Vol.54, Iss. 1

High Risk Mapping and Response Play Vital Role in Dengue Fever Control

Abdul Sattar, Hasan Orooj, Muhammad Iqbal Afridi

Dengue fever causes an estimated 50 million infections annually and approximately 2.5 billion people are at risk around the globe. Directorate of Health Services (DHS), Capital Development Authority/Metropolitan Corporation, which is responsible for urban Isla…

Cholangiocarcinoma with Multiple Organ Metastasis in a Captive Puma (Puma concolor)

Ho-Seong Cho, Yeonsu Oh

A 17-year-old captive male puma (Puma concolor) died after presenting anorexia, vomiting, weight loss and lethargy. At necropsy, the right middle lobe of the liver was severely affected by a tumor, and small tumor nodules were disseminated throughout the other…

Morphological Indices and Simple Regression to Predict Live Body Weight from Morphological Traits of Indigenous Sheep

Muhammad Arsalan, Muhammad Aman Ullah, Abdul Waheed

The data on 14 morphological trait measurements were obtained from 291 indigenous sheep found in the southern Punjab of Pakistan. Ten various body indices were obtained from 14 morphological traits. Pearson correlations between live body weight and 13 other mo…

High Risk Mapping and Response Play Vital Role in Dengue Fever Control

Abdul Sattar, Hasan Orooj, Muhammad Iqbal Afridi

Dengue fever causes an estimated 50 million infections annually and approximately 2.5 billion people are at risk around the globe. Directorate of Health Services (DHS), Capital Development Authority/Metropolitan Corporation, which is responsible for urban Isla…

The First Record of Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) Nesting in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia with a Description of Nest Attendance Behavior

Monif AlRashidi, Sami Saeed M. Hassan, Mohammed Shobrak

This study recorded the first nesting attempt of the Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) in Al-Fanateer Island, located about 1.5 km east of Jubail Industrial City, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. A trail camera was used to record and describe the nest at…

Ecology of House Crow (Corvus splendens) in Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Sohail Anjum, Awais Ahmad, Farzana Bibi, Hazrat Ali

House crow (Corvus splendens) is a native species of the Indian subcontinent. It shows greater tractability as it can easily adapt to new environment where food supply and garbage are found in abundance. Their intelligence is also acknowledged duly. They are a…

DMRT1 Expression is Positively Correlated with the Development of Testes in Adult Mule Duck

Yu Yang, Shengqiang Ye, Lixia Wang, Xing Chen, Yunguo Qian, Ping Gong

DMRT1 expression has been followed in the developing testes of three groups (Testes weight: Body weight ratios (<1%, 1%-2%, 2%-3%)) of adult mule duck using immunohistochemical staining method. The result showed that DMRT1 was mainly expressed in spermatogo…

Impact of Diclofenac a Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Veterinary Pharmaceutical Drug on Vultures

Roheela Yasmeen, Laiba Asif, Samia Djeffal

Worldwide there are 23 species of vultures. The vultures are known as one of nature’s most successful scavengers. However, since the 1990’s vulture numbers in South East Asia have been in decline, especially the oriental white-rumped vulture (Gyps…

Application of Deep Learning in Remote Sensing Monitoring of Large Herbivores- A Case Study in Qinghai Tibet Plateau

Wei Luo, Yongtao Jin, Xuqing Li, Ke Liu

In this study, we monitored large herbivores in Maduo County of Qinghai Province by means of Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) remote sensing.The monitoring objects include three kinds of domestic herbivores: Tibetan sheep, yaks, and horses, and three kinds of wi…

Assessment of Plasma Biochemistry Profile of Corvus and Environmental Factor that Bridges the Gap between Corvus albus and Man in Nsukka

Ikechukwu Eugene Onah, Ifeoma Esther Aniaku, Jude Ifeanyi Okwor, Ada Sylvester Haruna

The African pied crow, Corvus albus is a widely distributed and common African bird whose close association with man could be of public health risk. Data on plasma biochemistry profile which is indicative of the health condition of the birds in the wild is sca…

Growth Arrest Specific Gene 6 Improved in vitro Maturation of Oocytes and the Development Potential of Porcine Embryo after Parthenogenetic Activation

Zhi-Peng Li, Laiba Shafique, Saif ur Rehman, Kui-Qing Cui, Xiao-Can Lei, Xing-Rong Lu et al.

