Studies on the sodium requirement of growing Japanese quail.
The response of Japanese quail, fed a purified diet, to dietary increments of sodium chloride was studied. Birds fed the basal diet (0.042-0.051% sodium) displayed poor growth, high mortality, depressed plasma sodium levels, elevated blood hematocrit and increased relative adrenal gland weights. Growth plateaued and the other parameters reached normal values at a total dietary sodium level of approximately 0.10 percent.
D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D003370:Coturnix / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009929:Organ Size; D011784:Quail / Q000378:metabolism*; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*
D012964:Sodium