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Research ArticleComparative Efficacy of Triclabendazole, Oxyclozanide and Nitroxynil against Bovine Fasciolosis and its Effect on Various Blood Parameters
Abdul Wahaab, Muhammad Ijaz, Syed Saleem Ahmad, Umair Iqbal, Abdul Tawaab, Iahtasham Khan
A study was conducted in order to determine the comparative efficacy of Triclabendazole, Oxyclozanide and Nitroxynil against Fasciola sp. infestated bovines (cattle and buffaloes) and their effect on various blood parameters (WBC, RBC, Hb, HCT and MCHC). For t…
15 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.3.843.847
Research ArticleAssociation of ChREBP Expression and Polymorphism with Serum Biochemical Indices in Cherry Valley Duck
Hua-Lun Luo, Yi-Yu Zhang, Yuan-Yu Qin, Lei Wu
ChREBP (carbohydrate-responsive element-binding protein) plays a crucial role as a central regulator of lipid synthesis and glycolysis in animal liver. In this study, the relative quantitative real-time PCR analysis indicated that the duck ChREBP mRNA is widel…
15 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.3.855.863
Research ArticleRelationship of Physico-Morphic Characters of Okra Cultivars with their Resistance to Helicoverpa armigera
Ajmal Khan Kassi, Humayun Javed, Tariq Mukhtar
Resistance to plants is often attributed to physical, morphological, physiological, biochemical, molecular and genetic characteristics of the plants. As the information about the relationship between physico-morphic characteristics of commercially grown okra c…
15 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.3.835.841
Research ArticleIsolation and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Paradigm of Carbapenem Resistant Metallo-Beta-Lactamase Producing Gram Negative Rods
Muhammad Hidayat Rasool, Muhammad Zaheer, Muhammad Farooque Hassan, Muhammad Shafique, Muhammad Usman Qamar
Rapid spread of acquired Metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) among major Gram negative pathogens is an emerging threat and a matter of great concern worldwide. Especially increasing resistance to 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporin and carbapenems is an issue of h…
15 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.3.849.854
Research ArticleUtilization of Emulsiflex Prepared Escherichia coli Strain EC4 Oxyrase for Improved Cultivation of Anaerobic Bacteria by using Hungate Technique and Determination of its Kinetic Parameters
Muhammad Usman Ahmadand Ikram-ul-Haq
Present study was conducted for the utilization of Emulsiflex prepared oxyrase extracted from cytoplasmic of membrane fragments of E. coli. For this purpose, 88 E.coli isolates from 30 intact poultry intestines were cultured and identified preliminary on the b…
15 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.3.835.834
Research ArticleInter-Specific Differences in the Sensitivity, Accumulation and Antioxidant Capacities of Three Cyprinids Exposed to Heavy Metals Mixture
Fariha Latif, Muhammad Javed
The potential use of biochemical techniques along with antioxidant parameters has gained considerable attention due to their use as biomarkers to assess contaminants impact on fish at earlier level of exposure. Fish from different species has diverse ecologica…
14 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.3.809.816
Research ArticleImmunomodulatory and Growth Promoting Effects of Basil (Ocimum basilicum) and Ascorbic Acid in Heat Stressed Broiler Chickens
Ali Raza Jahejo, Nasir Rajput, Wen-xia Tian, Muhammad Naeem, Dildar Hussain Kalhoro, Asmatullah Kaka et al.
The research was conducted to investigate the immunomodulatory and growth promoting effects of basil (Ocimum basilicum) and ascorbic acid in heat stressed broiler chicken. A total of 360 (Hubbard) one-day old broilers were reared under heat stress (38 ±…
14 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.3.801.807
Research ArticleThe Phylogenetic Relationships among Some Common Species of Amblyseiinae (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in China Orchard Based on the Mitochondrial CO1 Gene
Zhiwen Zou, Jianfei Xi, Fen Chen, Rui Xu, Tianrong Xin, Bin Xia
Amblyseiinae is the largest subfamily in Phytoseiidae, with more than 1,500 nominal species. However, the relationships of this subfamily was confused. In order to improve the classification system of Amblyseiinae, the mitochondrial CO1 gene sequence of seven…
11 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.763.772
ReviewCrossbred Dairy Cattle is the Answer to Improve Environment Dependent Productive and Physiological Responses – A Review
Juan Augusto Hernández-Rivera, Jaime Molina-Ochoa, Luis Jorge García-Márquez, Omar Francisco Prado-Rebolledo, Rafael Julio Macedo-Barragán, Arturo César García-Casillas et al.
