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Research ArticleLow Dose of Azithromycin Enhances the Anticancer Efficacy of Sorafenib in HepG2 Cell Line
Dabeeran Zehra, Zahida Memon, Shumaila Usman, Almas Jabeen, Kauser Ismail, Rehan Ahmed Siddiqui
Sorafenib, a multi kinase inhibitor, is the only FDA approved drug designed to target advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, unbearable side effects, insufficient efficacy and resistance mechanisms against this drug, generates necessity to develop n…
17 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20201015211002
Research ArticleHome Range Characteristics of the Released Female Milu (Père David’s Deer, Elaphurus davidianus) Population during Different Periods and Effects of Water Submersion in Dongting Lake, China
Shuangye Wang, Yunlin Zhao, Zhenggang Xu, Junzhi Chen, Guiyan Yang, Song Wang et al.
To understand home range characteristics and distribution of the released female milu (Père David’s deer, Elaphurus davidianus) population at Dongting Lake, China, we estimated home range size using the 95% minimum convex polygon method. A maximum…
15 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191220051218
Research ArticleProtective Effect of Walnut Oil on Alcoholic Liver Disease in Mice
Fujun Miao, Chunlan Shan, Wei Yang, Hao Wang, Shuxiang Geng, Delu Ning
Walnut oil is widely used in traditional medicine as a dietary supplement for some patients. In this study, the protective effects of walnut oil isolated from Juglans sigllata on livers of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) mice were studied. The results showed tha…
15 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200623110630
Research ArticlePrevalence and Risk Factors of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle and Dairy Farm Workers in Mirpurkhas and Badin Districts of Sindh, Pakistan
Muhammad Qasim Mazari, Dildar Hussain Kalhoro, Hasina Baloch, Muhammad Saleem Kalhoro, Shahid Hussain Abro, Rehana Buriro et al.
During present study a total of 800 samples were collected from two hundred descriptive (Holstein Friesian) and non-descriptive (Thari) cattle breeds from districts of Mirpurkhas and Badin, 400 samples were taken from each district. Animals were first screened…
15 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190915060930- Research Article
Usefulness of MARS and Bagging MARS Algorithms in Prediction of Honey Production in Beekeeping Enterprises from Elazig Province of Turkey
Murat Kulekçi, Ecevit Eyduran, Ayaz Yusuf Altın, Mohammad Masood Tariq
The present survey was conducted on beekeeping enterprises in Elazığ province of Turkey with the purpose of predicting honey yield per beehive via Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS) and Bootstrap Aggregating Multivariate Adaptive Regression Spline…
14 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200309160354 
Research ArticleEffect of Nano-Se Particles Supplemented Sunflower Meal Based Diets on Mineral Absorption and Carcass Composition of Cirrhinus mrigala Fingerlings
Nisar Ahmad, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Azhar Rasul, M. Mudassar Shahzad, Arshad Javid, Hamda Azmat et al.
The research was conducted to estimate the efficacy of Se nanoparticles on mineral absorption and carcass composition of C. mrigala fingerlings fed nano-Se particles supplemented sunflower meal based diets. The experiment was consisted on seven test diets on t…
14 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190421160425
Research ArticleEffect of Chysophyllum albidum Ethanol Leaf Extract on Haematological and Platelet Indices of Apparently Healthy Wistar Rat
Juliet N. Ozioko, Obinna V. Ayogu, Benjamin O. Ezema, Dilibe C. Uramah, Kingsley O. Omeje
Chysophyllum albidum ethanol leaf extract was studied to ascertain it potentials on hematological indices and hepatocyte of wistar albino rat. Twenty-five rats that weighed 98-168g were separated into five groups. Phytochemicals were quantified using standard…
14 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20201003141005
Research ArticleEffects of Polyphenols Supplemented Canola Meal Based Diet on Proximate Composition, Minerals Absorption and Hematology of Cyprinus carpio Fingerlings
Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Hina Gohar, Muhammad Asrar, Muhammad Mudassar Shahzad, Azhar Rasul, Majid Hussain et al.
The research project was designed to check the effect of polyphenols supplemented canola meal-based diet on proximate composition, mineral absorption and hematology of Cyprinus carpio fingerlings. The diets were formulated in such a way that sufficient supply…
12 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190214170258
Research ArticleCan Domestic Animal Husbandry Develop Independently? An Empirical Study of China’s Beef Cattle Industry
Yongjie Xue, Jinling Yan, Huifeng Zhao, Haijing Zheng, Changhai Ma
Animal husbandry is an important industry for human survival. International trade not only affects the production, but also the consumption, of animal products in the domestic market. The question of whether domestic animal husbandry can develop independently…
12 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20201015081030
Research ArticleSkull Morphology of Four Species of Zokors (Rodentia, Myospalacinae)
Yao Zou, Shien Ren, Miao Xu, Nannan Liang, Xuxin Zhang, Chongxuan Han et al.
