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Research ArticleEvaluation of Ovsynch and CIDR + Ovsynch Protocols to Improve Reproductive Efficiency in Lactating Dairy Cows
Abid Hussain Shahzad, Abdul Sattar, Nasim Ahmad, Ijaz Ahmad, Deniz Nak, Yavuz Nak
Appropriate postpartum reproductive management plays a vital role in dairy farm economics. Primary objective of the present study was to compare the efficiency of standard Ovsych protocol (OVP0) and its modified forms (OVP5 and OVP7) as postpartum reproductive…
10 Jun 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.5.1607.1614
Research ArticleCompendium of the Genus Quinisulcius (Tylenchida: Telotylenchidae) and Observations on Occurrence of Q. capitatus
Sagir Hussain, Erum Iqbal, Shahina Fayyaz
The compendium of Quinisulcius comprised of 17 species that based on the characters of the total body length, stylet, ratio of a, b, c, c’, V%, head annules, tail annules, lip region and tail terminus. The allometric and morphometric characters were deri…
10 Jun 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.5.1599.1606
Short CommunicationIncidence of blaIMP and blaVIM Genes among Carbapenemase Producing Escherichia coli in Lahore, Pakistan
Shafqat Husnain Khan, Shah Jahan, Irshad Ahmad, Sadeeq ur Rahman, Tayyab ur Rehman
Antibiotic drug resistance in E. coli is a worldwide health problem. Particularly, increasingly reported carbapenem resistance due to carbapenemases is highly worrisome. Literature regarding incidence of class B metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) - producing E.…
10 Jun 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.5.sc1
ReviewNatural Enemies of Sugarcane Pests and Their Roles in Natural Control in Yunnan, China
Wen-Feng Li, Rong-Yue Zhang, Chun-Hua Pu, Jiong Yin, Zhi-Ming Luo, Xiao-Yan Wang et al.
This paper summarizes the natural enemies of major sugarcane pests and their roles in natural control in sugarcane growing regions in Yunnan. In general, these natural enemies can be divided into two groups: parasites and predators. The dominant species includ…
10 Jun 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.5.rev1
Research ArticleBio-Efficacy of Neonicotinoids and Insect Growth Regulators against Bemicia tabaci Genn. on Solanum Melongena L.
Muhammad Shoaib Saleem, Muhammad Faheem Akbar
Recently, great attention has been paid towards exploitation of Bio-rational insecticides in plant pest management in perspective of the public concern over the level of pesticide residues in food and environment causing health and ecological problems. The ind…
10 Jun 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.5.1615.1620
Short CommunicationA Homozygous c.1131G>A Missense Mutation in BBS9 Gene Manifesting Autosomal Recessive Bardet-Biedl Syndrome in Consanguineous Kashmiri Family
Syeda Ain-ul-Batool, Sadia, Kathrin Blasius, Angela Kaindl, Ghazanfar Ali
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a rare autosomal recessive ciliopathic genetic disorder in humans. It is a multisystem disorder and is principally described by visual abnormalities, con-rod dystrophy, eyes exotropia, obesity, polydactyly, hypogonadism, and rena…
30 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.sc1
Research ArticleDistribution of Phenotypic and Genotypic Antibiotic Resistance in E. coli Isolates along the Production and Supply Chain of Pork around Hubei Province of China
Sher Bahadar Khan, Zou Geng, Cheng Yu-ting, Asad Sultan, Mumtaz Ali, Irshad Ahmad et al.
Using MacConkey agar, E. coli were isolated from 285 samples including 125 tonsil swabs (4-6 weeks old healthy pigs from 5 farms), 80 tissue samples from different slaughter houses (20 each intestine, liver, meat and kidney), and 80 samples from super- and wet…
30 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.1569.1574
Research ArticleReliable Scarless Fusion of Genes through Overlap Extension PCR to Develop Chimeric Genes
Iram Gull, Muhammad Shahbaz Aslam, Imran Tipu, Roohi Mushtaq, Muhammad Amin Athar
Overlap extension PCR is used to make versatile chimeric gene products. However, the results of this technique are not always reliable due to inefficient overlapping of the sequences especially those derived from authenticated native sequences. Certain forbidd…
30 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.1561.1567
Short CommunicationIdentification of Mutations in Gene BRCA1/2 in Breast Cancer Cases from Balochistan, Pakistan
Asma Yousafzai, Muhammad Luqman, Nisar Ahmed, Muneeza Arbab, Muhammad Murad, Naheed Sajjad et al.