In this study, expression pattern-and function of growth arrest specific gene 6 (Gas6) during porcine oocyte maturation and early embryonic development were systemically investigated. The expression of Gas6 in the process of follicular development was studied…

Growth and Pigmentation of Goldfish (Carassius auratus L, 1758) Fed on a Diet Supplemented with Purslane (Portulaca sp.) Extract

Dilek Şahin, Meryem ÖZ, Orhan Aral, Mehmet Bahtiyar, Selda TaÅŸçi

This study aimed to investigate the effects of the purslane extract on growth and pigmentation of goldfish (Carassius auratus L, 1758). The study was carried out with 4 experimental groups of which composed of control (0%, T0) and different amount of purslane…

Faster Response to High-Fat Diet in Body Mass Regulation from Lower Altitude Population in Eothenomys miletus from Hengduan Mountain Regions

Gong Xue-na, Jia Ting, Zhang Di, Zhu Wanlong

Small mammals usually showed physiological and behavioral adaptations to cope with seasonal environmental changing, such as temperature, photoperiod, and food etc. To investigate the physiological and behavioral adaptation strategies in Eothenomys miletus of d…

Effects of Dietary Addition of Perilla frutescens Seeds on the Content of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Egg Yolk of Gallus domesticus

Suhu Duan, Zaiqiang Li, Zhenzhen Fan, Mengran Qin, Xiaoxue Yu, Liuan Li

To study the effect of Perilla frutescens (Perilla) seeds on the polyunsaturated fatty acid in egg yolk. Three groups, each of 40 healthy Gallus domesticuss 26 weeks old, were fed 6, 10 and 15% of perilla seeds in addition to daily basic ration.. The control g…

Effects of Short-Term High Temperatures on Survival and Reproduction of Trabala vishnou gigantina Yang (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)

Yonghua Liu, Xianhua Li, Xiongfei Yan, Gang Li, Caiyun Luo, Ying He

The moth Trabala vishnou gigantina Yang is a leaf-eating pest, and there have been severe outbreaks of it in Hippophae rhamnoides plantations in North China. To study the effects of short-term high temperatures on its feeding, mating, longevity, and fecundity,…

Morphology of Lingual Papillae of Bear: Light Microscopic and SEM Study

Essam H. Ibrahim, Attalla F. El-kott, Ali Alshehri, Mona Kilany, Reza Yavari, Salahud Din et al.

The morphology and histology of the tonguein two adult Asian bears were examined by light and scanning electron microscopy. Four types of papillae; filiform, conical, fungiform and vallate were observed on the dorsaum lingua. Numerous filiform papillae were vi…

Intravenous Administration of Arecoline Induces Biphasic Modulations in Blood Pressure in Anaesthetized Rats

Meiping Deng, Xiaowen Ye, Jiashan Wu, Lijuan Chen, Xiaoxia Jiang, Changzheng Zhang et al.

Arecoline is the main pharmacological alkaloid of areca (betel) nut, which is a traditional medical herb widely used in tropical and subtropical countries, and has several cholinomimetic effects with parasympathetic features. This study was aimed to determine…

Comparative Silencing Effect of Different siRNA Fragments on Potato Virus X Coat Protein in Transient Transfection Assays

Anwar Khan, Fareeha Nosheen, Bushra Tabassum, Olawale Samuel Adeyinka, Khurram Shehzad, Naila Shahid et al.

