“…Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) have been used extensively as a model for the study of atheroslcerosis Donaldson, 1977a,b, 1979;Day, 1978;Day and Stafford, 1975;Day et al, 1977Day et al, , 1979Chapman et al, 1976;Soret et al, 1976). Morrissey and Donaldson (1977a) used a semipurified diet containing cholesterol to induce hypercholesteremia and atherosclerosis in Japanese quail within a short period of time.…”