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Are farm-reared quails for game restocking really common quails (Coturnix coturnix)?: a genetic approach.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Sanchez-Donoso Ines, Vilà Carles, Puigcerver Manel, Butkauskas Dalius, Caballero de la Calle José Ramón, Morales-Rodríguez Pablo Antonio, Rodríguez-Teijeiro José Domingo
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The common quail (Coturnix coturnix) is a popular game species for which restocking with farm-reared individuals is a common practice. In some areas, the number of released quails greatly surpasses the number of wild breeding common quail. However, common quail are difficult to raise in captivity and this casts suspicion about a possible hybrid origin of the farmed individuals from crosses with domestic Japanese...
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