Vol. 53, Iss. 6, Pages 2001-2521

Spatial-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…

Bubalus 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…

Complete 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…

Multi 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.…

Impact of Feeding Habits on Population Ecology and Breeding Biology of Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) in District Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan

Aftab Raza Khan, Azhar Abbas Khan, Javed Iqbal, Arif Muhammad Khan, Zeshan Hassan, Hafiz Muhammad Aatif et al.

Human-mediated wildlife reshuffling has raised concerns over the conservation of insects and predatory birds. Globally the population of grey francolin Francolinus pondicerianus is the Least Concern in the Red List of Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora of t…

The Response of Foraminifera and Ostracods Assemblages to the Sediment Properties of Southern Caspian Sea Shorelines

Masoomeh Sohrabi Mollayousefi, Babak Moghaddasi

Foraminifera and Ostracods are regarded as ideal indices of marine pollution investigations. During spring 2017, we investigated benthic assemblage of Foraminifera and Ostracods along the Gilan province in the southern shoreline of Caspian Sea, Iran as a pione…

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of the IGF-1 Gene is Associated with Milk Production in Holstein and Jersey Cattle – Is the Aspect of Present Research Still Relevant in the Era of Genomic Selection?

Ewa Czerniawska-Piątkowska, Iwona Szatkowska, Daniel Zaborski, Wilhelm Grzesiak, Sara Tabor-Osińska, Małgorzata Wasielewska et al.

The aim of the present study was to verify the potential effect of the C>T substitution at position -512 in the regulatory region of the IGF-1 gene on the level of milk performance traits in different cattle breeds. The study involved 227 Jersey, 147 Polish…

Comparative Analysis of the Duodenum Microbial Communities of Zhedong White Goose (Anser cygnoides) at Different Reproductive Stages by High-Throughput Sequencing

Wanqiu Zhao, Taoyan Yuan, Li Chen, Xue Du, Weihu Chen, Yan Fu et al.

The primary purpose of this study is to characterize the intestinal microbial communities in Zhedong White geese (a local breed in China) at different reproductive stages and to investigate the relationships between intestinal microflora and geese reproductive…

Correlation Analysis of Exon 4 of Estrogen Receptor Gene with Growth Traits of Quail (Coturnix coturnix)

Jun Yan Bai, Yu Chen, Qi Hang Hu, Zhi Hao Dong, Ying Lei, You Bing Yang et al.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of estrogen receptor gene (ESR) polymorphism on the growth traits of quails. PCR products were used to directly sequence the polymorphism of exon 4 of ESR gene in three quail populations (Chinese yellow q…

A New Species of Spider Genus Khorata Huber, 2005 from China (Araneae: Pholcidae)

Huijuan Sheng, Xiang Xu, Haiqiang Yin, Muhammad Irfan

A new species of pholcid spider, Khorata danxia Sheng and Xu, sp. nov. (♂♀), is described from Danxiashan National Nature Reserve in Guangdong, China. The new species is diagnosed, described and illustrated with photographs.

Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Parasitism in Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), Alpacas (Vicugna pacos ), and Goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) with same Husbandry and Fence Site in Harbin Zoo, China

Yanqiang Zhou, Lixin Wang, Chunxiao Hao, Xiuyun Li, Shakeel Hussain, Dongdong Shen et al.

The objective of current study was to find out the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in blue wildebeest, alpacas, and goats with same husbandry and fence site in Harbin Zoo, China. From August 2015 to August 2016, 507 fecal samples of blue wildebeest (1…

Effect of β- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Progesterone Monitoring on the Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate and Mifepristone

Tian Tian, Lili Luo, Haiyan Wang, Lei Wang

The objective of this study was to observe and analyze the clinical value and nursing effect of β- human chorionic gonadotropin and progesterone monitoring on the treatment of ectopic pregnancy with methotrexate combined with mifepristone. One hundred and…

Ex-Situ Conservation of Wild Ungulates in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

