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Research ArticleOptimum Dietary Biofloc Meal Inclusion Level in Relation to Growth Performance, Feed Utilization, Body Composition and Digestibility of Rohu (Labeo rohita) (Hamilton, 1822)
Bhenkatesh Padhan, S. Athithan
Biofloc meal being a source of nutrients and bioactive compounds is a sustainable protein source in aquafeed. A 60-day feeding experiment was performed to study the effects of dietary biofloc meal inclusion on growth performance, feed utilization, body composi…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230119010116
Research ArticleMolecular Insights and Comparative Antibiogram Profiling of Tetracycline and Aminoglycosides Resistant Staphlococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Bubaline Endometritis
Painda Bakht, Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Zahid Iqbal, Hassaan Bin Aslam, Abdul Rehman
Staphylococcus aureus is an emerging and multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterium associated with infections of the buffalo’s reproductive system. The aim of current investigation was to calculate the prevalence and molecular characterization of tetracycline…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20231102072623
Research ArticleEffect of Rifampicin on the Adhesion Ability and Biofilm of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in diabetic patients Suffering from Tuberculosis
Xiaohu Fu, Guofu Zhao, Bin Luo
The objective of this study was to explore the effect of Rifampicin on the Adhesion Ability and Biofilm of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MT) in diabetic patients with tuberculosis complicated. Seventy patients with type II diabetes and tuberculosis who were admi…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20231125055956
Research ArticleEconomic Analysis of Public Sector Sponsored Fisheries Enterprises in Jharkhand, India
Swati Kachhap, T. Umamaheswari, M. Rajakumar, S. Athithan, A.K. Singh, Pradeep Kumar
Jharkhand is one of the developing states in fisheries that have just started getting popular. The beneficiaries (fish farmers) of the selected state government schemes viz., Cage Culture Vistar Avum Sudradhikaran Yojana (CCVASY), Riverine Fish Farming Yojana…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230725064946
Research ArticleOptimization of Dietary Ingredients Composition for Bronze Featherback, Notopterus notopterus
P. Yuvarajan, P. Chidambaram, R. Somu Sunder Lingam, Mahadevi
Species diversification plays crucial role to increase an aquaculture production through adoption of novel candidate species and standardization of cultivation technology. The present study aimed to optimize the dietary ingredients composition for Bronze feath…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230701150758
Research ArticleEffects of Low Temperature Stress on Survival, Reproduction and Protective Enzyme Activities of Ectropis grisescens Warren 1894 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
Li Qiao, Lei Chen, Yinli Jin, Zhou Zhou, Shubao Geng
Ectropis grisescens Warren 1894 is a tea garden pest that poses a significant threat to tea yield and quality. To better understand its ecological resilience and potential population dynamics under changing environmental conditions, this study investigated the…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20221125041127
Research ArticleMolecular Cloning, Tissue Distribution, and Hypoxia and Ammonia Stress Response of the p38 MAPK of Black Seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii)
Jing Wang, Tiejin Tong, Yuanchao Zou, Xiaoling Xu, Qiang Wu, Qingchao Shi
P38 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) has important effects in inflammation and immune regulation. Understanding the molecular characteristics of p38 MAPK would elucidate the environmental stress resistance of cultured fishes. The full-length 2642 bp cDN…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230226020206
Research ArticleShark (Elasmobranchs) Fisheries Trend in Pakistan: Species Composition of Catch and their Conservation Status
Amir Javed, Seema Shafique, Shabir Ali Amir, Pirzada J.A. Siddiqui
Sharks are important group of marine and estuarine cartilaginous fishes and hold ecological and commercial importance. Studies on the diversity, life-history and species distribution in South-East Asian countries are limited. Here, we studied the number of sha…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230612060631
Research ArticleGenetic Diversity Variations of Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) Inferred from Microsatellite Approaches
Chen Zhu, Wang Fen, Du Xin, Muhammad Saleem Chang, Zuo Lin, Wang Jiajia et al.
