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Short CommunicationImmunomodulatory Effect of New Castle Disease Virus on Inactivated Mycoplasma gallisepticum Vaccine Response in Broilers
Rabia Riaz, Khushi Muhammad, Masood Rabbani, Muhammad Amjad Iqbal, Aamir Riaz Khan, Sadia Sarfaraz et al.
In Pakistan the poultry sector is an important and vibrant segment of agriculture in Pakistan with a significant contribution to the national GDP (1.3%). Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) causes avian mycoplasmosis and is only controlled through mass vaccination.…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190701160742
Short CommunicationAssociation between Myogenin Gene Polymorphism and Slaughter Traits of Meat Quails
Jun Yan Bai, Kun Peng Shi, Xiao Ning Lu, Xiao Hong Wu, Xue Yan Fu, Heng Cao et al.
To recognize molecular markers of slaughter performance of quail, SNP in control regions of cytogenin gene (MyoG) 5’ in French giant quail, and Savimit quailwas detected by PCR-SSCP method in this study. Moreover, correlations of control regions of MyoG…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191007101045- Short Communication
Amphibians and Reptiles of Sheikh Baddin National Park, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Diversity, Threats and Conservation Prospects
Hannan Nasib Hamid, Muhammad Rais, Muhammad Arif, Rubina Noor
Amphibians and reptiles hold significant position amongst the vertebrates, and play a vital role in the ecosystem. The present study reports herpetofauna of Sheikh Buddin National Park for the first time which could be used as a baseline. The national park fea…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190826180828 - Short Communication
Gastrointestinal Helminths in Large Felines from a Zoo in Malaysia
Maria Syafiqah Ghazali, Azlan Che’ Amat, Nor Azlina Abdul Aziz
In nature, wild animals live in an enormous space and usually have very low genetic resistance against parasitic infection mainly due to low exposure towards the parasites themselves. However, when herds of these wild animals are kept in captivity, or in zoolo…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190917030922 - Short Communication
Prevalence of Rhipicephalus and Hyalomma Ticks in Cattle and Associated Risk Factors in Three Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Muhammad Shoaib, Imran Rashid, Haroon Akbar, Ali Ahmad Sheikh, Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Muhammad Asif et al.
Ticks as vectors of various human, livestock and companion animal diseases are most important globally. In accordance to its economic impact the current study was conducted in three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan i.e. Mardan, Kohat a…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191025111028 
Short CommunicationComparing the Efficacy of Multi-Source Serum for in vitro Culture of Equine Achilles Tendon Fibroblasts
Somia Shehzadi, Sana Javaid Awan, Maryam Javed, Asif Nadeem, Tahir Yaqub
In-vitro culture of equine Achilles tendon fibroblasts (ATFs) is a feasible method to study hallmarks of tendinopathy, but ATFs should be viable and grown enough. For this purpose proper medium and supplements are required, which contain suitable growth factor…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190712050722
Short CommunicationCorrelation Analysis between Exon 4 of ESR1 Gene and Carcass Traits in Egg Quail
Jun Yan Bai, Zhi Hao Dong, Hui Rong Gong, Xiao Ning Lu, Zi Heng Li
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of estrogen receptor gene (ESR1) polymorphism on the carcass traits of laying quail. The polymorphism of ESR1 gene exon 4 in three laying quail populations was detected by PCR product sequencing, and the…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191225021218- Short Communication
Biodiversity of Culicidae Mosquitoes in District Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Muhammad Shahbaz, Nosheen Farooq, Abu ul Hassan Faiz, Arshad Javid, Irfan Baboo, Misbah Shoukat et al.
Present study explored the biodiversity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the district of Bagh, and at some adjoining areas, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, during the period May 2017 to October 2017. The specimens were identified under the binocular microscope by…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191001191052 
Research ArticleIdentification of Differentially Expressed Genes between White and Black Skin Tissues by RNA-Seq in the Tibetan Sheep (Ovis aries)
Zhen-Yang Wu, Li Li, Yu-Hua Fu, Sheng Wang, Qing-Ming An, Xiao-Hui Tang et al.
Tibetan sheep is one of China’s three coarse-wool sheep, the wool is mainly used for the production of Tibetan carpets and its coat color as one of important economic traits which can affect wool price directly. In this study, to investigate the function…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200122010145
Research ArticlePhysico-Chemical and Bacteriological Analysis of Drinking Water of Springs of Sherqilla, District Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Nadia Islam, Khalil Ahmed, Maisoor Ahmed Nafees, Mujtaba Khalil, Ishtiaq Hussain, Muhammad Ali et al.
This study was conducted to determine the physico-chemical and bacteriological status of drinking water of Mishto uch (good spring) and Bar (big spring) springs of Sherqilla village, District Ghizer during winter and spring seasons. A total of twenty one sampl…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20160717150758- Research Article
HBA1C as a Dual Marker for the Detection of Lipid Profile and Cardiovascular Disease in Type-ΙI Diabetic Subjects
Ahmad Sadiq, Muzafar Shah, Habib Ullah, Irfan Ali, Amir Alam, Navid Jalil et al.
