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Research ArticleDietary Supplementation Effect of Alfalfa and Prangos pabularia Hay on Feed Intake, Growth, and Nutrient Degradability in Kari Sheep
Muhammad Mobashar, Qazi Aqeel, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Assar Ali Shah, Ahmed A.A. Abdel-Wareth, Salman Khan et al.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the dietary supplementation effect of alfalfa and Prangos pabularia hay on feed intake, growth performance, in-vivo and in-saco nutrient degradability in Kari sheep. A total of 36 Kari sheep were randomly weighed and offere…
16 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200323040349
Research ArticleBenefits of Incorporating Atipamezole in Medetomidine-ketamine Anaesthesia in Pigeons
Atta Muhammad Memon, Ubedullah Kaka, Muhammad Umer, Asghar Ali Kamboh, Atique Ahmed Behan, Habibullah Janyaro et al.
Smooth recovery from anaesthesia is vital in the restrain and surgery of animals, including birds. In birds, ketamine is often combined with alph2 agonists, which are respiratory depressants to ensure safe or balanced anaesthesia. The timing of administration…
16 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200106110149
Research ArticleEfficacy of Diatomaceous Earth and Deltamethrin Alone and in Combinations on Mortality and Energy Reserves of Insecticide Resistant Strains of Stored Grain Pest, Trogoderma granarium
Nabila Kousar, Tanzeela Riaz, Anum Feroz, Abdul Rauf Shakoori, Farah Rauf Shakoori
The present study was conducted to determine the LC50 of deltamethrin and diatomaceous earth (DE) alone and in different combinations i.e., 0.5:01, 01:0.5 and 1:1 against 4th instars of insecticide resistant populations of Trogoderma granarium collected from g…
15 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20210707110726
Research ArticleMulti Metal Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae KW is an Efficient Copper Accumulator and Bioremediator of Industrial Waste Water
Maimoona Imran, Soumble Zulfiqar, Hafsa Saeed, Farah Rauf Shakoori
Increasing concentrations of different essential and non-essential metals in the environment have posed a serious threat to all kinds of life. Bioremediation is considered as the best possible solution among the existing ones to reduce this kind of pollution.…
15 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200730092655
Research ArticleA New Record of Hepatozoon sp. Miller, 1908 (Apicomplexa: Adelerina) Infecting the Snake Naja atra (Squamata: Dipsadidae) in China
Nianhong Huang, Yan Wu, Yuanyuan Li, Jinhong Zhao
Species of the genus Hepatozoon are the most common haemoparasites infecting snakes. High parasitemia of Hepatozoon can negatively impact snake fitness, growth rate and reproductive output. Given that snakes are a valuable source of traditional Chinese medicin…
15 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200616020657- Research Article
Insecticidal Toxicity of Plant Extracts and Green Silver Nanoparticles against Aedes albopictus
Hassan Shahzad Khan, Muhammad Tariq, Tariq Mukhtar, Asim Gulzar
Aedes albopictus is a known vector of many diseases such as Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika and Yellow fever. Many control measures have been adopted to manage the vector of these diseases. The excessive use of insecticides has led to development of resistance in Ae…
13 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191214051208 - Research Article
Bacterial and Antibiotic Profile of Mastitic Milk of Beetal Goat in District Jhelum
Waqar Ali, Muhammad Yaqoob, Abida Arshad, Guifu Dai, Safir Ullah Khan, Muhammad Arshad Malik et al.
A total of 514 milk samples collected independently from beetal goats were tested for prevalence of clinical and subclinical mastitis through surf field mastitis test. The bacterial isolates identified through different biochemical test and colony morphology f…
13 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20201012061011 
Research ArticleBubalus platyceros (Bovidae: Mammalia) in the Sardhok Pabbi Hills of Pakistan
Muhammad Khaled Siddiq, Muhammad Adeeb Babar, Muhammad Akbar Khan, Muhammad Umar Ijaz, Sayyed Ghyour Abbas, Muhammad Asim et al.
The Upper Siwalik (Pleistocene) outcrops known as Pabbi Hills are well-exposed in the vicinity of Sardhok village, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. The locality yielded the typical Pleistocene fauna of the Siwalik Group in Pakistan. The fossils of Bubalus platyceros…
13 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200126200135
Research ArticleIsaria cicadae Miquel Improves the Growth Performance, Physiological Response and Meat Quality of Giant Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Wenjuan Yan, Qunlan Zhou, Bo Liu, Cunxin Sun, Huimin Zhang, Changyou Song
A 9-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of Isaria cicadae Miquel (I. cicadae) on growth performance and meat quality of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). The prawns were fed with five isonitrogenous (40.54% crude prote…
13 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190115000134
Research ArticleMolecular Identification and Prevalence of Ehrlichia canis and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) Infecting Pet Dogs in Wenzhou, China
Houqiang Luo, Yanfang Lan, Ping Gan, Wenjun Zhou, Meng Wang, Bing Hu et al.