We examined the genetic diversity and genetic relationship of Yangtze River population with spotted (YS) and without spotted (YWS) population and five representative breeding populations, consisting of Huaihe (HH), Yellow River (YR), Taiwan (TW), Wubie (WB) an…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230815102348
Research ArticleDetrimental Effects of Selenium Nanoparticles on Growth and Development of Mice Embryos: An In-Vitro Study
Fatimah Al-Shammari, Muath Al-Ghadi, Dalia Fouad
Nanotechnology has numerous applications in medicine, diagnostics, and science. Over the last ten years, nanotechnology has significantly influenced reproductive techniques such as in vitro maturation, fertilization, and follicular oocyte culture. Selenium nan…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230914080025
Research ArticleMolecular Identification of Parasitic Copepods Using Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit 1 from Chinese Marine Waters
Du Xin, Xu Xiaona, Chen Zhu, Zhang Zhiqiang, Liu Ziteng, Chang Muhammad Saleem
It has been reviewed that less attention has been given to parasitic copepods of mollusc species found in Chinese coastal waters and meager information is available about their morphological and molecular based taxonomy. Therefore, this study is designed to un…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230906072422
Research ArticleNatural Heat Stress Affects Physiological, Hematological and Hormonal Parameters in North African Ram Breeds
Walid Mâaoui, Mohamed Amine Ferchichi, Jihen Toumi, Bayrem Jemmali, Naceur M’hamdi, Abderrahmen Ben Gara
To study the ability of sheep to maintain their homeothermy in a North African natural heat stress condition, three Tunisian sheep breeds the Barbarin (BTR), Queue Fine de l’Ouest (QFO) and Noire de Thibar (NTB) were used. A total of twelve (4 per breed)…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230819131031
Research ArticleEvaluation of Water Birds Population Trends, Threats, and Conservation Status in Selected Wetlands of Pakistan
Inam Ullah, Sun Xue-Ying, Wu Qing-Ming, Deng Wen-You, Tauheed Ullah Khan, Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar et al.
Water birds are considered to be important biological indicators for measuring the quality and significance of wetlands. We conducted field surveys at the six wetlands from each September to March 2017-2022. Data were collected using point count methods at one…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230803045214
Research ArticlePrevalence, Potential Risks, and Drug Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella sp. Infesting Captive Houbara Bustard
Saira Maqbool, Maheen Murtaza, Santosh Kumar, Amjad Islam Aqib, Syed Qaswar Ali Shah, Afshan Muneer et al.
Defining the enteric flora of clinically healthy bacterial captive houbara bustards as well as their antibiotic resistance is a critical step to understand the epidemiology of bacterial diseases. An investigation was carried out to identify the intestinal Stap…
6 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230613120631
Research ArticleAssociation of VEGF and IGF2 Polymorphisms with Lambing Number of Small Tail Han Sheep
Peng Wang, Cai Xia Geng, Bao Yun Zhang, Hong Quan Chen, Ping Qing Wang, Yu Fang Liu et al.
This study aimed to clarify the relationship between VEGF and IGF2 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and lambing number in small tail Han sheep, and to provide the basis for molecular marker-assisted selection (MAS) of sheep fecundity. A total of 519 small…
1 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20211002111008
Research ArticleAssessment of Tolerance Level of Different Rice Genotypes Against Sogatella furcifera (Homoptera: Delphacidae)
Ijaz Haider, Muhammad Sufyan, Muhammad Akhtar, Muhammad Jalal Arif, Modhi O. Alotaibi, Ali Noman et al.
Whitebacked planthopper, Sogatella furcifera Horvath (Homoptera: Delphacidae) is very dangerous and serious pest of rice crop in the world. It also causes huge damage to rice yield in Pakistan. In this experiment we studied the resistance and tolerance level o…
1 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230916112244
Research ArticleIdentification of de Novo and Novel Mutations in LTBP2 in Pakistani Families with Inherited Primary Congenital Glaucoma
Rani Saira Saleem, Muhammad Imran Khan, Saba Irshad, Sorath Noorani Siddiqui, Shazia Micheal
Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is the topmost reason for childhood blindness due to optic nerve impairment, enlarged globe, and loss of visual field. PCG is usually identified during the first year of life. The purpose of the recent research was to assess t…
1 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230312090320
Research ArticlePhylogeny of Plasmodium vivax in Malaria-Endemic Regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Shehzad Zareen, Shahid Niaz Khan, Muhammad Adnan, Noor Ul Akbar, Sadia Norin, Rehman Ali
Malaria is a big challenge in endemic areas, especially in developing countries throughout the world. Rapidly changing climatic conditions have brought about a major shift in the prevalence and spread of vector-borne diseases. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is kn…
1 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230410070413
Research ArticleMolecular Identification and Prevalence of Fasciola gigantica in Cattle and Buffaloes of Punjab, Pakistan
Maria Komal, Kiran Afshan, Hafiz Syed Zain Ul Hassan, Salman Farsi, Ghulam Narjis, Sabika Firasat
Fasciolosis is a food- and water-borne trematodiosis caused by Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica. Hybridization between the two species has been reported in Punjab. Therefore, this study aimed at morphological and molecular characterization of Fasciola gigant…
1 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20220416180444
Research ArticleTwo-sex Life Table Parameters of Oriental Fruit Fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Methyl Eugenol-Based Diet
Saleem Jaffar, Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Mazahir, Ajmal Hussain, Aftab Ahmad Khan, Sajjad Hussain
Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is an economically significant pest of fruits and vegetables worldwide. The B. dorsalis has invaded over seventy countries, including China, and has caused massive losses to a part of the agricultural ecosystem. Fundamental data ab…
1 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20230628030638