title: Effects of dietary formalin on the health and testicular pathology of male Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix Japonica).
abstract: Male Japanese quail (n = 75) at 35 d of age were fed 20.0, 10.0, 5.0, 2.5 or 0 ml formalin (37% formaldehyde)/kg of their daily ration for 8 w. Quail fed 20.0 or 10.0 ml formalin/kg feed showed depression, decreased responsiveness, feed consumption, and body weights, and had vacuolation in the germinal epithelial layer of their seminiferous tubules. Formalin feeding at up to 5 ml/kg was associated with decreased weight of testes, and up to 2.5 ml/kg feed resulted in smaller diameter seminiferous tubules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Muhammad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bachaya
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Babar
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D003370:Coturnix; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000633:toxicity*; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D013737:Testis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D005557:Formaldehyde