Issue · 2020
Vol.35, Iss. 1
21 articles · pp. 1-165 · All issues →
Research ArticleDonkeys as an Alternate Domestic Pack-animal in the Arid Zone of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
Muhammad Shuaib Khan, Shakeeb Ullah, Nisha. A.R, Muhammad Umar, Muhammad Inamullah Malik, Syed Muhammad Kamal Shah et al.
Domestic farming has a great contribution in rural agriculture, livestock and dairy sectors of Pakistan. Their help ranges from the crop and livestock production to cottage industry. The women in rural societies of Pakistan deliver many farm duties especially…
8 May 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.51.54
Research ArticleToxic Trace Metals Assessment in Selected Organs of Edible Fish Species, Sediment and Water in Head Punjnad, Punjab, Pakistan
Saeed Fatima, Khalid Javed Iqbal, Usman Atique, Arshad Javid, Noor Khan, Sonia Iqbal et al.
Arsenic (As), mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) are one of the greatest threats to aquatic biota for their persistence, bioaccumulation and biomagnification across the globe.This study presents the first hand data of toxic trace metals in edible fish muscles, sedi…
8 May 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.43.50
ReviewFungal Endophytes are Effective Alternatives and Novel Sources of Anticancer Drugs
Mohammad Ejaz, Salma Javed, Muhammad Hamza, Sadia Tabassum, Muhammad Abubakar, Irfan Ullah
Natural bioactive molecules or compounds isolated from different living organisms are the rich sources for the novel drugs. Endophytes are the rich source of these bioactive molecules having a wide range of applications as compared to the original products. Fu…
27 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.13.24
ReviewAn Overview of Production and Industrial Exploitation of Bacterial Laccases
Fehmina Ashraf, Muhammad Irfan, Hafiz Abdullah Shakir, Shaukat Ali, Muhammad Khan
Laccases (p-diphenol: oxygen oxidoreductase, EC 1.10.3.2) are multi-copper polyphenolic oxidases that oxidize many phenolic and non-phenolic aromatic compounds such as amino or methoxy monophenols, syringaldazine, ABTS and amino or methoxy monophenols. They ha…
30 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.147.156
Research ArticleMuscular Tissue Bioaccumulation and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Two Edible Fish Species (Gudusia chapra and Eutropiichthys vacha) in Padma River, Bangladesh
Dil Afroza Khanom, Amirun Nesa, Muhammad Abu Sayed Jewel, Muhammad Ayenuddin Haque, Alok Kumar Paul, Sonia Iqbal et al.
This study investigated edible and commercially valuable fish species viz. Gudusia chapra and Eutropiichthys vacha, for the muscular tissue bioaccumulation of selected heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cr, Zn, Cu, and Mn) and their human health risks.…
8 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.81.89
Research ArticleSpatio-temporal Diversity of Dung Beetles in Selected Locales of Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Mubashar Hussain, Misbah Younas, Muhammad Faheem Malik, Muhammad Umar, Maimoona Kanwal, Moazama Batool
Dung beetles play significant role in the ecosystems by nutrient recycling and waste removal. The study was conducted to explore the distributional patterns of dung beetle assemblages on local scales. The sampling was accomplished by surveying grassy fields, c…
30 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.35.42
Research ArticleChanges in Glutathione S-transferase Activity and Total Protein Contents of Labeo rohita
Qaisra Siddique, Sajid Abdullah, Huma Naz, Khalid Abbas, Laiba Shafique
Abstract | This work was performed to evaluate glutathione S-transferase (GST) activityand total protein contents (TPCs) in tissues viz. brain, gills, kidney, heart, muscle and liver of Labeo rohita kept under sub-lethal dose (4.13 µgL-1) of chlorpyrifos…
30 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.25.29
Research ArticleSome Feedlots Do Not Change Biochemical and Wool Mineral Profile in Dromedary Calves
Asim Faraz, Abdul Waheed, Annamaria Passantino, Ayman Balla Mustafa, Nasir Ali Tauqir, Naeem Ullah Khan et al.
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the blood biochemical and wool mineral profile of Marecha dromedary camel calves reared in intensive management system (IMS) by feeding two different dietary regimes. The study was conducted at camel breeding and re…
8 May 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.55.60
Research ArticleFirst Record of Carebara raja (Forel, 1902) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from Pakistan
Muhammad Tariq Rasheed, Imran Bodlah, Ammara Gull e Fareen, Muhammad Shakeel Khokhar
Carebara Westwood (1840) is a species rich genus in subfamily Myrmicinae. Many species of this genus are reported from various parts of the world including neighbouring countries of Pakistan. Members of this genus are considered as generalized foragers and cry…
8 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.77.80- Research Article
Seroprevalence and Risk Factor Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Pet Dogs of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Mian Adnan Kakakhel, Faryal Gohar, Zahid Anwar, Raza Ullah, Muhammad Attaullah, Shahbaz Ahmad et al.