Romaan Hayat Khattak, Zhensheng Liu, Liwei Teng

Human activities have primarily destroyed natural habitats, due to which captive breeding has become an important conservation tool. Besides conservation, it also provides opportunities for education, research, and recreational activities. In Khyber Pakhtunkhw…

Dietary Non-protein Energy Sources Regulate Growth and Digestion of Barramundi Juvenile (Lates calcarifer)

Zhengyi Fu, Rui Yang, Zhenhua Ma, Mingyang Han, Yifu Wang

This study evaluated the effects of different dietary non-protein energy sources on growth performance, somatic parameters, histology and digestive enzymatic activity of barramundi (Lates calcarifer). Fish were fed ioso engery diets (18 kJ/g) with two typ…

Breeding Biology of Two Coexisting Laughingthrush Species in Central China

Pengfei Liu, Xuexue Qin, Fei Shang

The coexistence of ecologically similar species is widespread in nature and has fascinated the evolutionary biologists for a long time. In order to avoid direct competition, closely related bird species that breed alongside each other are expected to use diffe…

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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…

Production and Utilization of Locally Characterized Recombinant β-Lactamase as Positive Control in the Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

Amjed Ali, Muhammad Tayyab, Sehrish Firyal, Abu Saeed Hashmi, Asif Nadeem, Shagufta Saeed et al.

Antibiotic susceptibility testing is the most suitable strategy for antibiotic resistance detection in bacteria. This project was an initial step for the production of β-lactamase for clinical diagnostics in Pakistan. The current work deals with the optim…

Potential Use of Chromolaena odorata Linn. Flavonoids against Escherichia coli Induced Diarrhoea in Mice

Chao-Qun Shi, Hong-Ying Lin, Jin-Qing Zheng, Fan Yang, Kwame Ayisi Lartey, Dan-Ju Kang et al.

Flavonoids are important chemotaxonomic markers for the genus Chromolaena. Chromolaena odorata Linn. (CO) is used in folklore medicines to treat gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhoea. This study examined the feasibility of total flavonoids from C. o…

Identification and Generation of Transgenic Mice and Goats with Capra hircus SCD1 Gene

Kai Jin, Chen Chen, Xinyu Sun, Caiye Zhu, Mahmoud F. Ahmed, Qisheng Zuo et al.

Goat (Capra hircus) stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) plays a crucial role in fatty acid metabolism including milk and muscular fatty acid. This study investigated the expression of SCD1 gene in goat and examined its inheritability and expression in transgenic…

Ameliorative Effects of Monoammonium-Glycyrrhizinate on Liver Lipid Metabolism and Antioxidant Capacity in Laying Hens

Mengke Wang, Shucheng Huang, Cai Zhang, Haizhou Gong, Shunan Cuan, Shuaishuai Wang et al.

Liver injury is elicited by a complex mechanisms involving free radical-induced oxidative stress, which can cause considerable injury to commercial laying hens. However, the effects of monoammonium-glycyrrhizinate in improving liver lipid metabolism and antiox…

Efficacy 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…

Comparative Analysis of Carcass Traits of Two Meat Quail Breeds (Coturnix coturnix)

Jun Yan Bai, Zhi Hao Dong, Shu Juan Zhao, Ying Lei, You Bing Yang, Heng Cao et al.

The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the carcass traits of french giant meat quail and savimalt meat quail in order to provide reference for breeding and improvement of meat quail. The results show that french giant meat quail shows far higher b…

Feasibility 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…

Leaf Miner (Phytomyza spp.) Infestation on Som Plant (Machilus bombycina King) and Plant based Formulation for their Sustainable Management

Tanmoy Mandal, Sunil Kr. Ghosh

Muga silk worm (Antheraea assama West wood) is reared on leaves of som plant (Machilus bombycina King) because of their high nutritional value. Rearing becomes difficult due to attack of large number of insect-pests on som plant. Leaf miner(Phytomyza spp.)(Dip…