Coat protein gene of potato virus X is a structural protein that plays a vital role in viral transmission and pathogenesis. RNA interference or post transcriptional gene silencing is a regulatory conserved mechanism that uses small interfering RNAs to control…

HER2/neu Levels, Premature Termination of Pregnancy and Breast Cancer Risk: A Hospital-Based Study from Lahore, Pakistan

Muhammad Mansha, Sidra Yaqub, Asma Abdul Latif, Muhammad Wasim, Peter C. Thomson

Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women. The objective of the present study was to evaluate diagnostic utility of HER2/neu test and the association of premature termination of pregnancy with breast cancer. Two hundred breast cancer patients from INM…

Plasticity of White Adipose Tissue in Tupaia belangeri under Food Restriction and Refeeding

Dong-Min Hou, Ting Jia, Chun-yan Liu, Zheng-Kun Wang, Wan-Long Zhu

Small mammals had their own adaptive strategies to changes of food resources. In order to investigate the adaptive changes of white adipose tissue (WAT) in Tupaia belangeri under food restriction (FR, fed 70% of ad libitum food intake) and refeeding (Re), body…

Assessment of the Diagnostic Performance of Normal and Irradiated Schistosoma mansoni Cercarial Antigens using ELISA

Mona Mohammed EL-Derbawy, Eman Naser Hafez, Mona Abdel Daym Abd Rabbo, Nagwa Ibrahim Toaleb, Saedia Abdel Hady Sayed El-Ahl, Bahaa Eldkeen Wade EL-Aswad

Irradiation of Schistosoma mansoni cercariaeinducesstructural and motor changes in its surface molecules converting it from poor immunogenic to highly immunogenic surface.This study aims to comparatively analyze normal and gamma radiation-attenuated Schistosom…

Scale Microornamentation in Some Lizard Species

Amal E. Abdel-Hady, Sara M. El-Amir, Noura S. Al-Muttri, Heba M. El-Hariri

The outer surfaces of scales have provided significant adaption and functional value in lizards. In this paper, we examined the microornamenation of the outer surface of the dorsal scales from the mid-body region of Acanthodactylus opheodurus (Lacertidae), Mes…

Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Fasciola hepatica Infection in Yaks (Bos grunniens) on Tibetan Plateau, China

Hailong Dong, Fubin Gan, Khalid Mehmood, Jiang-Yong Zeng, Rao Zahid Abbas, Mushtaq Ahmad Gondal et al.

Fascioliasis is a common foodborne and waterborne zoonotic trematode parasitic disease infection worldwide. However, yak’s fascioliasis is rarely reported on Tibetan Plateau. In this study, serological survey and associated risk factors of Fasciola …

Effect of LED Illumination on the Biological Habits of the Adults of Ectropis grisescens

Li Qiao, Quan Zhang, Shubao Geng, Fangmei Zhang, Junhua Chen, Shibao Guo

The effects of illumination of four LED wavelengths (440~450 nm, 460~465 nm, 600~605 nm and 490~495 nm) on egg quantity, oviposition rate and adult longevity of Ectropis grisescens Warren were investigated in laboratory. The results showed that the total egg q…

Impact of Predators and Some Commercial Insecticides on Thrips tabaci Lindeman and Amrasca biguttula Ishida Populations in Bt Cotton under Arid Climate

Azhar Abbas Khan, Humaira Kanwal, Sumair Batool, Zeshan Hassan, Jawad Munawar Shah, Hafiz Muhammad Aatif et al.

Insect pests and their vectored diseases are the most common factors which cause severe damage to the cotton crop. In this two year study, the effectiveness of Commando plus®, Oshin®, Talstar®, Radiant®, Movento® and Maximal® was evalua…

Efficacy of Lipase-Producing, Wax-degrading Bacteria against the Solenopsis Mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley and the Striped Mealybug, Ferrisia virgata Cockerell (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) on Cotton

Nagarathinam Arunkumar, Jainullabudeen Gulsar Banu, Nagarajan Gopalakrishnan, Arkalgud Hiriyannaiah Prakash

Lipases (EC 3.1.1.3) are triacylglycerol acylhydrolases that hydrolyze triglycerides to glycerol and fatty acids. The numerous applications of lipases in chemical, food, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, detergents and surfactants, and agricultural industries…

