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Research ArticleEffects of Substituted Blackseed Meal Based Diet on Growth Performance and Nutrient Digestibility of Cyprinus carpio Fingerlings
Muhammad Mudassar Shahzad, Imran Farooq, Muhammad Tariq, Zawar Hussain, Fatima Yasin, Muhammad Usman
Black seeds (Nigella sativa) and their derivatives have certain beneficial consequences for farmed fish. Because of its great adaptability in diet, it is being investigated as a prospective option for commercial aquaculture feed in Asia. To check the effects o…
29 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20220630060617
Research ArticleDietary Selenium Supplementation Reduces Oxidative Stress and Attenuates Apoptotic Gene Expression in Testes of Pre-Pubertal Male Goat
Muhammad Awais Soomro, Moolchand Malhi, Allah Bux Kachiwal, Asmatullah Kaka, Saba Parveen Samo, Tarique Ahmed Khokhar et al.
Selenium (Se) nutrition improves reproductive health in ruminants. We hypothesized that pre-pubertal Se supplementation in feed would improve testicular growth by modulating oxidative stress (OS) and apoptosis. To test this hypothesis, twenty young cross-bred…
29 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240731090049
Research ArticleDiagnostic Approaches, Quantitative Assessment and Epidemiological Insights into Gastrointestinal Parasitism among Captive Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Sajida Arooj, Shabana Naz, Aniqa Qaisar, Anqash Ayub, Sania Satti, Alina Razzaq et al.
Gastrointestinal parasitism is one of the most prevalent and common sanitary issue that can lead to sub clinical infection or even death. For detection and quantitative investigation, direct smear procedure, fecal flotation method and McMaster technique was em…
29 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240802051304
Research ArticleComparative Analysis of Various Extenders for Chicken Semen Preservation and its Effects on Hatchability and Post-Hatch Performance of Fayoumi Chicken
Zafar Ali Khoso, Nasir Rajput, Imdad Hussain Leghari, Asmatullah Kaka
This study investigated the effects of different extenders on chicken semen preservation and their impact on hatchability and post-hatch performance in Fayoumi chickens. Twenty-five males and two hundred fifty females were divided into five treatment groups: T…
29 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240612043039
Research ArticleHost-Specific Biotic Potential of Small Brown Planthopper, Loadelphax striatellus (Hemiptera: Delphacidae); Life Table Analysis
Muhammad Rizwan, Misbah Rizwan, Bilal Atta, Arshad Makhdoom Sabir, Tahir H. Awan, Muhammad Arshad et al.
The small brown planthopper (SBPH), Laodelphax striatellus Fallén (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), is a very destructive insect pest that feeds on a variety of cereal crops, notably rice. We investigated the demographic parameters of SBPH by feeding on maize (…
29 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240408021712
Research ArticleToxicity Effects of Green Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Hematology and Biochemical Parameters in Cirrhinus mrigala
Khalid Javed Iqbal, Hamid Majeed, Noor Khan, Tahreem Kousar, Muhammad Asghar, Khalid Jamshed Iqbal et al.
Current research was aimed to analyse the toxic effect of ZnO-NPs on hematology and serum biochemistry parameters in Cirrhinus mrigala with a post-exposure period of 96 h and 15 days. The experimental fish were divided into four groups (10 fish per group) i.e.…
27 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20220611150626
Research ArticleEfficacy of Garlic Extract on the Reproductive Parameters of Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood
Ayesha Javed, Huma Abbas, Sajid Aleem Khan, Maham Batool, Aqsa Ashfaq, Muhammad Kamran et al.
The present study aimed to assess the efficacy of garlic aqueous extract (GAE) on the reproduction of the root knot nematode (RKN), Meloidogyne incognita, in tomato plants. Four experiments were conducted during this investigation using different concentration…
27 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20220929050919
Research ArticleAntibiogram and Bacterial Profiling of Reproductive Tract Infections in Female Cattle and Buffaloes
Abdul Jabar, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Aziz ur Rehman, Muhammad Zishan Ahmad, Muhammad Kamran Rafique, Asim Aslam et al.
Reproductive tract disorders are considered a major cause of low conception rate and poor productivity of livestock, leading to infertility or sterility of animals, and thus, results in high economic losses. The current study was designed to investigate the ro…
27 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230409130421
Research ArticleContribution and Diversity of Integrons and acrAB-TolC Efflux Pump to Multidrug Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli Isolated from Pakistan and China
Muhammad Yaqoob, Li Ping Wang, Shaohui Wang, Javed Memon, Lu Cheng-Ping
The contribution and diversity of integrons and efflux pump to multidrug resistance in avian Escherichia coli, isolated from Pakistan and China, was evaluated. Real time RT-PCR, RT-PCR and direct sequencing methods were used to detect the presence of potential…
27 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20210323110345
Research ArticleA Study on Interleukin-10 -1082 G/A (rs1800896) Polymorphism in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients
Muhammad Ejaz, Imran Riaz Malik, Nasir Mahmood, Ghulam Mujtaba
In Pakistan, the prevalence of leukemia is 5.3% among all ages, while in children, the prevalence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is 19.8%. In the present study, 200 patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (n=200) and ethnically matched control sample…
27 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240107045910
Research ArticleA Systematic Survey of Alpha Diversity of Hymenopterans in Maize and Mustard Cash Crops of the Arid Region of Punjab, Pakistan
Aftab Raza Khan, Muhammad Khalid Mukhtar, Azhar Abbas Khan, Zeshan Hassan, Tahira Abbas, Fazeela Saleem et al.