Molecular Characterization of ESBL and Carbapenenemase Producing Salmonella spp. Isolated from Chicken and its Public Health Importance

Mona Kadry, Sara Mohamed Nader, Esraa A. Elshafiee, Zeinab S. Ahmed

Antimicrobial resistance has become one of the most severe worldwide dangers to human and veterinary Medicine. β-lactam resistant Salmonellae are of great concern as they are becoming multi-drug resistant. This study describes the role of chicken in harbo…

Stem Cell Factor Gene Overexpression Enhances the Fusion Potential of Rat Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Cardiomyocytes

Kanwal Haneef, Rakhshinda Habib, Nadia Naeem, Asmat Salim

Cardiovascular disorders are major cause of death globally. Regeneration of cardiac tissue with the use of stem cells has appeared as an effective cell-based therapeutic option. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are the potential candidates for cell therapy due to…

Impact of Parity Order on Nutritional Values of Camel Milk in Modern System

Ayman Balla Mustafa, Abdalla Elgenaidi, Aldukali Alkeskas, Asim Faraz, Ahmed Eisa Elhag, Mohanad Bashari et al.

Camel milk has important role in human nutrition in desert and semi-desert regions; this milk provides the man with all essential nutrients in addition to its medicinal properties. A study was conducted to determine the impact of parity order on nutrition valu…

Efficacy of Whole Crude Extract of Hard Ticks in the Treatment and Control of Tick Infestation in Livestock

Arsalan Khan, Navid Anjum, Muhammad Shuaib Khan, Shakeeb Ullah, Ali Zaman, Kamran Safdar et al.

Ticks infestation is the most common constraint to the livestock production in terms of drop in meat and milk production, decline in hide worth, physical damage to the skin of animals and susceptibility to infestation of tick borne parasitic infections. Conven…

Genetic Evaluation of Body Weight and Survival of Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) fed on Different Dietary Levels of Fish Meal Protein

Song Jiang, Xianbin Mo, Falin Zhou, Jianhua Huang, Qibin Yang, Lishi Yang et al.

The purpose of the present study is to reveal the effects of different dietary levels of fish meal protein on body weight and survival of Penaeus monodon families. In this study, 5400 P. monodon from 36 families were mixed cultureed with two kinds of different…

Male-biased Sex Ratio and Body Size of a Wintering Roost of Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758

Liping Liu, Pengfei Liu

Sex ratio and age composition are important parameters in population biology, related to life history and difference in mortality and behavior of male and female. Sexual dimorphism indicates divergence selective pressure between two sexes. We determined the se…

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…

Emergence of armA Mediated Aminoglycoside Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Pakistani Hospitals

Aqsa Shahid, Saima Muzammil, Farhan Rasheed, Bilal Aslam, Muhammad Akhtar Ali, Syed Zohaib Haider et al.

The increasing reports of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii associated infections especially in the healthcare settings are of global concern. The recent emergence of 16S rRNA methylases particularly armA is associated with a high-level resistance to…

The c.1138G>A Variant of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 is a Common Cause of Achondroplasia in Pakistan

Niaz Muhammad, Samina Yasin, Zunaira Fatima, Noor ul Ain, Muhammad Faizan, Sadaf Naz

Achondroplasia is an autosomal dominant disorder of rhizomelic dwarfism. It is predominantly caused by de novo mutations in FGFR3. This study was aimed to determine the common variants of FGFR3 in one inherited, and eighteen sporadic cases of achondroplasia fr…

Using Sleep Monitoring System for Estimating and Analysing the Sleep Stages

Yuzhou Luo, Ping Wang, Kaijun Yu, Song Luo, Longjie Sun

In this work, the sleep stages discrimination by breath sounds have been used as characteristic parameters for monitoring sleeping condition. Our objective was to determine and verify a high performance algorithm to correlate the sleep stages with respective s…