Ehrlichia canis is an important zoonotic tick-borne pathogen transmitted by the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latrielle) that causes canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) in dogs. We have investigated the prevalence of R. sanguineus and E. canis infection in pe…
13 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191018021047- Research Article
Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Salmonella spp. Isolated from Raw Beef Meat Samples Collected from Karachi, Pakistan
Muhammad Noman Koondhar, Asghar Ali Kamboh, Muhammad Ammar Khan, Riaz Ahmed Leghari, Parkash Dewani
In order to isolate and characterize the antimicrobial profile of Salmonella spp.beef meat samples were collected from the local butcher shops (n=75) of Karachi, Pakistan. Three types of meat samples were collected viz., muscles, lymph nodes and minced meat (n…
13 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190929130949 
Research ArticleFeasibility of Ripening Penaeus monodon by using Pheretima tschiliensis as a Bait and its Verification by Vitellogenin Gene Expression
Song Jiang, Ming-ge Zhuang, Fa-lin Zhou, Qi-bin Yang, Jian-hua Huang, Li-shi Yang et al.
Traditional broodstock diets, being susceptible to virus attacks or carrying the virus to parent shrimps, bring a huge bio-security risk to shrimp breeding. This study was carried out to determine the feasibility of Pheretima tschiliensis as a replacement of t…
13 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190922070951
Research ArticleComplete Mitochondrial Genome of Fulvetta cinereiceps (Sylviidae: Passeriformes) and Consideration of its Phylogeny within Babblers
Jie Gao, Guannan Wang, Chuang Zhou, Megan Price, Jinnan Ma, Xiaohong Sun et al.
Fulvetta cinereiceps (grey-hooded fulvetta) has been classified as belonging to the multi-clade babblers within Passeriformes. The complete mitochondrial genome of F. cinereiceps is lacking although there has been considerable phylogenetic research on babblers…
10 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20180524050555
Research ArticleEffects of a Novel Benzenesulfonamide 4-(3-(4-Bromophenyl)-5-(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl) on Antioxidant Enzymes and Hematological Parameters of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Dilan Ozmen Ozgun, Gonca Alak, Arzu Ucar, Sinan Bilginer, Halise Inci Gul, Mahmut Kocaman et al.
In this study, a mixture of a suitable chalcone and p-hydrazinobenzenesulfonamide hydrochloride in 1:1.1 mol ratio in ethanol (25 ml) in the presence of glacial acetic acid (0.05 ml) was refluxed for synthesis of 4-(3-(4-Bromophenyl)-5-(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4,…
10 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191118081134
Research ArticleLoss of Extra-pair Paternity is not Associated with Decreased Paternal Investment in Mixed-paternity Broods or Unrelated Nestlings in the Varied Tit, Parus varius
Donglai Li, Mei Han, Huw Lloyd, Linyu Jin, Lei Zhang, Jiangxia Yin et al.
Males of socially monogamous bird species may be faced with providing costly care for unrelated offspring when nests have extra-pair young (EPY). Theoretical models predict that cuckolded males should lower their parental investment as the likelihood of patern…
10 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200114210142
Research ArticleTranscriptome Analysis Reveals the Immune Response of Chicken Erythrocytes to Marek’s Disease Virus Infection
Guan-bao Ning, Sheng Niu, Yue-jian Li, Xiao-xiao Lu, Shi-xiong Yang, Ali-Raza Jahejo et al.
Marek’s disease virus (MDV) is a highly cell-associated, oncogenic alpha herpesvirus that causes Marek’s disease (MD) in chickens. Chicken erythrocytes are nucleated cells of myeloid origin which contribute to gases exchange, transportation and imm…
9 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191012061013
Research ArticleBioaccumulation of Heavy Metals, Even in Low Quantities, is the Main Causative Agent of Male Human Infertility in D. I. Khan Division
Aamer Abbas, Jabbar Khan, Mir Abid Hassan, Asif Qayyum, Hamed Shafiq
Metals can adversely affect the size of testis, the normal process of spermatogenesis and quality of semen. Moreover, metals can lead to decreased or no production of prostaglandin, seminal fluid and endocrinology of reproductive process and thus results in ma…
9 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200429100456
Research ArticleEffect of Sphingomonas sp., as a Probiotic on Survival, Growth and Biochemical Constituents of Vibrio anguillarum Challenged Labeo rohita Fingerlings
Asma Chaudhary, Qurat-ul-Ain Ahmad, Afia Muhammad Akram, Mehwish Iqtedar, Javed Iqbal Qazi
This study was attempted to investigate the probiotic effect of a novel locally isolated bacterium from home-made yogurt, Sphingomonas sp. AsCh-P3 on growth, survival and biochemical constituents of Labeo rohita fingerlings challenged with well-renowned fish p…
9 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20181009061048
Research ArticleMicrobiota of Foregut and Hindgut of Blunt Snout Bream (Megalobrama amblycephala)
Liangkun Pan, Qun-Lan Zhou, Bo Liu, Jiaxing Yan, Ajun Sun
To explore the gut microbial profile of blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala), fish were fed with a commercial diet for 16 weeks. Then high-throughput sequencing was applied to compare the microbiota between foregut and hindgut. The results showed that…
3 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20191018131011
Research ArticleSpatial-temporal Distribution of Spawning Grounds in the Western Guangdong Waters Based on Habitat Suitability Index Model
Jing Yu, Yao Lu, Zhaojin Lin, Pimao Chen, Yuting Feng
The western Guangdong Waters (WGW) locates in the northern South China Sea (SCS), and is an important area for fishes spawning, feeding, breeding, and migrating. This study built the Suitability Index (SI) Model for the spatial-temporal distribution of spawnin…
3 Sept 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20200318060343