Heat stress has severe effects in organisms. Dairy cattle is susceptible to suffer behavioral, physiological and reproductive damages due heat stress. Breeding searching for tolerant heat stress genes and their incorporation in crossbreeding programs has gaine…
11 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.773.788- Research Article
Effect of Phytase Supplementation on Growth Performance in Broiler Chickens
Kalimullah Khan, Hafsa Zaneb, Zia Ur Rehman, Hamza Maris, Habib ur Rehman
Day-old broiler birds (n = 96) were randomly divided into four groups, each group with four replicates and having 6 birds in each replicate. The birds were supplemented with corn-based diet. On day 35, birds were slaughtered to determine the relative weights o…
1 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.531.535 - Research Article
Evaluation of Hepatotoxicity of Carbon Tetrachloride and Pharmacological Intervention by Vitamin E in Balb C Mice
Tafail Akbar Mughal, Muhammad Zubair Saleem, Shaukat Ali, Khawaja Khurshid Anwar, Muhammad Majid Bashir, Muhammad Babar et al.
Present study was designed to investigate the toxic effects of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) on the liver of Balb C mice and also to investigate the protective effect of Vitamin E pre-treatment on the carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity. Study included t…
1 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.755.761 
Research Articlemir-16-5p as a Suitable Reference Gene for Normalization of Quantitative Real Time PCR in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Samiah Shahid, Jawaria Shaheen, Wajeehah Shahid, M. Waheed Akhtar, Saima Sadaf
Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction PCR (qPCR) may be utilized as a sensitive and reliable technique for the determination of circulating miRNA expression. Despite recent advancements, there is not a single consensus on the use of reference gene f…
1 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.747.754
Research ArticleThe Vocalizations and Hearing Sensitivity of an Explosive-Breeding Tropical Toad from Southern China: A Test of the Matched Filter Hypothesis
Tongliang Wang, Lele Jia, Xiaofei Zhai, Jianguo Cui, Jichao Wang
The matched filter hypothesis proposes that the tuning of auditory sensitivity should match the spectral character of calls, suggesting that sender calls and receiver auditory systems have co-evolved. However, studies provide mixed evidence, and in some specie…
1 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.737.745
Research ArticleComparison of Infectivity and Productivity of Steinernema feltiae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in Galleria mellonella and Tenebrio molitor
Ali Murad Rahoo, Tariq Mukhtar, Barkat Ali Bughio, Rehana Kanwal Rahoo
The conditions for deploying entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) in Pakistan can be harsh and the survival of infective juveniles (IJ) following inundative applications would be quite short. The application of EPN in cadavers may be appropriate because of the non…
1 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.717.724
Research ArticleEvaluation of some Synthetic Pyrethroids and Piperonyl Butoxide Combinations against Turkish House Fly (Musca domestica L.) Populations
Huseyin Cetin, Oner Kocak, Emre Oz, Samed Koc, Yesim Polat, Kalender Arıkan
The house fly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) is known as a mechanical vector of many pathogenic bacteria, fungi and parasites. The use of synthetic pyrethroid (SP) insecticides is recommended by the World Health Organization for the control of adult h…
1 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.703.707
Research ArticleTime Budget and Activity Rhythm of the Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata in the Poyang Lake Watershed
Zhi YiJin, Shao MingQin, Cui Peng, Chen Bin
From January to March 2016, and in November 2016, we examined the effects of sex and ambient temperature on how time was budgeted, and activity rhythms were established in wintering Mandarin Ducks (Aix galericulata). This was done using instantaneous scan samp…
1 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.725.730
Research ArticleInwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels in Drosophila Regulate the Sleep/Wake Behaviour through PDF-Neurons
Mehwish Akram, Naeem Rashid
Potassium channels are important modulators of cell function depending on the cell type of where they are expressed. They are involved in regulation of cell membrane resting potential, potassium homeostasis and control a variety of cellular functions including…
1 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.709.715
Research ArticleMorphological Differentiation in Some Pipistrellus sp. (Chiroptera) Captured from Bajaur Agency, Pakistan
Hamidullah, Arshad Javid, Basit Rasheed, Jehan Zeb, Abidullah, Muhammad Iftikhar Khan
A two years survey extending from June 2014 through May 2016 was conducted in Bajaur Agency which forms the northern part of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and never explored for chiropteran diversity prior to the present study. Five congeners name…
26 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.689.695
Research ArticleCytotoxicity and Molecular Docking Studies of a Novel Enaminone and its Cadmium (II) Complex
Rahila Huma, Tariq Mahmud, Rubina Munir, Sana Javaid Awan, Kiran Iftikhar, Mufakkira-Tul-Islam
The anti-cancerous potential of novel Enaminone and its Cadmium complex was estimated by measuring its cytotoxicity for human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7). Both compounds PFA and PFA-Cd were prepared and subsequently characterized by FTIR, ICP-AES, UV-Vis,…
26 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.697.702
Research ArticleEffect of a Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula (Bu Shen Zhu Yun) on Mifepristone-Induced Abnormal Pituitary Gonadotropin Secretion in Rats
Zhen-li Li, Hui-fang Zhou, Bo-ru Zhou, Bei Liu, Xiao-fei Jiang, Jian-ya Xu
Mifepristone is effective in contraception and does not affect the menstrual cycle. However, the side-effects of mifepristone on sex hormones persist after drug discontinuation, possibly leading to luteal phase defect (LPD) and infertility. Recent studies reve…
22 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.643.653