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Research ArticleEffects of Feed Additives on Chicken Growth and Their Residues in Meat Instigating Deleterious Consequences on the Liver Health of Consumers - A Prospective Human Study
Saara Ahmad, Iftikhar Ahmed, Saida Haider, Zehra Batool, Laraib Liaquat, Fatima Ahmed et al.
The liver is a multifunctional organ that metabolizes all forms of diets, and food ingredients can have beneficial or detrimental effects on liver cells during such a process. As we have already studied the components of chicken feed previously, the purpose of…
27 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20181121161104
Research ArticleLncRNA BMF-AS1 Exerts Anti-Apoptosis Function in COPD by Regulating BMF Expression
Chuntao Li, Hua Liu, Jianqing Zhang, Jiaqiang Zhang, Luming Dai, Zhihuan Zhao et al.
Previous studiesindicate that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have crucial effect in COPD, but the exact role of most lncRNAs in COPD remains unkown. We detected differential expression of mRNAs and lncRNAs in blood samples from COPD patients (n=3) and healthy…
27 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190909090912
Research ArticleInteraction of Strychni Semen Combined with Paeoniae Radix Alba after Transdermal Administration: Skin Permeation and Pharmacokinetics
Yun-Feng Liu, Yong-Mei Guan, Dan Chen, Jia-Le Chen, Chen Jin, Wei-Feng Zhu et al.
Studies on the interaction of the active constituents after Strychni Semen combined with Paeoniae Radix Alba. Following transdermal administration to mouse, the content alterations in paeoniflorin after application of a combination of Strychni Semen extract (S…
27 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190912010908
Research ArticleMorpho-Ecological Study of Freshwater Mollusks of Margalla Foothills, Pakistan
Muhammad Asif Gondal, Qazal Waheed, Sana Tariq, Waseem Haider, Aisha Khan, Qudsia Rasib et al.
For a long time, freshwater snails have attracted the attention of biologists. The ecological attributes like diversity, species richness and equitability of freshwater gastropods are important due to various reasons like intermediate hosts for many trematodes…
27 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190130090145
Research ArticleEffect of High Dietary Consumption of Locally Available Ghee on Renal Function in Mice
Dilara Abbas Bukhari, Mehwish Faheem, Shamoona Arshad, Khalid P. Lone
The study was designed to evaluate the detrimental effects of dietary consumption of Banaspati ghee on renal function of mice. Two locally manufactured brand of Banaspati ghee daily to mice at a rate of 10% of their daily food intake for a period of 4 weeks. A…
27 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190623160652
Research ArticleIn vivo Anti-Diabetic Studies of Sulfonylurea-Sulfonamide Hybrids
Tanveer Ahmad, Tariq Mehmood, Muhammad Shahid, Adnan Ahmad, Muhammad Asim Raza Basra, Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman et al.
Owing to alarming increase of diabetes mellitus around the world, there is a need to discover new molecules to tackle with the problem. In this work, sulfonamides and sulfonylurea-sulfonamide hybrids were synthesized from simple molecule of 4-aminobenzenesulfo…
24 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190614140636
Research ArticleAssociation Analysis of SNPs in the 3’-UTR of the MyD88 Gene with Resistance to Salmonella Pullorum Infection in Chickens
Peng Ren, Xian-Qing Liu, Chao-Wu Yang, Hua-Rui Du, Xiao-Song Jiang, Yi-Ping Liu
Pullorum disease is caused by Salmonella Pullorum and does a great loss to the poultry industry. As a universal innate immune gene, Myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88) can activate the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway and regu…
24 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190604100628
Research ArticleThree SNPs Identified in the MC1R Gene of Nubian Goats may Relate to the Wool Color
Tong Feng, Zilu Zhang, Minghao Qu, Chan Luo, Laiba Shafique, Qingyou Liu et al.
MC1R gene is the key gene that determines the color of animal hair. The melanocortin receptor gene of Nubian goat (white, pure black and brown flower) was cloned and analyzed by systematic bioinformatics. The result showed that the coding region of the MC1R ge…
17 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190222160259
Research ArticleBiodiversity of Butterflies in Tangi Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Haroon, Yu-Feng Meng, Zahid Khan, Farzana Perveen, Muhammad Ather Rafi, Sayed Waqar Shah et al.
During study biodiversity of butterflies is explored in Tangi, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A total of 506 specimens collected out of which 252/506 were belonging to family Nymphalidae, 217/506 from family Pieridae, family Papilionidae represented…
17 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190326090338
Research ArticleFemale Preferences for Call Properties of Giant Spiny Frog (Quasipaa spinosa)
Yanyan Yu, Yizhong Hu, Qipeng Zhang, Rongquan Zheng, Bing Shen, Shenshen Kong et al.
The advertisement call is an important recognition feature in Amphibian. For example, previous call of two-choice discrimination studies on the genus Quasipaa spinosa detected the phonotaxis of the female frog for the calls from different lineages. In this wor…
17 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20180503100508
Short CommunicationLength-Weight Relationship Parameters of Tropical Coral Reef Fishes in the South China Sea
Jun Zhang, Kui Zhang, Zuozhi Chen, Yane Jiang, Yancong Cai, Yuyan Gong et al.
