Articles

Response of Azadirachta indica against Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and Amrasca biguttula Ishida (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) on Cotton Cultivars

Asad Abdullah, Muhammad Irfan Ullah, Muhammad Waqar Hassan, Samina Khalid, Yasir Iftikhar, Muhammad Arshad et al.

The study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of neem seed extract (NSE) for the management of Bemesia tabaci Gennadius, (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) and Amrasca biguttula Ishida, (Homopter: Cicadellidae) infesting Bt and non-Bt cotton cultivars. Foliar ap…

Comparative Anticoccidial Effect of some Natural Products against Eimeria spp. Infection on Performance Traits, Intestinal Lesion and Occyte Number in Broiler

Alaeldein M. Abudabos, Abdullah H. Alyemni, Elsayeid O. Swilam, Mu’ath Q. Al-Ghadi

This study was performed to find the effect of some natural products (Cozante, Norponin and Organimix) in comparison to standard anticoccidial drug (Elancoban) in experimentally induced coccidiosis in broiler. A total 200 birds (Ross 308) were randomly assigne…

Distribution of Ixodid Tick Species and Associated Risk Factors in Temporal Zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

Shahid Hussain Farooqi, Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Hassan Saleem, Muhammad Imran Rashid, Muhammad Oneeb, Amjad Khan et al.

Distribution of various Ixodid tick species and risk factors associated with tick infestation and burden levels were studied in bovine from three distinct temporal zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Twelve hundreds ticks were collected from four…

Evaluation of Few Essential Oils for the Management of Parasitic Bee Mites, Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) in Apis mellifera L. Colonies

Muhammad Abu Bakar, Muhammad Anjum Aqueel, Abu Bakar Muhammad Raza, Muhammad Irfan Ullah, Muhammad Arshad, Mubasshir Sohail et al.

Varroa destructor (Anderson and Trueman), is a greatest rigorous and economical pest of Apis mellifera L. worldwide. Many control measures including application of chemicals are adapted to resistor the influx of mites in hives of honey bee. The indiscriminate…

Characterization of Recombinant Thermostable Phytase from Thermotoga naphthophila: A Step for the Fulfilment of Domestic Requirement of Phytase in Pakistan

Furqan Sabir, Muhammad Tayyab, Bushra Muneer, Abu Saeed Hashmi, Ali Raza Awan, Naeem Rashid et al.

Supplementation of feed with phytase is the most suitable strategy for the availability of free phosphorus for the growth of monogastric poultry birds. Current study deals with the production and characterization of recombinant thermostable phytase from Thermo…

Population Dynamics of Thrips tabaci (Lindeman) in Relation to Abiotic Climate Factors on Bt and Non-Bt Cotton Cultivars

Muhammad Hannan Ahmed, Muhammad Irfan Ullah, Abu Bakar M. Raza, M. Afzal, A. Khaliq, Yasir Iftikhar et al.

Cotton is an important fibrous crop and called as white gold of Pakistan. Like many other crops, various chewing and sucking insect pests attack on different Bt and non-Bt cotton genotypes. Furthermore, metrological factors (especially temperature, relative hu…

Density Effect on Postnatal Growth of Laboratory-Bred Yangtze Vole (Microtus fortis calamorum)

Qunhua Han, Meiwen Zhang, Cong Guo, Xunjun Zhou, Bo Li, Yong Wang

We performed four morphometric measurements to study the postnatal development of Yangtze voleMicrotus fortis calamorum from birth through approximately 3 months of age with respect to growth. Vole pups were randomized into litters of 1-2 (LD, low density), 3-…

Table of Contents Volume 49, Issue 4

 There is no abstract associated with this type of article.

New Genetic Evidence from Three Keel-Backed Liza Species Based on DNA Barcoding Confirms Morphology-Based Identification

Lu Liu, Sher Khan Panhwar, Tianxiang Gao, Zhiqiang Han, Chunhou Li, Dianrong Sun et al.