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by T. gondii, which infects warm-blooded animals worldwide. This study was conducted with the main objectives, determination of seroprevalence of T. gondii infection…
22 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.99.105 
Research ArticleSero-prevalence of Peste des Petits Ruminant (PPR) Virus in Sheep and Goat Population of Gilgit Baltistan Province of Pakistan
Majeeda Rasheed, Tanveer Akhtar, Nadia Mukhtar, Muhammad Furqan Shahid, Muhammad Imran, Saima Yaqub
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) caused by PPR virus (PPRV), is a contagious disease of domestic and wild small ruminants. The disease is endemic in developing countries of African and Asian worlds including Pakistan, where several clinical cases in small…
29 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.123.127
Research ArticleComparative Study of Two Synthetic Insecticides Spiromesifen and Thiamethoxam to Determine their Acute and Residual Toxicity against Lynx Spider (Oxyopes javanus)
Hina Nazli, Abida Butt
ntegration of biological and chemical control methods are required to successfully manage insect pests. Along with insect pests, many predators of these pests are also present in crops and affected by these management activities. Spiders are the most abundant…
29 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.135.146
Research ArticleMorphological and Pathological Effects of Aspergillosis in Silver Carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Saira Saleemi, Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Nasir Khalid
Fungal diseases are very common in freshwater fishes. Aspergillosis is a fungal disease of fish. This study was designed to examine a fungal infection in silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix. The infected fish showed clinical signs such as: eroded gills, d…
29 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.129.133
Research ArticleCraniometrical Analysis of Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) from Northern Punjab, Pakistan
Ayesha Iqbal, Ghulam Sarwar, Abdul Majid Khan, Muhammad Tahir Waseem, Rana Manzoor Ahmad, Muhammad Ameen
The current study reports the cranial morphology of Sus scrofa, with detailed comparison of different features of skull. The cranial morphology has been utilized as a tool to discriminate between the different species of wild and domesticated suids. The studie…
30 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.157.165
Research ArticleSpecies Diversity and Abundance of Freshwater Crab of the Genus Allacanthos in Buner District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
Waqas Ahmad Shams, Gauhar Rehman, Khurshaid Khan, Ibrar Ahmad, Saima Bibi, Saif Ul Islam et al.
The crab found in fresh water is a source for proteins having immense importance and its use as a food is not hidden from anyone. Its use by the traditional healers and animal therapists as a healthy calcium supplement and in healing of other injuries is also…
30 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.31.34
Research ArticleEvaluation of Air-Borne Trace Metals in Orthopaedic Sections of Health Care Facilities
Afzal Nimra, Zulfiqar Ali, Safdar Sidra, Rida Ahmad
The airborne levels of carcinogenic trace metals lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As) and nickel (Ni) were evaluated in the Orthopaedic Operation Theater (OOT), Orthopaedic Wards (OW) and Orthopaedic Emergency Rooms (OER) of six hospitals, in Lahore, Pakistan…
9 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.91.98
Research ArticleSystematic Study of Boselaphine Remains from the Late Miocene of Hasnot, Pakistan
Muhammad Tahir Waseem, Abdul Majid Khan, Saliha Khalid, Rana Manzoor Ahmad, Ayesha Iqbal, Muhammad Ameen
Current study deals with the systematic investigations of Boselaphine specimens belonging to genera Pachyportax and Selenoportax. The available information on both taxa is scanty and only few specimens are known for both genera especially Pachyportax. The memb…
8 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.69.76
Research ArticleHaematological and Histopathological Analyses of Levofloxacin Induced Toxicity in Mammals
Chaman Ara, Asmatullah, Sehrish Kanwa, Asma Chaudhary, Ayesha Siddiqua
Abstract | Levofloxacin (LFX), a broad spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic of third generation, is widely used to treat respiratory and genitourinary infections. Keeping in view the controversy about its toxicity, current study was conducted to assess the levo…
10 Jan 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.01.06
Research ArticleIn-Silico Development of 1, 7-Dihydrodipyrrolo [2,3-b:3’,2’-e] Pyridine -3-carboxamide Derivatives as Candidate Janus Kinase Inhibitors to Control Rheumatoid Arthritis
Neelam Pery, Nayab Batool Rizvi, Muhammad Imtiaz Shafiq
Therapeutic options for rheumatoid arthritis have increased tremendously over the last two decades. The persistent monopoly of the conventional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs over the drug platform has been taken over by a number of biologics including…
28 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.107.122- Review
Impact of Oxytocin Administration on Milk Quality, Reproductive Performance and Residual Effects in Dairy Animals – A Review
Asim Faraz, Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Mudasser Nazir, Aneela Hameed, Nasir Ali Tauqir, Riaz Hussain Mirza et al.
Posterior pituitary releases a hormone named oxytocin (OT) that causes contraction of smaller ducts and myoepithelial cells surrounding the alveoli of mammary glands. The milking process is allowed to be managed by an exogenous OT by its vital role in neuro ho…
8 May 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.61.67 
Research ArticleTurmeric Plays Protective Role against Paraben Induced Hepatic and Renal Lesions in Albino Mice
Chaman Ara, Asmatullah, Zainab Riaz, Memoona, Asma Chaudhary, Shagufta Andleeb
Abstract | Preservatives have been used since prehistoric times and today is a recurring topic in world debate. Paraben is among the top class preservatives used in food, pharmaceutical agents, drinks, beautifying agents and numerous different items. So purpos…
10 Jan 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2020.35.1.07.12