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Research ArticleMetarhizium baoshanense sp. nov., a New Entomopathogen Fungus from Southwestern China
Zihong Chen, Ling Xu, Xiaona Yang, Yaguan Zhang, Yuming Yang
Metarhizium is an entomopathogenic fungal genus relevant in biological protection. A new species of the genus, collected from Taibao mountain, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, southwestern China, was described here as Metarhizium baoshanense. It was proposed and…
3 Aug 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.1739.1746
Research ArticleThe Fungicide Thiram may Disrupt Reproductive Cycle of Domestic Male Pigeon (Columba livia domestica) Subjected to a Long Photoperiod
Souheila Slimani, Sonia Hamouda, Chahrazed Souadi, Sara Silini, Cherif Abdennour, Leila Delimi
Fungicides are toxic chemicals, very much used in agriculture, but they are associated with the appearance of certain metabolic, carcinogenic, neurotoxic and fertility disorders. The objective of this work is to study the toxic effect of the dithiocarbamate &l…
2 Aug 2018
Short CommunicationExclusive Characteristics of the Bhag Nari Cattle among the Other Indigenous Cattle Breeds of Pakistan
Irshad Ali, Mohammad Masood Tariq, Abdul Waheed, Ferhet Abbas Yousafzai, Farhat Abbas Bokhari, Majed Rafeeq et al.
The base line study carried out on Bhag Nari (BN) cattle breed to explore morphological, biometric parameters, its production system, and survival in the existing habitat. The data on morphology and performance of 1020 Bhag Nari (BN) cattle were collected…
2 Aug 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.sc5
Research ArticleThe Gastrointestinal Parasites and Bacteria Community of Sable (Mates zibellina) in Northeastern China
Danyu Zhang, Ying Liu, Qinxin Shi, Zhiwei Peng, Yan Hua, Zhijun Hou
The sable was one species of holarctic carnivores and it was mainly in Russia, China, and Japan. There have little information about gastrointestinal parasite and bacterium of the sable, but it was important for its health. Five parasitic species and two hundr…
2 Aug 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.1681.1686- Research Article
Seroprevalence of Avian Influenza (H5) in Broilers from Five Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Ali Zaman, Abdul Haleem, Sajjad Ur Rahman, Adnan Amin, Asma Saeed, Sana Ullah et al.
Avian influenza (H5) is highly contagious infection of birds as well as humans which is zoonotic of significant economic and public health concern. From total 650 broilers sera were taken, around the five geographically distinct districts and analyzed through…
2 Aug 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.1687.1691 
Short CommunicationDamaging Effect of Gall-Forming Insects (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Castanopsis hystrix in China
Xia Lin Zheng, Zhen Hua Xian, Zhen De Yang, Xiu Hao Yang, Wen Lu
Damaging effect of two species of gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) have been investigated on Castanopsis hystrix Miq. (Fagales: Fagaceae) in Pubei County of Guangxi, China were investigated from December 2012 to December 2013. Jaapiella sp. damaged leaves,…
2 Aug 2018DOI ttp://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.sc4- Research Article
Genetic Differentiation and Relationship between Two Karyotype Forms of Nannospalax ehrenbergi (Rodentia: Spalacidae) in Egypt
Adel A. Basyouny Shahin, Amira M. Metwally Mohamed, Abd El-Reheem A. El Shatter
Genetic differentiation between the two karyotype forms I (2n = 60) and II (2n = 62), which have been recently recognized in the Egyptian N. ehrenbergi, was examined at 17 structural genetic loci and interrelationship was discussed. Of these 17 genetic loci, 1…
31 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.1671.1680 - Research Article
Occurrence of Rodent Species in Agricultural Lands during Cropping and Non-Cropping Seasons of Pothwar Plateau, Pakistan
Nadeem Munawar, Iftikhar Hussain, Tariq Mahmood
Rodents form an important component of biodiversity of the agricultural lands and have been identified as destructive mammalian pests of agricultural crops at global level. They cause severe damage to various crops, directly and indirectly, by gnawing, spoilag…
31 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.1663.1669 
Research ArticleComparative Evaluation of Selected Biorational Insecticides against Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) on Cauliflower
Sumaira Maqsood, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Anjum Aqueel, Waqas Wakil, Hafiz Azhar Ali Khan
Spodoptera litura is an economic pest of different field crops including cauliflower. In the present study three commercial formulations of biorational insecticides viz., Bacillus thuringiensis (DiPel®), NPV (SpltNPV) and Flubendiamide (Belt®) evaluate…
30 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.1645.1652
Research ArticleThe Exploration of Beijing Fatty Chicken Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells with Multilineage Potential
Mingming Ning, Yanjie Zheng, Yuanyuan Dun, Weijun Guan, Xiuxia Li
This test aim at exploring and optimizing the isolation and culture methods of chicken amniotic fluid stem cells (CAFSCs) in vitro, characterizing CAFSCs and inducing CAFSCs to differentiate into three layers. Methods and results include that more CAFSCs are g…
30 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.1653.1662
Research ArticleImpact of Mycotoxin Binders on Humoral Immunity, Lymphoid Organs and Growth Performance of Broilers
Hazrat Nabi, Irshad Hussain, Muhammad Adil, Amar Nasir, Arbab Sikandar, Saeed Khan et al.
