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Assessment of Air Quality of Livestock Farms in District Kasur and Lahore

Assessment of Air Quality of Livestock Farms in District Kasur and Lahore

Muhammad Jamil1, Safdar Sidra1*, Ali Hussain2, Muhammad Imran3 and Ali Ahmad Sheikh4

1Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
2Institute of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
3Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
4Institute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
 
*      Corresponding author: [email protected]

Fig. 1.

Map of the study sites.

Fig. 2.

Mean concentration of PM2.5 µg/m3 during different activities carried out the selected farms (Cleaning: floor sweeping; movement of vehicles: movement of large vehicles including tractor trollies for bringing in fodder or transport of animals; Movement of animals: animals being moved around the farm or for grazing in the surrounding fields). 

Fig. 3.

Air-borne levels of PTEs [Lead (Pb), Nickel (Ni) and Zinc (Zn)] in healthy and diseased farms.

Fig. 4.
Comparison of bacterial colonies present in air of diseased livestock farms.

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

December

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 6, pp. 2501-3000

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