.	Cytogenetics (Free format field)
26.	Inherited abnormalities (Free format field)
27.	Resistance to infectious diseises and parasites (Free format field; specify comparative incidence and/or mortality)