Effect of Dietary Protein: Energy Ratios on Nutrient Digestibility in Labeo rohita Fingerlings

Muhammad Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Afzal, Khalid Abbas, Muhammad Shahid

 This study investigated the effects of dietary protein to energy (P/E) ratios on the nutrients and minerals digestibility of Labeo rohita fingerlings. Twelve experiment diets containing four protein levels (24, 26, 28, and 30 %) at three dietary energy l…

New Fossil Remains of Giraffids from the Lower Siwaliks of Punjab, Pakistan: Evolution, Systematics and Biogeography

Amin Arif, Khizar Samiullah, Riffat Yasin, Bilal Rasool, Shakila Naz, Xijun Ni et al.

Taxonomic study from a late Miocene Fossil locality Dhok Bun Ameer Khatoon, Lower Siwalik Hills of Pakistan has been conducted. New fossil remains belong to family Giraffidae which include right and left maxilla, isolated upper premolars and molars. After morp…

Effects of Uranium on the Antioxidant Responses of Chinese Oak Silkworm, Antheraea pernyi

Congfen Zhang, Yingxiao Liu, Linfeng He, Fengjun Shi, Weitang Yao, Xuegang Luo

Uranium (U) is one of the heavest metals in nature, which has been mainly used in atomic energy industrial system, but its toxic effects on most organisms are largely remained unknown especially in insects. Antheraea pernyi pupae were injected with uranyl&nbsp…

Population Dynamics of Tephritid Fruit Flies in Citrus and Mango Orchards of Multan, Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Qazi Muhammad Noman, Farhan Mahmood Shah, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Razaq

Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) species pose a significant threat to mango and citrus production worldwide including Pakistan. In the present study we identified and monitored the population dynamics of fruit flies species using male attractants Attrex®…

Effect of Different Salinity Levels on Expression of Three Plasma Membrane Associated Genes of Penaeus monodon

Song Jiang, Dong-liang Liu, Fa-lin Zhou, Xian-bin Mo, Qi-bin Yang, Jian-hua Huang et al.

In this study, three genes, PmATP synthase, PmNa+-K+-ATPase and PmToll receptor gene, were selected to study their relative expression in different tissues of Penaeus monodon. The results showed that the mRNA level of PmATP synthase gene was not significantly…

Temporal Patterns and Hotspot Identification of Vehicle Collisions with the Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus) on Jeju Island, South Korea

Seung-Yun Baek, Seong-Min Lee

Wildlife–vehicle collisions (WVCs) are increasing worldwide, posing a threat to both humans and wildlife in terms of human injury and loss of wildlife. Understanding the temporal and spatial non-randomness of WVCs is an essential process for effective WV…

Effect of Dietary Lysine on the Meat Production and Behaviour of Broilers

Rajesh Kumar Oad, Nasir Rajput, Imdad Hussain laghari, Hidayatullah Soomro, Muhammad Azhar Memon, Abdul Sattar Baloch et al.

Hubbard broilers were studied to investigate the influence of lysine on meats production and behavior performance. Total 300 day old chicks were divided into six groups (50 broilers each) i.e. A, B, C, D, E and F, fed ration containing 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.0…

Quality Evaluation of Reference Gene Expression on Different Tissues in Adults of Tropical Gar Atractosteus tropicus

Luis Daniel Jiménez Martínez, Vicente Morales Garcia, Carlos Alfonso Frias Quintana, Alejandra del Carmen Castillo Collado, Gloria Gertrudys Asencio Alcudia, Carina Shianya Alvarez Villagomez et al.

Tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus) is an ancestral subtropical fish species in southeastern Mexico, which has great potential as a model species for physiological, biomedical and genomic studies. The quantification of gene expression through RT-qPCR is one o…

Insilico Screening of Bioactive Phytochemicals against Spike Protein of COVID-19

Muhammad Hamza Tariq, Mahjabeen Akram, Yasir Sharif

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic and this disease has infected millions of people globally now. COVID-19 is caused by a novel beta coronavirus strain known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Once SARS-CoV-2 manage…

Variations in the Prion Protein Gene (PRNP) Sequences of Wild Punjab Urial from Pakistan

Nida Sadaqat, Abdul Wajid, Quratul Ain, Muhammad Zia Akbar, Farkhanda Manzoor, Muhammad Sarwar Khan et al.

