The
Alliance
Quail-Tech
A Project of Texas Tech University Funded by Quail First
Quail-Tech Research Projects
1. Examine the influence of supplemental feeding on quail movement, survival rate, and reproductive success.
2. Little is known about survival of chicks from 4 weeks of age to sub-adult status. We will attempt to examine sources of mortality during
this time in the life history.
3. Develop successful techniques (timing, numbers, method) for trapping and transplanting wild birds into improved habitats.
4. Examine the influence of the environment on the quail immune system and if immunity and disease relationships play a role in quail
population growth.
5. Examine the influence of introducing pen-reared birds on the integrity of the gene pool of the wild population; and genetic differences
linked to the performance traits of wild and pen-reared birds.
6. Continue to fine-tune the use of habitat management techniques such as brush removal, prescribed burning, and shrub planting.
7. Develop reliable population census techniques that are feasible at a large scale.
1. Examine the influence of supplemental feeding on quail movement, survival rate, and reproductive success.
2. Little is known about survival of chicks from 4 weeks of age to sub-adult status. We will attempt to examine sources of mortality during
this time in the life history.
3. Develop successful techniques (timing, numbers, method) for trapping and transplanting wild birds into improved habitats.
4. Examine the influence of the environment on the quail immune system and if immunity and disease relationships play a role in quail
population growth.
5. Examine the influence of introducing pen-reared birds on the integrity of the gene pool of the wild population; and genetic differences
linked to the performance traits of wild and pen-reared birds.
6. Continue to fine-tune the use of habitat management techniques such as brush removal, prescribed burning, and shrub planting.
7. Develop reliable population census techniques that are feasible at a large scale.