BRCA1/2 genes are highly susceptible genes for both breast and ovarian cancer and account for 15-20% of all the hereditary breast cancer cases. Present study was aimed at identifying mutation in BRCA1/2 in breast cancer patients in Balochistan. Blood samples o…
30 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.sc2
Short CommunicationRe-Description and Illustration of Two Species of the Genus Parabaliothrips Priesner, 1935 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), with Report of New Host Plant
Qingling Hu
Two species of the genus Parabaliothrips Priesner 1935 (P. coluckus and P. takahashii)are re-described and illustrated in detail based on specimens collected from South China. A checklist of the known species in this genus is provided. New host plant of the ge…
30 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.sc3- Short Communication
Albendazole in the Treatment of Ancylostomiasis, Ascariasis, Taeniasis and Amoebiasis in School Children
Wali Khan, Mudassar Iqbal, Israr Khan
Present study was aimed to evaluate the efficacies of two brands of albendazole: bendazol and zentel against ancylostomiasis, ascariasis, taeniasis and amoebiasis in school children to make appropriate treatment protocol. All the infected children were randoml…
30 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.sc4 
Short CommunicationUltrastructural Characterization of Meloidogyne graminis from Golf Course Turf Grasses in Peninsular Malaysia
Shamsudin Bojang, Idris Abd Ghani, Jugah Kadir, Adamu Saidu Paiko, Yasir Iftikhar, Muhammad Kamran
During year 2015, a survey was conducted in 18 golf course greens from nine states (Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, Pahang, Perak, Kedah, Pulau Pinang and Wilayah Persekutuan) of Peninsular Malaysia for nematode, Meloidogyne graminis infections on th…
30 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.sc5
Short CommunicationEffect of Di-n-butyl Pthalate on Oxidative Stress Parameters in Liver and Gills of Labeo rohita
Iqra Jaffar, Zainab Sehzadi, Muhammad Adeel, Khalid P. Lone, Mehwish Faheem
Phthalates are plasticizers, released from different sources, are ubiquitous in the aquatic environment. In the present study, freshwater fish (Labeo rohita) juveniles were exposed to low concentrations (10μg/l and 100μg/l) of di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP)…
30 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.sc6
Research ArticleMolecular Characterization of Codling Moth Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Swat Valley Pakistan using Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Polymerase Chain Reaction
Hayat Zada, Ahmad-Ur-Rahman Saljoqi, Ijaz Ali, Bashir Ahmad, Abdul Waheed Khan, Shabeer Ahmad
Codling moth Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is the most important insect pest of apple production in Pakistan. Genomic DNA was extracted from 30 overwintering larvae of each population of Matta, Madyan and Kalam regions. Out of 30 tested…
28 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.1547.1554
Research ArticleHabitat Manipulation through Intercropping for the Management of Codling Moth Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Swat Pakistan
Hayat Zada, Ahmad-ur-Rahman Saljoqi
Habitat manipulation through intercropping (Brassica campestris, Brassacicacae), Glycine max, leguminacae), Trifolium alexandrinum, Fabaceae) and Triticum aestivum, Poaceae) in the apple orchard were a substantial effect on the management of C. pomonella (L).…
28 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.1537.1545
Research ArticlePopulation Genetic Structure of Nuchequula mannusella (Perciformes: Leiognathidae) Population in the Southern Coast of China Inferred from Complete Sequence of mtDNA Cytb Gene
Bingbing Gao, Na Song, Zhonglu Li, Tianxiang Gao, Liqin Liu
Population genetics of marine fishes is vitally important in fishery management and conservation. The ponyfish species Nuchequula mannusella is a dominant species along southern coast of China with important economic and ecological value, and little of its pop…
28 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.1527.1535- Research Article
Effects of Mulberry Leaves with Bacillus subtilis on Growth and Production Performance of Silkworm, Bombyx mori L.
Wang Zaigui, Guo Panpan, Ye Miao, Sun Linghong, Zhang Hongfu, Liu Chaoliang
The study was conducted with 1500 healthy silkworm larvae. There were two treatment groups: control group, without added Bacillus subtilis, and B.subtilis group, with B. subtilis at 2.0×1010 CFU/mL added to the feed. Experimental diets were fed in three…
28 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.1555.1560 - Research Article
Comparison of Growth, Proximate and Minerals Composition of Commonly Polycultured Fish Species by Replacing Surface Feeder Fish
Muhammad Ahmad, Zohaib Noor, Karim Johar Khan, Waqar Younas, Ajmal Hussain
The experiment was conducted in the earthen ponds as two experimental groups were set each stocked with three different fish species at the rate of 800/Acre in the semi intensive polyculture system by supplementing inorganic and organic fertilizers in the pond…
15 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.1483.1487 
Research ArticleResponse of Liver-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (L-FABP) Gene in Golden Pompano Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus 1758) to Temperature and Nutrient Manipulations
Shengjie Zhou, Pengfei Wang, Chao Zhao, Mingjun Fu, Jian G. Qin, Lihua Qiu et al.
The liver-type fatty acid binding proteins (L-FABP) gene in golden pompano Trachinotus ovatus larvae was cloned in the present study. The full length of L-FABP cDNA from golden pompano was 604 bp, including a 5’-untranslated region (UTR) of 154 bp, a 3&r…
15 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.1465.1473
Research ArticleEffects of Five Pesticides on Toxicity, Detoxifying and Protective Enzymes in Phauda flammans Walker (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)
Ailing Huang, Lingyu Meng, Wei Zhang, Junyan Liu, Guangyao Li, Huihua Tan et al.
Effects of beta-cypermethrin, abamectin, chlorpyrifos, thiamethoxam and bisultap on toxicity against 1st-6th instar larvae in Phauda flammans Walker (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) were tested using the leaf-dipping method. Meanwhile, effects of these pesticides on…
15 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.4.1457.1463