Scrapie is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by the accumulation of improperly folded forms of host-encoded cellular-prion protein (PrPc) in the central nervous system (CNS) and in some peripheral tissues in sheep and goats. Scrapie resistant/susceptibi…

Correlation Analysis of Estrogen Receptor Gene Polymorphism and Growth Traits in Meat Quail (Coturnix coturnix)

Zhi Hao Dong, Jun Yan Bai, Xiao Ping Jia, Ying Lei, Hui Cao, You Bing Yang et al.

In this study, PCR-RFLP was used to analyze the correlation between estrogen receptor (ESR) gene polymorphism and growth traits in two populations of quail. The results showed that three genotypes, CC, CT and TT, were detected in exon 1, exon 4 and exon 8 of E…

Effect of Essential Amino Acids on Performance of Buffaloes

Nasir Ali Tauqir, Asim Faraz, Muhammad Arif, Abdul Rehman, Imtiaz Hussain, Abdul Waheed et al.

The present study was designed to examine the influence of varying levels of limiting amino acids (lysine, methionine and threonine) supply to lactating Nili-Ravi buffaloes on their nutrient’s intake and utilization, milk yield and composition, nitrogen…

Impact of Corn Steep Liquor and Enzose Mixture on Growth Performance of Chicks

Nasir Ali Tauqir, Asim Faraz, Annamaria Passantino, Muhammad Asif Shahzad, Rana Muhammad Bilal, Adeel Tahir et al.

Globally, poultry products have been considered as an indispensable source of animal protein and it is speculated that the demand of animal protein will be increased by 60-70% in 2050 for human consumption and much of this share will come from developing natio…

Effects of a Mixture of Acacia Honey and Povidone-Iodine on the Healing of Full Thickness Skin Wound in Normal and Dexamethasone Treated Rabbits

Muhammad Awais, Waqas Ahmad, Akhtar Rasool Asif, Sayyed Aun Muhammad, Iahtasham Khan, Muhammad Amjad Ali et al.

Honey isconsidered as theoldest knowntraditional medicine being used for a variety of illnesses and healingof wounds. A total of 40 rabbits were divided into four groups (A, B, C, and D) to perform two experiments. Two wounds of full-thickness with the dimensi…

The Oral Administration of Elastin Peptide Reduces Ultraviolet Light-Induced Photoaging in Hairless Mice

Zheng Yan, Shuang Liu, Ai-Qing Liu, Hai-Yan Wang

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation in sunlight is the main exogenous factor leading to skin aging. The prevention and repair of UV induced skin aging has become a significant research focus over recent years. To investigate the protective effects of the oral administr…

Use of Physiological and Clinical Biomarkers as Indicators in Field Study of Bovine Ephemeral Fever

Muhammad Zahid, Aneela Zameer Durrani, Muhammad Ijaz, Khushi Muhammad, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Husnain et al.

In this study therapeutic trials of two different regimes for BEFV were evaluated under field conditions on the basis of clinical biomarkers. A comparative analysis of physiological biomarkers was also made. For this experimental study 30 BEF positive cattle a…

Effect of NaCl and pH on Bioelectricity Production from Vegetable Waste Extract Supplemented with Cane Molasses in Dual Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell

Muhammad Mohsin Javed, Muhammad Azhar Nisar, Muhammad Usman Ahmad

Vegetable waste has been analyzed for bioelectricity production in locally designed U-shaped microbial fuel cell. These fuel cells were subjected to different concentrations of NaCl and pH for evaluation of power generation. The MFC with 50 mM NaCl concentrati…

Pathogenicity of Different Isolates of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Cotton Mealybug, Phenaccocus solenopsis Tinsley

Madiha Nawaz, Shoaib Freed

Cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley is a destructive pest of cotton, ornamental plants and many other crops due to its polyphagous nature. A study was conducted to check the efficacy of different local isolates of entomopathogenic fungi on 2nd nymp…

Developmental Changes in Myofibers and Expression Profiles of Potential Regulatory Genes in Slow- and Fast- Growing Chickens

Jia Liu, Zhen Wang, Zifan Ning, Ali Mujtaba Shah, Qing Zhu, Yan Wang et al.

