Genetic diversity of Japanese quails from wild button quails based on alignment with reference (chicken) genome

International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry 2026 Open access

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Authors: D. Ilaya Bharathi, V Saxena, KP Senthil Kumar, Silambarasan .
DOI: 10.22271/veterinary.2026.v11.i2d.3050
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Abstract

Japanese quail farming is a very popular small scale enterprise glooming at various parts of our country. Though Japanese quails are from a different geographic location and not native to India there is a common notion that these birds are similar to native quails found in our jungles. Native quails are also phenotypically similar and so based on Wildlife Protection act, 1972, farming or domestication of these birds are prohibited. In this study, we deploy next generation sequencing technology to sequence DNA of native and Japanese quail to find the percentage match between the SSR enriched genomes so and match the sequence with reference chicken genome.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Livestock and Poultry Management Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetic diversity and population structure

Publication details

Journal / source
International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry
Volume
11
Issue
2
Pages
439–440
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN