Effect of Thyroxine and Testosterone on Body Weight and Gonad of Gonadectomized and Chemically Thyroidectomized Male Rain Quail, Coturnix coromandelica
1Anjali Srivastava, 1Eshita Pandey & 2Sabina Khanam
1Department of Zoology, D.G. College, Kanpur, India
2Department of Biological Sciences, Yobe State University, Nigeria
Email: sabinakhanam@ymail.com
Corresponding Author: Sabina Khanam
ABSTRACT
The role of thyroid may vary with species sex and phase of the annual cycle. We investigated in the present work the effects of thyroxine and testosterone on body weight and gonad in gonadectomized and chemically thyroidectomized male Rain quails (Coturnix coromandelica) for a period of ten days. Body weight decreased significant in chemically thyroidectomized birds treated with testosterone. In intact and chemically thyroidectomized groups significant reduction in testis weight was found in sub-group B and C when compared to control sub-group.
Keywords: Testosterone, Rain Quail, Body weight, Thyroxine
