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Quail MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Quail
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.248.350.650
Unique ID
D011784
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011784
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer COLINUS or COTURNIX; note JAPANESE QUAIL see COTURNIX; diseases: coordinate with BIRD DISEASES
Scope Note
Common name for two distinct groups of BIRDS in the order GALLIFORMES: the New World or American quails of the family Odontophoridae and the Old World quails in the genus COTURNIX, family Phasianidae.
Previous Indexing
Birds (1966-1972)
Poultry (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note
73
History Note
73
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Quail Preferred
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