Diabetic patients are deliberated to be at greater risk of hypertension and lipid abnormalities, which are the main cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The present work revealed the role of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) for the detection of lipid profile and…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190911090946 
Research ArticlePopulation Dynamics of Whitefly and Thrips under Different Row Spacing and Plant Density Conditions in a Cotton Field of Punjab, Pakistan
Abid Mahmood Alvi, Naeem Iqbal, Javid Iqbal, Kazam Ali, Muhammad Shahid, Waqar Jaleel et al.
In the current study, populations of whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) and thrips (Thrips tabaci) were observed in 2016 under three different conditions: 75 cm row to row spacing without mapiquate chloride (growth inhibitor), 30 cm row to row spacing without mapiquate…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191008171059
Research ArticleThe Effect of Environmental Factors on the Morphological Variation of the Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus in China
Fangqing Liu, Jared Atlas, Chaohao Du, Anoop Das, Longying Wen
This study aims to assess morphological variation of the ring-necked or common pheasant Phasianus colchicus across mainland China in response to environmental factors. We collected 399 pheasant and divided them into two groups: high altitude (>1500m) and lo…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20180104100143
Research ArticleMolecular Cloning and Characterization of E2f3b in Pig
Wentao Wang, Xu Lin, Jianshu Zhuo, Dongjie Zhang, Xiuqin Yang, Di Liu
E2F3 is an important member of E2F transcription factors and has been involved in carcinogenesis. So far, little is known on porcine E2F3. Here, we cloned the complete coding sequence (CDS) of E2F3b and identified seven alternatively spliced transcripts in pig…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190929020957
Research ArticleThe Path Forward: Conservation of Climate Change-Affected Breeding Habitat of Red-crowned Cranes near Zhalong Reserve, China
Minghao Gong, Shiliang Pang, Zhongyan Gao, Wanyu Wen, Ling Zhang, Gang Liu et al.
The endangered red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis, RCC) has the smallest population of all Chinese cranes, and is also susceptible to climate change because of its large body size, short migration distance, and specialized diet. We examined climate change-indu…
26 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20181205011224
Research ArticleThyroid Abnormalities in Relation to Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Quetta, Balochistan
Mohsin Ali, Nargis Haider Kakar, Rida Dawood, Qurat-ul-ain Fatima, Zunera Tanveer, Shoaib Ahmad Malik et al.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is responsible for a large number of deaths worldwide, and diabetic patients are at risk of having other immune diseases including thyroid abnormalities. The current study, undertaken in collaboration with Shaikh Khalifa-Bin-Zayed Hospit…
22 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191012171020
Research ArticleComparison of Body Height, Body Length, Full Length and Body Weight Growth Curves of the Longfin Batfish, Platax teira
Chen Zeng, Baosuo Liu, Kecheng Zhu, Liang Guo, Huayang Guo, Nan Zhang et al.
To study the growth and development rules of the longfin batfish Platax teira, three nonlinear models, logistic, Gompertz and Bertalanffy, were used in the study to fit and analyse the body height, body length, full length and body weight growth curves of the…
22 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191113021130- Research Article
Immunoglobulin G and Total Protein Concentration in Blood and Colostrum of Different Cattle Breeds and its Passive Transfer to Neonatal Calves
Muhammad Shafiq, Rajwali Khan, Ilyas Ali, Sadeeq Ur Rahman, Saif Ullah, Shah Jan Mohammad et al.
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of cattle breed type on (a) cow serum IgG and serum total protein concentration (b) colostrum immunoglobulin level and (c) their respective calves’ serum immunoglobulin and serum total protein concentrati…
22 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190602170613 
Research ArticleGenetic Diversity, Population Structure and Demographic History of Brandt and Long Eared Hedgehogs in Iran
Ehsan Kashani, Hamid Reza Rezaei, Morteza Naderi, Nematolah Khorasani
Knowledge about the genetic diversity of the mammalian species and their plasticity in ever-changing environments is emphasized by scientists and conservation biologists. Central deserts and steppes of Iran host a different kind of insectivores like hedgehogs;…
22 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190803220849
Research ArticleForaging and Day-roosting Sites Selection by the Endangered Brown-eared Pheasant Crossoptilon mantchuricum during Autumn in the Huanglong Mountains, Shaanxi Province, China
Hongqun Li, Xiaoli Liu, Zongxian Han, Shabin Wu, Changlei Cao
Understanding animal habitat selection is significant for informed conservation management actions. The autumn foraging and day-roosting site selection of the brown-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) was studied in Huanglong MountainsNature Reserve, Sh…
22 Feb 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191130101121