There are weight and size differences in skeletal muscles of fast- (FG), and slow- growing (SG) chickens, however, the underlying molecular mechanisms responsible for the differences in post-hatch muscle development are unclear. Here, we report on the identifi…

Pathology and Molecular Characterization of Eimeria tenella Isolated from Clinically Infected Broiler Chickens in District Lahore, Pakistan

Rizwana Sultan, Asim Aslam, Muhammad Yasin Tipu, Habib ur Rehman, Saba Usman, Ahsan Anjum et al.

Coccidiosis caused by Eimeria tenella is a parasitic disease affecting chickens. In Pakistan, there has been no previously published report on phylogenetic analysis of Eimeria tenella. In this retrospective study, tissue samples were collected from a flock of…

Defecating during Morning versus Afternoon: The Gut Microbiota of Zoo Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Jun-Dong Tian, Wei-Jie Guo, Han Yan, Jie Zhang, Shu-Liao Tian, Ji-Qi Lu

Animal gastrointestinal tracts host rich and diverse microorganisms, and the microbial community could be affected by many factors including activity rhythm which responds to the timing of feces defecation. To test the effect of activity rhythm on fecal microb…

Detection of Expression Alteration of Cytokines in the Intestine of Balb/c Mice Infected with Cryptosporidium parvum using Relative Fluorescence Quantitative PCR Method

Liyun Chang, Yingbin Chen, Qian Kang, JianhuaQin, Zhiyong Liu

Cryptosporidium parvum (C. parvum) is a parasitic protozoan that causes cryptosporidiosis in mammalian intestinal tract. In this study, C. parvum infection model was established in Balb/c mice, followed by extraction of total RNA from small intestine of infect…

Compositional and Mineral Profile of Sahiwal Cow Milk at Various Lactation Stages as Influenced by Oxytocin Administration

Aneela Hameed, Faqir Muhammad Anjum, Zia ur Rehman, Saeed Akhtar, Asim Faraz, Majid Hussain et al.

The objective of the study was to assess the effect of exogenous administration of oxytocin on gross composition and mineral contents in milk of Sahiwal cow. At three lactation stages, milk samples were collected from two groups of sixteen animals each under c…

Effect of Different Dietary Levels of Protein on Growth Performance of Penaeus monodon Families

Song Jiang, Xianbin Mo, Falin Zhou, Jianhua Huang, Qibin Yang, Lishi Yang et al.

An 8 weeks experiment was conducted to determine the effects of two fish meal protein level diets (Diet A and Diet B) on the growth and survival rates of 36 families of Penaeus monodon. The results showed that significant differences were observed in the weigh…

Synergistic and Dichotomous Effects of Nectar Phenolics on Honey Bee Colonies

Xueli Jiang, Jie Gao, Muhammad Zahid Sharif, Xuewen Zhang, Fanglin Liu

Nectar phenolics have a widespread effect on honey bees and their colonies. Because of their complex, non-linear interactions, it is difficult to assess honey bee health risks from exposure to real-world floral nectar with complex phenolic mixture. In the stud…

Profiling of Apoptosis-Related Genes in Erythrocytes of Chickens Infected with Avian Influenza Virus (H9N2 Subtype)

Muhammad Farhan Qadir, Xin-Yu Han, Meng-li Qiao, Qian-qian Cheng, Raza Ali Mangi, Ali Raza Jahejo et al.