Insects as pollinators are vital components for long-term sustainability and proper functioning of agroecosystems. Comprehensive investigations were undertaken to observe the alpha diversity and status of hymenoptera pollinators in relation to cash crop floris…
27 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240805070354
Research ArticleComparison of Apoptosis Induction in Colon Cancer Cells According to Anticancer Drug Function
Min-Jee Oh, Baasanjav Batmunkh, Sang-Hwan Kim
In this study, we analyzed the differences in the induction of intrinsic apoptosis by camptothecin, rapamycin, paclitaxel, and vinblastine, which are representative anticancer drugs derived from plants or chemically recombinant substances, to control colon can…
27 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240807235139
Research ArticlePhytase as a Feed Additive: Impact on Growth, Nutrient Digestibility and Carcass Composition of Catla catla Fingerlings Fed on Different Plant By-Products Based Diets
Ambreen Sabir, Muhammad Zubair ul Hassan Arsalan, Tanveer Ahmed, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Shafaqat Ali, Aumme Adeeba Bano et al.
Owing to existence of anti-nutritional factors (ANFs) such as phytate in diets based on plant by-products, fish show poor growth and nutrition retention in their bodies because less minerals and nutrients are available to them. To overcome this problem, phytas…
27 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240730064447
Research ArticleCharacterization and Expression Analysis of the Detoxification Enzyme Gene GSTd3 in Bombyx mandarina
En-Xi Chen, Ruo-Nan Li, Meng-Jiao Wang, Lin Zhu, Yu-Ming Zhang, Yi-Xuan Qian et al.
Bombyx mandarina is one of the major pests in mulberry gardens, and because of its overlapping generations and leaf-rolling habit, it brings great difficulties to the control. At present, the control of B. mandarina is mainly by chemical means, but the massive…
27 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240319080355
Research ArticleAntibiotic Resistance and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Hospital Patients in Islamabad, Pakistan
Saima Batool, Waqar Saleem, Khurshid Ahmad, Saeed-ul-Hassan Khan
Two hundred and seventy-eight clinical samples from hospital patients including pus, blood, nasal swabs, ear swabs, urethral swabs, wounds and sputum were processed for isolation of S. aureus. From these samples 50 S. aureus isolates were recovered, which were…
27 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200423150456
Research ArticleSeasonal Fluctuations in the Dietary Habits of Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica Kerr) in Pothwar Plateau, Pakistan
Ayesha Sheraz, Tariq Mahmood, Muhammad Mushtaq, Ahmed Junaid, Shaista Andleeb, Unza Waqar et al.
Understanding ecological traits, such as diet analysis of wildlife species, is crucial, especially when the species is categorized as a pest. One such important pest in the agroecosystem of Pakistan is the Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica Kerr), being…
27 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240501125036
Research ArticleEvaluation of Phage-Antibiotic Synergism Against Salmonella enteritidis Isolated from Broiler
Kaleem Ullah, Rabia Kanwar, Sania Mubeen, Rimsha Kanwal, Saim Ahmad, Gulshan Ara et al.
Salmonella enteritidis is a facultative intracellular zoonotic pathogen and has one health importance. Antimicrobial-resistant strains can be found in poultry, especially broiler, and can act as a carrier to spread these diseases to humans. Lytic bacteriophage…
27 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240727150818- Research Article
Effect of Chilling, Freezing and Freeze-Thaw Cycles on Quality Characteristics of Goat Meat (Chevon)
Sambreena Tunio, Atta Hussain Shah, Muneer Ahmed Jamali, Ghulam Shabir Barham, Gul Bahar Khaskheli, Seema Gul Tunio et al.
Chevon is well-known for its abundant nutritional value and greater unsaturated to saturated fatty acid ratio. It is internationally regarded as a lean red meat with favorable nutritional characteristics. The influence of different times was observed on the ph…
19 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240129072937 
Research ArticleBetter Fitness of Sharpbelly, Hemiculter leucisculus (Basilewsky, 1855) in Invaded Habitats: Evidence from Body Length-Weight Relationships Across the World
Yuebing Zhou, Tao Ju, Lei Gan, Zhenlu Wang, Chao Luo, Weiwei Wang et al.
As one of the main driving factors of biodiversity loss, biological invasion has attracted wide attention. Among the many scientific issues in this field, the most noteworthy one is to figure out the ecological mechanisms behind successful invasions since rele…
19 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20240420084908
Research ArticleSeasonal Diversity of Planktonic Ciliates in Relation to Environmental Variables from Coastal Waters of Pakistan (Northern Arabian Sea)
Roomana Yasmeen, Nafisa Shoaib, Tayyaba Hamid
Ciliates are an essential component of the microzooplankton and occupy a significant role in the microbial food web. In the present study, seawater samples were collected in four seasons from the Gadani shipbreaking area and Sandspit coasts for one year. The s…
19 Dec 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20221221151233