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Research ArticleAntimicrobial Activity of Some Medicinal Plants Extracts Against Food Industry Isolates
Iram Liaqat, Najma Arshad, Muhammad Arshad, Safdar Ali Mirza, Nazish Mazhar Ali, text-align: justify et al.
Microbial contamination and biofilm formation in food industries pose a threat to human health worldwide. With the increased use of antibiotics in food industry, the problem of bacterial resistance is emerging, hence leading to serious health issues. Among 24…
10 Feb 2017
Short CommunicationSurgical Correction of Intermittent Unilateral Hind Limb Extension in Buffalo and Cattle
Hafiz Aftab Ahmed, Asif Ali, Akbar Ali, Salman Ahmed Abid, Sajid Umar
Three cases, including a buffalo and two cows were presented with complaint of persistent unilateral hind limb extension. The animals were unable to flex the limb during walk. Diagnosis was based on case history, clinical sign and clinical examination. Upward…
9 Feb 2017
Short CommunicationA Scanning Electron Microscopic Study of Argulus japonicus (Crustacea: Branchiura) Isolated from Goldfish (Carassius auratus) in Korea
Mahanama De Zoysa, Si-yun Ryu, Hyeon-cheol Kim, Bae Keun Park
A freshwater ecto-parasitic crustacean was isolated from the naturally infested goldfish (Carassius auratus) purchased from commercial aquarium in Korea. Based on the morphological comparison with all Argulus species, isolated fish lice was identified as Argul…
9 Feb 2017
Short CommunicationGenetic Diversity of Five Fecundity Related Microsatellites in Six Goat Breeds
Guang-Xin E, Yong-Ju Zhao, Zhong-Yuan Zhang, Yan-Guo Han, Wei-Wei Ni, Ming-Xing Chu et al.
Fecundity is an important trait for the reproduction of economically domestic animals. Some microsatellites related to the fecundity of domestic animals have been identified. In the current study, we investigated five fecundity related microsatellites, includi…
9 Feb 2017
Research ArticleDevelopment of Simple Sequence Repeats (SSR) by Transcriptome in Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards)
Fukuan Du, Yan Li, Zhixin Wen, Ruguo Chen, text-align: justify, font: 10.0px 'Times New Roman'}
The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is one of the most studied and deconomically important crustaceans in China. However, the production scale does not meet the market demand. This resulted in excessive fishing, which almost caused extinction of the s…
8 Feb 2017
Research ArticleThree Bacteriophages SA, SA2 and SNAF can Control Growth of Milk Isolated Staphylococcal Species
Aiza Tahir, Muhammad Asif, Zaigham Abbas, Shafiq ur Rehman
Staphylococcus aureus along with other coagulase negative Staphylococci are among the major mastitis causing organisms. Consumers of milk and milk products from mastitic animals are at high risk of foodborne infections. Escalating antibiotic resistance strived…
8 Feb 2017
Research ArticleEstimation of Maximum Sustainable Yield Using Production Modeling: A Stock Appraisal of Indian Oil Sardine (Sardinella longiceps) from Pakistani Waters
Abdul Baset, Qun Liu, Muhammad Tariq Hanif, Baochao Liao, Aamir Mahmood Memon, Muhammad Mohsin
Time series of catch and effort data were analyzed to estimate the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) of Indian oil sardine, Sardinella longiceps (Valenciennes, 1847, Family: Clupeidae), fishery resources from Pakistani waters. The catch and effort data (1994 &nd…
2 Feb 2017
Research ArticleA Murine Model of Femoral Artery Injury: Tricks of the Trade
Jixue Hou, Xueling Chen, Jing Wang, Hongwei Zhang, Yu Xi, Jie Xia et al.
Mammals is a powerful tool to study pathophysiologic process of cardiovascular disease, but for a long time it is just limited to large animals, like pigs, rabbits, and big rats. The mice with reproduction fast cycle, lower costing, and close to human genes, c…
2 Feb 2017
Research ArticleResponses of Zooplankton Community to Environmental Factors and Phytoplankton Biomass in Lake Nansihu, China
Wang Tian, Huayong Zhang, Jian Zhang, Lei Zhao, Mingsheng Miao, Hai Huang
Seasonal variations of zooplankton community structure and their relationships with both environmental factors and phytoplankton biomass are investigated in Lake Nansihu. A total of 76 zooplankton species were identified in the lake, including 17 protozoa, 36…
2 Feb 2017
Research ArticleCharacterization of hGFAP-DsRed Transgenic Guangxi Bama Mini-Pigs and Their Offspring
Xiangxing Zhu, Junyu Nie, Shouneng Quan, Huiyan Xu, Xiaogan Yang, Yangqing Lu et al.