Three Liza species exhibiting a dorsal keel have been identified based on morphology: Liza affinis, Liza carinata, and Liza klunzingeri. To confirm the validity of the species by molecular methods, we sequenced a fragment of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (C…

Occurrence of Pedunculate Barnacles of the Symbiotic Genus Octolasmis (Cirripedia: Crustacea) in Two Species of Edible Crabs

Shazia Rasheed, Javed Mustaquim

In the present study, 5356 octolasmids hosted by two Portunus crabs, Potunus pelagicus and p. sanguinolentus, they belong to five species; namely Octolasmis angulata (Aurivillius, 1894), O. cor (Aurivillius, 1894), O. lowei (Darwin, 1851), O. tridens (Aurivill…

Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Patients of Prince Sultan Military Medical City in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia: A 5-year Retrospective Study

Omar S.O. Amer, Mohamed I. Waly, andSaeed A. Al-Zahrani

This is a retrospective analysis of reported intestinal parasitic infections for patients visiting Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, KSA from 2010 to 2014. Our retrospective study estimated a total 775 case out of 11110 case were infected with one o…

Effect of Betaine Supplementation on the Performance and Immune Response of Heat Stressed Broilers

Naila Chand, Shabana Naz, Hamza Maris, Rifat Ullhah Khan, Sarzamin Khan, Muhammad Subhan Qureshi

This study was planned to investigate the effects of betaine supplementation on growth performance and immunity in broilers under natural summer stress. A total of one hundred and twenty day-old broiler chicks were divided into four different treatment groups…

Association of Gly482Ser Varient of PPARGC1α Gene with Diabetes in Pakistani Population

Shabana, Farah Ehsan, Shahida Hasnain

The aim of this study was to determine the association of Gly482Ser variant of proliferator activator receptor γ coactivator 1α (PPARGC1α) gene with diabetes in Pakistani population. A total of 900 blood samples (diabetic=451, controls=449) w…

Habitat Ecology and Breeding Performance of Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Muhammad Abdullah, Rashid A. khan, Muhammad Rafay, Tanveer Hussain, Tahira Ruby, Fariha Rehman et al.

Cattle egret is considered as biological insect pest control agent in our agricultural ecosystem. To analyze this activity present work was planned to collect the preliminary information about habitat requirements and different breeding aspects of Cattle egret…

Evaluation of the Growth Performance, Body Composition and Survival Rate of Juvenile Snakehead (Channa marulius) Fed on Different Feeds

Hameeda Kalhoro, Abdul Malik, Ghulam Abbas, Illahi Bux Kalhoro, Sajjad Ali Shah, Haleema Kalhoro

This research was done to determine the influence of various feeds on growth increment, body constituents and survival rate of snakehead (Channa marulius) cultured in plastic tanks (42.5 liters water carrying capacity each). Fish juveniles (length: 10.63 &plus…

Rumen Discoloration of Growing Lambs Fed with Diets Containing Different Levels of Neutral Detergent Fibre

Ibrahim A. Alhidary, Mutassim M. Abdelrahman, Riyadh S. Aljumaah, Abdullah H. Alyemni, Moez A. Ayadi, Mohamed Y. Al-Saiady

A study was conducted to investigate the effects of different total mixed ration diets (TMRs) with three different levels of NDF on growth performance, metabolic profile and rumen characteristics in Naemi lambs. Fifty growing Naemi lambs at age of three months…

Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS and Syphilis among High Risk Groups in Pakistan

Usman Waheed, Humayoon Shafique Satti, Muhammad Arshad, Ahmed Farooq, Abdul Rauf, Hasan Abbas Zaheer

The prevalence of HIV/AIDS and syphilis is rapidly increasing among high risk groups (HRGs) in Pakistan leading it away from achieving the 6th millennium development goal of halting and reversing HIV/AIDS epidemic. Syphilis increases the risk of HIV transmissi…

The Effect of Chemical and Surgical Castration on the Live Weight Gain and some Hormones of Male Norduz Sheep

Kadir Karakuş, Bahat Comba, Abuzer Taş, Tunahan Sancak, Arzu Comba, Devrim Saripinar Aksu et al.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of surgical and chemical castration on body weight and some hormones. In the present study, 2.5-3-month-old weaned male Norduz sheep were used. The sheep were obtained in the year 2015 from Livestock Applica…

Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals by Metal-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Tagetes minuta Rhizosphere, Growing in Soil Adjoining Automobile Workshops

Kulsoom Akhter, Tahseen Ghous, Saiqa Andleeb, Faiz-ul-Hassan Nasim, Samina Ejaz, Zain-ul-Abdin et al.

The present study deals with isolation, identification and characterization of some indigenous heavy metal resistant bacteria isolated from rhizosphere of Tagetes minuta, growing in soil adjoining automobile workshops to investigate their bioaccumulation capac…

Comparative Study of Fatty Acid Composition of Gametes, Embryos and Larvae of Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

Ayşe Gül Harlıoğlu

The fatty acid compositions of unfertilized eggs, semen, fertilized eggs, eyed embryo, yolk-sac larvae and absorbed yolk-sac larvae were investigated in rainbow trout(O. mykiss). The polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) were found the highest followed by monouns…