Avian influenza virus (H9N2) is one of the major cause of illness in chickens with potential threats to human health. Chicken erythrocytes are known as most abundant circulating cells in the body which participate in inflammation and immune responses. Influenz…

Principal Component Analysis of Morphometric Traits Explain the Morphological Structure of Thalli Sheep

Muhammad Arslan Akbar, Khalid Javed, Asim Faraz, Abdul Waheed

The present research was conducted to define the morphological structure of Thalli sheep. Data on 792 Thalli sheep were collected and biometric traits recorded were withers height (WH), body length (BL), head length (HL), head width (HW), ear length (EL), ear…

Comparison of the Ameliorative Effects of Qing Zhi Zhi Ke Formula and Azithromycin on Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia in Mice

Ou-Mei Hao, Xue-Feng Wang, Zhi-Jun Yue, Chun-Hong Nan, Yan Yu, Tong Zhang et al.

The aim of this study was to assess changes in the expression levels of relevant factors associated with inflammation after Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) infection and compare the therapeutic effects of Qing Zhi Zhi Ke formula (QZZKF), QZZKF combined w…

Effect of Chronic Adrenocorticotropine Hormone Treatment on LPS-induced Slight Inflammation via Inhibiting Nuclear Translocation of Glucocorticoid-glucocorticoid Receptor Complex in Lung of Pig

Zhiyuan Sun, Xuhui Zhang, Xian Li, Yanping Huang, Shiyan Sui, Weifeng Liu et al.

The crosstalk between glucocorticoid (GC) and immune response is critical for the maintenance of homeostasis. However, it remains elusive whether chronic stress affects lipopolysaccharide (LPS) -induced inflammation via the crosstalk. Pigs were administered LP…

Nesting and Breeding Success of Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) in Orchards, Parks and Agricultural Fields in Renala Khurd, District Okara, Punjab, Pakistan

Muhammad Zohaib, Muhammad Sajjad Ansari, Bushra Allah Rakha, Ali Akhter

Nesting and breeding success of red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) were studied in orchards, parks and agriculture fields in Renala Khurd, district Okara, Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 69 nests were located in the study area; breeding activity was observed in…

Pink Lobster, Palinurus mauritanicus (Gruvel, 1911), from the Mauritanian Coast: Elements of Biology and Exploitation

Dia Mamadou, Meissa Beyah, Sow Amadou Harouna, Ba Samba Alassane, Bouzouma Moustapha, Braham Cheikh Baye et al.

Due to its biological characteristics (i.e. late sexual maturity, long reproductive cycle and high mortality of the larval phases due to predation and/or climatic hazards), the lobster is considered a highly vulnerable species. Furthermore, its high market val…

Comparing the Predictive Ability of Machine Learning Methods in Predicting the Live Body Weight of Beetal Goats of Pakistan

Farhat Iqbal, Abdul Waheed, Zil-e-Huma, Asim Faraz

This study aimed to compare four popular machine learning algorithms to model and predict the body weight through various body measurements of small ruminants. The regression tree, random forests, support vector machine and gradient boosting machine methods ha…

Hunting Pressure on Migratory Demoiselle Cranes in Pakistan

Misbah Sarwar, Abdul Hamid, Iftikhar Hussain

This study was conducted to assess hunting pressure on Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) in South Waziristan, Pakistan from October 2015 to January 2016. The data were collected by questionnaire survey. A total of 110 hunters were interviewed from 10 diff…

Feed Restriction Influences Growth Performance and Blood Glucose in Faster- and Slower- Growing Chickens

Ziyue Qin, Zhen Wang, Ali Mujtaba Shah, Zifan Ning, Yaofu Tian, Qing Zhu et al.