This project was designed to evaluate the impact of two commercial mycotoxin binders (Mycotox® and Mycofix® Plus 3.0) on the humoral immunity, lymphoid organs and growth performance of broilers. In this study, a total of 118 day-old broiler chicks were…
27 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.1611.1618
Research ArticleThe Microbial Community in the Feces of Cape Oryx (Oryx gazella) as Determined by High-throughput Illumina Sequencing Technology
Jun Chen, Shuai Shang, Xiaoyang Wu, Jiakuo Yan, Huaming Zhong, Huanxin Zhang et al.
As a ruminant herbivore, the cape oryx from southern Africa has a digestive system that allows it to absorb and digest large amounts of plant material through microbial fermentation in the hindgut. So far, there has been no study of the gut microbiota of the c…
27 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.1601.1610
Research ArticleIn Vitro Culture and Biological Characteristics of Sheep Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Tengfei Lu, Wenhua Pei, Shuang Zhang, Yangnan Wu, Fenghao Chen, Xiao Han et al.
With the self-renewal capacity and the potentiality of differentiating into various cells, stem cell is a prospective source for tissue engineering. Amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (AMSCs) obtained from amnion do not evoke ethical issues, as they do with the e…
27 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.1629.1638- Research Article
Effect of Diverse Factors on the Frequency of Clinical and Subclinical Mastitis in Kundhi Buffaloes of Sindh, Pakistan
Hasina Baloch, Rahmatullah Rind, Muhammad Rafique Rind, Viram Kumar, Nazia Baloch, Rajesh K. Oad
The present study was aimed at determining the effects of diverse factors associated with clinical and subclinical mastitis in buffaloes. Significantly higher prevalence (49. 07%) of clinical mastitis was observed in buffaloes with average age of 6 to 9 years…
27 Jul 2018DOI ttp://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.1619.1628 
Research ArticleChicken Embryo Fibroblasts are Effective Cells to Study the Function of Chicken Neurexophilin 1 Gene
Dongmei Sun, Meiling Chen, Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad, Yun Liu, Xunping Jiang, Guiqiong Liu
Neurexophilin has been proved to be a differentially expressed gene in chicken sperm storage tubules. In this work, Immunocytochemistry, immunofluorescence and Western-blot were performed to detect the expression of neurexophilin 1 in epithelial cells of chick…
27 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.1639.1643
Short CommunicationGenetic Screening of COMT Gene for Aggression in Domestic Bovines of Pakistan
Maryam Javed, Farwa Saghir, Naveera Aziz, Maham Saeed, Asif Nadeem, Wasim Shehzad
Aggression in animals is mostly related to the territory protection, competition for resources like water, food, offspring and mating probabilities. It is an antisocial behavior having strong genetic relation. Current study focused mainly on the screening of g…
19 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.sc3- Short Communication
Male Catfish Rita rita has higher Haemoglobin Concentration than Female Fish
S. Jalbani, N. T. Narejo, P. Khan, Y.M. Jalbani
Hematological analysis of blood of Rita rita, showed significant differences between total erythrocytes count, hemoglobin concentration and erythrocyte sedimentation rate of the two sexes. Male fish had total erythrocytes 5.05 ± 0.5 × 106 and hemo…
19 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.sc1 - Short Communication
Teratogenesis Induced by Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole in Mice
Madeeha Arshad, Asmatullah, Chaman Ara, Shagufta Andleeb, Naveed Ahmad
Antibiotic therapy is the most common for treating the UTIs during gestation, Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is one of antifolate used in such therapies. Current study was done to test the ability of TMP-SMX to induce developmental defects in mice fet…
19 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.5.sc2 
Research ArticleBat Fauna of Genus Pipistrellus from Wheat-Rice based Agro-Ecosystem of Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Shahbaz, Muhammad Anwar Iqbal, Arshad Javid, Abu ul Hassan Faiz, Irfan, Muhammad Irshad Arshad
Three rice producing districts viz. Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Mandi Bhauddinin, Pakistan were surveyed to explore bat fauna of genus Pipistrellus in central Punjab from January 2015 to December 2016. A total of 172 specimens of genus Pipistrellus belonging to…
6 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.4.1525.1531
Research ArticleLength-Weight Relationships and Condition Factors of Five Crab Species (Decapoda) in the Black Sea
Mehmet Aydın
This study determined the carapace length (CL)-weight relationships of the fiveDecapoda species (Pachygrapsus marmoratus, Carcinus aestuarii, Liocarcinus depurator, Liocarcinus navigator, and Eriphia verrucosa) living in the Black Sea. The crab samples were ob…
6 Jul 2018DOI ttp://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/2018.50.4.1519.1524