The present study reports the length-weight relationship parameters of dominant coral reef fish species in the South China Sea. The specimes were collected by hand-line in the lagoons of five representative coral reefs during June 2013 to September 2018. Accor…
14 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190403040425
Short CommunicationImmunisation of Somatostatin DNA Vaccine in Ewes Can Affect Serum Somatostatin and Prolactin Levels in Offspring Lambs Through Maternal Related Hormones
Yan-Guo Han, Yu-Qing Han, Jia-Yuan Wu, Jia Guo, Ri-Su Na, Yan Zeng et al.
This study aimed to analysis the effect of immunisation of somatostatin (SS) DNA vaccine in maternal animals on serum related hormones in offspring. In this study, ten ewes with two newborn lambs were randomly divided into SS DNA vaccine group (Group T) and em…
14 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190726050725
Short CommunicationSurgical Rectification of Atresia Ani et Recti and Patent Urachus in a Male Cattle Calf
Imdad Ullah Khan, Shehla Gull Bokhari, Mumtaz Ali Khan, Ikramul Haq, Naimat Ullah Khan
A 2-day old calf was presented at the Outdoor Clinic of Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Gomal University. History reported abdominal pain and straining with unsuccessful attempts to defecate. Clinical examination revealed absence of the anal orifice…
14 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20180424050426- Short Communication
Comparison of Growth Rate of Camelus dromedarius Calves Reared under Open Grazing/Browsing and Stall Fed System
Asim Faraz, Abdul Waheed, Riaz Hussain Mirza, Hafiz Muhammad Ishaq, Muhammad Shahid Nabeel
This study was carried out to compare the effect of open grazing/browsing system (OGS) and feeding green fodder in the stall-feeding system (SFS) as cut and carry system on the growth of male camel calves. Fourteen Marecha male camel calves were either grazed/…
14 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190122060156 - Short Communication
Faecal Matter of Spotted Deer (Axis axis) Acts as Bioindicator of Heavy Metals Contamination in the Air
R. Yasmeen, S. Shaheen, B.N. Khan, S.S. Bokhari, U. Rafi, A.W. Qurashi
Heavy metals are high density compounds found in the earth crust and atmosphere. These metals in small amounts are important for normal metabolism of body but become very toxic when present in large amounts due to their capabilities of bio-accumulation in orga…
14 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20181214041244 - Short Communication
Isolation and Identification of Listeria monocytogenes from Raw Vegetables and Meat Sold in Quetta, Pakistan
Abdul Samad, Raheela Asmat, Muhammad Naeem, Hamida Ali, Mohammad Zahid Mustafa, Ferhat Abbas et al.
Water and soil have been reported as the pivotal reservoirs for Listeria monocytogenes and its subsequent transmission to food chain, plant material and animals. In present study, 800 food samples consisting of beef and chicken meat, milk, salads and fresh veg…
14 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190402110434 - Short Communication
Early Pregnancy Diagnosis using Pregnancy-Associated Glycoproteins in the Serum of Pregnant Ruminants
Doulat Khan, Hamayun Khan, Nazir Ahmad, Muhammad Tarique Tunio, Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Saleem Khan et al.
Early pregnancy diagnosis is an essential tool in successful reproductive management of ruminants. We attempted to explore the effectiveness of a marketable ELISA test kit for assessment of Pregnancy Associated Glycoproteins (PAGs) in peripheral blood for earl…
13 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190527080541 
Research ArticleInfluence of Natural Zeolites Supplemented with Inorganic Selenium on the Productive Performance of Dairy Cows
Monica Paula Marin, Elena Narcisa Pogurschi, Iuliana Marin, Carmen Georgeta Nicolae
Milk quality is the most important criterion for the selection done by consumers. The natural, less expensive methods for improving the milk quality are the most studied by farmers and researches. Clinoptilolite, natural zeolite added to dairy cows diets, has…
13 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190829190816
Short CommunicationPrevalence of Hepatitis B and C and Assessment of Responsible Risk Factors among the Vulnerable β-Thalassemic Patients of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Farheen Shafique, Shaukat Ali, Saiqa Andleeb, Abdul Rauf, Syed Ayaz Kazmi, Sadia Idrees et al.
Approximately 350 million patients of hepatitis B and 170 million patients of Hepatitis C are present worldwide according to WHO. Many risk factors are involved in the transmission of theses deadly viral infections but blood transfusion in Beta thalassemic pat…
13 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20180805090822
Short CommunicationEscherichia coli Signal Peptidases Cleave the Signal Sequence of TK0522, a Carbohydrate Esterase from Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis
Anam Tariq, Alina Gul, Majida Atta Muhammad, Samia Falak, Naeem Rashid
TK0522 gene, encoding a carbohydrate esterase, from Thermococcus kodakarensis was cloned with its native signal sequence and expressed in Escherichia coli. Heterologous gene expression resulted in production of recombinant protein in the cytoplasm which secret…
13 Feb 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191109101144