Feed restriction during the growing period is a common practice in husbandry to limit body weight gain during the grower period in broiler breeders. However, whether the chickens with different genetic background have the same response to feed restriction is n…

Epidemiology of Salmonella Species in Diarrheic Sheep and Goats

Manar M. Farouk, Amal El-Molla, Fayez A. Salib, Yousef A. Soliman

A cross sectional survey study aimed to: 1) Identify the management factors associated with the occurrence of salmonellosis in some diarrheic sheep and goats belonging to mixed reared flocks in Giza governorate, Egypt, 2) Investigate the presence of enterotoxi…

Seasonal Abundance of Adult Pink Bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) at Tandojam, Pakistan

Muhammad Usman Asif, Raza Muhammad, Waseem Akbar, Mubasshir Sohail, Muhammad Awais, Javed Asgher Tariq

The seasonal abundance of the pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), was investigated from January 2016 to December 2018 in Tandojam, Pakistan, through pheromone trapping. Results showed that adult moths were present thr…

Incidence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Pavo cristatus under Cage System and Comparative Efficacy of Two Anthelmintics

Shabana Naz, Nishat Ali Khan, Arnab Tanweer, Shifa Moazzam, Qudrat Ullah, Farkhanda Asad et al.

A study was conducted on Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl)kept in captivity at Jallo Wildlife Park to find the comparative efficacy of Albendazole and Levamisole against gastrointestinal parasites. For this purpose, the fecal samples were collected from 30 peafo…

The Association of Intrauterine Antimicrobial Resistant Trueperella pyogenes with Cytological Endometrial Inflammation Status in Repeat Breeder Cows

Murat Onur Yazlık, Ä°nci BaÅŸak MüÅŸtak, Gültekin Ünal, Ufuk Kaya

This study describes the presence of Trueperella pyogenes from routine bacteriological examination, sequence analysis for antimicrobial resistance of the identified bacteria, and the association of T. pyogenes with cytological endometrial inflammation status i…

Morpho-Biochemical Parameters Associated with Resistance to Pod Borer Complex of Pigeonpea

Vishal Ambidi, Sanjeev Bantewad, Suraj Prasad Mishra, Anupama Hingane, Jagdish Jaba

Host plant resistance is an important component for minimizing the losses due to the pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera and other pod borer complex. Among pod borer, which is the most devastating pest of pigeonpea. An understanding of different morphological and…

Molecular heterogeniety of β-Thalassemia in Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Shoaib ur Rehman, Jabbar Khan, Raaza Malja Khan, Maimoona Azam, Zeeshan Mutahir

β-Thalassemia (β-thal) is a monogenic disease characterized by mutations on the HBB gene, affecting the production of globin that results in hypochromic and microcytic anemia. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of six common…

The Effect of Dietary Supplementation of 17α -Methyltestosterone and 17β-Estradiol Hormones on Growth, Sex Conversion and Reproduction in Electric Yellow Cichlid (Labidochromis caeruleus)

Zafer Karslı, Dilek Şahin, Meryem Öz, Ünal Öz, Orhan Aral

In this study, effects of dietary supplementation of two different hormones on growth, sex conversion and reproduction of electric yellow cichlid, Labidochromis caeruleus were investigated. Moreover, possible negative (sterilization, mortality, reproduction pe…

Relationship between Human Disturbance and Habitat Use by the Endangered François’ Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi) in Mayanghe Nature Reserve, China

Jialiang Han, Guohou Liu, Wenke Bai, Qixian Zou, Ye Cao, Caiquan Zhou et al.

François’ langur (Trachypithecus francoisi) is an endangered primate that has experienced a decline in population size and associated loss in habitat as a result of human disturbance (IUCN, 2020). We investigated human disturbance and habitat use…

New Distribution Record and the Status of Long-Billed Vulture Gyps indicus in Sindh Province of Pakistan in 2019 – 2020

Zahid Beg Mirza, Naveed Ali Soomro, Farwah Shariff

This paper records a new distribution of long-billed vulture in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. Existing literature on long-billed vultures provides the distribution and status of this vulture in Sindh Province but does not cover the western mountainous eco-re…

Distribution and a New Locality Record of the Invasive Asian Wasp, Sceliphron curvatum (F. Smith, 1870) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in Europe and Turkey

Ömer Ertürk, Beyhan Taş

In this study, the distribution of Sceliphron curvatum F. Smith, 1870 (Hymenoptera: Apocrita, Sphecidae) has been reported in Eroupe and Turkey. S. curvatum is an invasive species. Rapidly spreading to Europe from Southeast Asia. It is distributed throughout E…

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