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What species of quail is/are farmed in Australia?

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Subject: What species of quail is/are farmed in Australia?
From: Dave Torr <>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:01:16 +1100
I believe it is illegal to sell wild mammals (eg kangaroo) in Victoria if
they were killed in Victoria!

On 20 March 2011 21:05, Paul G Dodd <> wrote:

> Unfortunately in states like Victoria that allow hunting, certain quail are
> allowed to be shot - presumably for consumption (although I do not know the
> legalities regarding the sale of wild game). The wild species that are
> allowed to be shot are Stubble Quail, and the introduced California Quail
> and European Quail.
>
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> Paul Dodd
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> Docklands, Victoria
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>  On Behalf Of brian
> fleming
> Sent: Sunday, 20 March 2011 8:46 PM
> To: David McDonald (personal); 
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] What species of quail is/are farmed in
> Australia?
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> They are domesticated Japanese quail.  Their eggs are also sold - they
> are even more reliable layers than domestic fowls.
>
> Anthea Fleming
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>
> On 20/03/2011 3:59 PM, David McDonald (personal) wrote:
> > Hi, I have been party to a discussion about what species of quail are
> > farmed and sold for meat in Australia. Someone reckons the farmed quail
> > have been bred from indigenous species, someone else reckons they are
> > King Quail. Does anyone know the 'real facts'?
> >
> > This arose in the context of a discussion about preserving native
> > grasslands.
> >
> > Thanks - David
> >
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