Astrocytes, the most abundant cell type in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS), perform many important neurobiological functions. Although a large number of transgenic mouse models carrying astrocyte-specific transgene expression of transgene have made…
2 Feb 2017
Research ArticleComparative Analysis of Nutritional Composition and Effect of Dietary Fiber Extracts of Chickpea and Bengal Gram on Blood Glucose and Cholesterol Levels of Male Induced Diabetic and Hypercholesterolemic Rats
Asmaa Hamid, Samia Kalsoom
Albino Sprague-Dawley rats (n=42) were randomly divided into seven groups, each of six rats. One group comprised of normal rats fed on basic purified diet AIN-76-A, three groups were alloxan induced diabetic rats which were fed basic purified diet AIN-76-A, Ka…
1 Feb 2017
Research ArticleAbundant Distribution of Little Indian Field Mouse, Mus booduga, in the Wetlands of Salt Range, Punjab, Pakistan
Abdul Aziz Khan, Waseem Ahmad Khan, Najam-ul-Huda Khan
We studied the abundance and population structure of Little Indian field mouse, Mus booduga, at five lakes in the Salt Range, Punjab, Paklistan. The trapping data of 375 trap nights indicated highest abundance of Mus booduga (no = 132), out of 141 small mammal…
1 Feb 2017
Research ArticleNatural Incidence of Aspergillus Mycoflora and Mycotoxins in Fresh and Ensiled Maize Fodder
Nighat Sultana, Shazia Iftikhar, Nafeesa Qudsia Hanif, Iffat Tahira
The present study evaluated Aspergillus (A) spp. and mycotoxins in fresh and ensiled maize fodder using a model fermentation system and raw materials from different areas of Punjab, Pakistan. A. niger, A. flavus and A. fumigatus were the most dominant followed…
31 Jan 2017
Research ArticleIsolation and Characterization of Medicinally Important Marine Penicillium Isolates
Ibrar Khan, Sadia Qayyum, Shehzad Ahmed, Kashif Syed Haleem, Mujaddad-ur-Rehman, Guang-Lei Liu et al.
The Yellow Sea is one of the mega diversity centers of the world and contains vast amount of flora and fauna. The Penicillium species belongs to one of the most common and economically significant group of marine micro-fungi family. The study comprised isolati…
31 Jan 2017
Research ArticleDistribution, Abundance and Population Ecology of Ashtoret lunaris (Forskel, 1775) and Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798 from the Sonmiani Bay (Lagoon), Pakistan
Noor Us Saher, Zunaira Amanat, M. Asif Gondal, Naureen Aziz Qureshi
Matuta planipes and Ashtoret lunaris were collected as a part of by catch of gillnet deployed for shrimps from April 2005 to March 2007 in Sonmiani Bay waters (Miani Hor lagoon). M. planipes was found abundantly in Sep. 2005, Nov. - Dec. 2005 and Dec. 2006 (93…
31 Jan 2017
Research ArticleHistochemical Characterization of Convict Cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) Intestinal Goblet Cells
Sezgi Arman, Sema Isisag Ucuncu
In the present study, some histochemical features of goblet cells of the intestine of convict cichlid (A. nigrofasciata) were described. In order to reveal the main histological construction, transverse sections of different parts of intestine were firstly sta…
30 Jan 2017
Research ArticleEffects of Aluminium Phosphide on the Behaviour, Haematology, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Biochemistry of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Juvenile
G.E. Odo, E.J. Agwu, N.I. Ossai, C.O. Ezea, J. Madu, V. Eneje
Aluminium phosphide is a cheap, effective and commonly used pesticide in agriculture for pest control in Nigeria. This study investigated the effects of aluminium phosphide on the behaviour, haematology, oxidative stress biomarkers and biochemistry of African…
30 Jan 2017
Research ArticleAlleviation of Aflatoxin-B1 Toxicity by using Clay Adsorbent in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Diets
Dilawar Hussain, Abdul Mateen
The present study was designed to alleviate the aflatoxin-B1 toxicity by the use of 0.5% calcium bentonite clay and to evaluate its effect on the growth performance of Nile tilapia over a period of 10 weeks. Inclusion of AFB1 at both 2 and 4 ppm levels signifi…
28 Jan 2017
Short CommunicationEffect of Temperature on the Reproductive Potential of Indigenous and Exotic Species of Entomopathogenic Nematodes inside Galleria mellonella L. Larvae
Muhammad Raheel, Nazir Javed, Sajid Aleem Khan, Hafiz Muhammad Aatif, Sohail Ahmed
The influence of different temperature ranges on the reproductive potential of native and exotic species of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) was checked on Galleria mellonella larvae. The native species included Steinernema asiaticum and Heterorhabditis indic…
11 Jan 2017
Short CommunicationA New Technique for Development of Rabbit Ear Keloid Model
Abdul Mannan Babar, Abdul Hannan Nagi
Keloids and hypertrophic scars are an exaggeration of fibroplasia in dermal repair. Keloids are found solely in humankind, and not in animals. Thus far no practicable animal model of Keloid has been made. Recently a prototype rabbit ear keloid model has been p…
11 Jan 2017