Zokors are one of the subterranean rodents in the subfamily Myospalacinae. Extant zokors include two major genera, Eospalax and Myospalax, which can be distinguished by skull shape. However, due to few available studies on skull morphology of zokors, the inter…
12 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200422090410
Research ArticleBioinformatics Analysis, Cloning and Expression of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei Fatty Acid-Binding Protein
Lin Huang, Ling Mai, Keyan Zhong, Xinjun Chen
To clarify the characteristics of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei fatty acid-binding protein (SeFABP) and obtain its recombinant protein, the basic physio-biochemistry characteristics, signal peptides, antigen epitopes, transmembrane domains, secondary and tertiar…
12 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20210303090323
Research ArticleCanine Populations in Vicinity are Propagating Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour in Pakistan – A Pilot Study
Furqan Awan, Sadia Nawaz, Muhammad Muddassir Ali, Asia Iqbal, Raheela Akhtar, Sehrish Firyal et al.
The aim of this study was to record the distribution and the spatial and temporal trends of canine transmissible venereal tumor (CTVT) in pet dogs; and identify the potential factors that are playing important role in disease spread. A questionnaire-based stud…
12 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200302090345
Research ArticleStudy on the Extracting Technology for Antioxidant Oligopeptides from Donkey Meat by Two-Step Enzymatic Hydrolysis
Lanjie Li, Jingjing Zhang, Ruiyan Zhang, Ning Zhang, Zixiang Wei, Guiqin Liu et al.
Donkey (Equus asinus L.) is an important source of medicinal material in China. Both the hide and meat of donkeys have a variety of physiological activities such as the hide is sufficiently employed for making Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini). The physiological effic…
12 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200506020526
Research ArticleAssociation of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Upstream Region of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Gene with Asthma
Muhammad Abdullah, Sana Zahoor, Akhtar Ali, Masroor Ellahi Babar
Asthma is an obstructive airway inflammatory disease, which causes narrowing of airway, airflow obstruction and produces wheezing sounds. Tumor necrosis factor α polymorphism leads to inflammation and provoke asthma which lead to morbidity and mortality…
10 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200304110319
Research ArticleCharacterization of Bacterial Microbial Diversity in Wild Yak and Domestic Yak in Qiangtang Region of Tibet
Shang Zhenda, Kong Qinghui, Li Jiakui, Liu Suozhu, Tan Zhankun, Shang Peng et al.
After several years of domestication, domestic yak is inferior to wild yak in many aspects. Gut microbes play an important role in the digestion, absorption and health of animals. Studying the intestinal flora of yak has significance to improving its productiv…
10 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200810150800
Research ArticleAnalysis of Spatial and Temporal Composition and Sex Ratio of Decapod Crustaceans Catch from Southeast Sulawesi Waters of Indonesia
Oce Astuti, La Sara, Muzuni, Safilu
The spatial and temporal decapod crustacean (DC) catch composition (CC) and its sex ratio (SR) taken from Tiworo strait were studied. Monthly samples from different habitat characteristics of intertidal zone (station A), river mouth (station B), sea grass (sta…
10 Feb 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20201112121152- Short Communication
Effects of the Dietary Inclusion of Lentil Byproducts on the Performance, Internal Organs Weight and Carcass Yield of Growing Quails
Serdar Eratak, Metin Çabuk, Ahmet Alcicek
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of different levels of lentil byproducts on the growth performance, relative weight of internal organ and carcass traits of growing quails. Day-old quails (240; Coturnix coturnix japonica) were randomly divid…
28 Jan 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190107180141 
Short CommunicationDescription of Oionchus sindhicus n. sp., and Morphometric Data on O. paraobtusus Jairajpuri and Khan, 1982 and O. obtusus Cobb, 1913 (Nematoda:Mononchida) from Pakistan
Uzma Ishaq, Shahnaz Dawar, Nasira Kazi, Erum Iqbal, Saboohi Raza
Oionchus sindhicus n. sp., is described from specimens collected from soil around the roots of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) from Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan. The new species is characterized by having a combination of characters: body length of female 0.7-1.0 m…
28 Jan 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200910100938
Short CommunicationRemifentanil Versus Fentanyl in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Study
Yin-Hua Wang, Yi-Bing Zhu, Li Jiang, Bin Du, Xiu-Ming Xi
Opioids are commonly required to relieve pain in critically ill patients, especially for those under mechanical ventilation (MV). Remifentanil, a potent μ-opioid receptor with a rapid onset and offset, is widely used in anesthesia during surgeries, whereas…
28 Jan 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20201012051041
Short CommunicationGut Parasites of Donkeys and Horses in a Semi-Urban Metropolis, Nigeria
Grace Chinenye Onyishi, Chinedu Ifeanyi Atama, Fejiokwu Esther Chioma, Ifeanyi O Aguzie, Godwin I Ngwu, Christopher Didigwu Nwani
The epidemiological studies of donkey parasites in the world in general and in Nigeria in particular are fragmentary and not readily available. Given this paucity of information, the present work is aimed at investigating gut parasites of donkeys and horses of…
28 Jan 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190221040201