Length-Weight Relationship of Four Fish Species from Liujiang River, China

Shuli Zhu, Yaqiu Liu, Weitao Chen, Xinhui Li, Yuefei Li

Length-weight relationships (LWRs) were estimated for four fish species [Spinibarbus hollandi (Oshima, 1919), Distoechodon tumirostris (Peters, 1881), Bangana decora (Peters, 1881), Ptychidio longibarbus (Fang, 1981)] from Liujiang River, China. Fishes were co…

Protective Effect of Kaempferol against Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Oxidative Damage in HUVECs Cell Line

Li Ma, Xu Han, Bo Yang, Chunhua Zhou

In order to understand the protective impact of kaempferol, MTT (3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide) assay was applied in hydrogen peroxide-treated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). The hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptos…

Genetic Polymorphisms of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Bovine Mastitis in China

Zhongyong Wu, Wenzhu Li, Chunxia Ni, Zhuolin He, Xiao Hou, Wanxia Pu

In order to provide science-based information for the control of cow mastitis, to understand the genetic polymorphisms of dairy-sourced Staphylococcus aureus, we conducted genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from milk samples collected from cows with…

Correlation Analysis Between Microsatellite Marker Polymorphism and Wool Fineness of Sunite Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus)

Junyan Bai, Rentaodi Wu, Qihang Hu, Lema Dao, Xinghua Tian

In this study, the correlation between microsatellite marker polymorphism and wool fineness of sunite bactrian camel was analyzed. The results show that, the average effective allele number, heterozygosity and polymorphism information content of 17 microsatell…

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Improves the Anaerobic Biodegradation of Benz [α] Anthracene in Sludge Via Boosting the Microbial Activity and Bioavailability

Jia Li, Hong Yang

The biodegradation of benz [α] anthracene (BaA), a high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) was increased via a combination of alkyl polyglucosides and alkaline treatment during the waste activated sludge (WAS) anaerobic fermentation.…

Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus and Comparative Genomic Analyses in Charadriiformes

Chaochao Hu, Xue Xu, Wenjia Yao, Wei Liu, Deyun Tai, Wan Chen et al.

The Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus is a relatively large migratory wader with an extremely large distribution range.The objective of this study was to determine the complete mitogenome sequence of H. ostralegus, and illustrating mitogenomes struc…

Diversity of Carabid Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) under Three Grassland Management Regimes in Northwestern China

Hui Wang, Yuchen Zhao, Xinpu Wang

Enclosures, mowing, and sustainable grazing were used to help restore biodiversity and the production of the natural grasslands in China. The effects of grassland management on invertebrate diversity and its associated environmental factors were less reported…

Resistance to Borer Damage in Seedlings of New Varieties of Sugarcane

Zhi-Ming Luo, Xiao-Yan Wang, Jiong Yin, Ying-Kun Huang, Wen-Feng Li, Rong-Yue Zhang et al.

Quantification of resistance to borer pest damage in sugarcane varieties is key to sustainable crop protection and integrate pest management. Here, were assessed resistance to damage caused by two species of borer in seedlings of 12 new sugarcane varieties. Th…

Population Explosion and Behavioural Changes of Opportunist Wild Avifauna at a Landfill at Gujranwala in Northeastern Punjab: A Baseline Deviation Study

Zunaira Noreen, Khawar Sultan

Urbanization and associated accumulation of solid waste at landfills is attracting large numbers of wild avifauna for food subsidies and transforming landfills into new habitats by changing the wild profile of native species. This study aims to establish the b…

Evaluation of the Lapillar Otolith Shape as a Tool for Discrimination of Stock of Naked Carp, Gymnocypris selincuoensis in the Tibetan Plateau

Kang Chen, Dekui He, Chengzhi Ding, Yintao Jia, Yifeng Chen

Otolith geographic variability is investigated as a tool for fish stock discrimination. Despite increasing studies of otoliths in marine ecosystems, feasibility of otolith shape as an investigative tool in freshwater fish assemblages needs to be validated. The…

A 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…

Bioaccumulation 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…

Effects 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,…

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…

Transcriptome 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…

Effect 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…

Microbiota 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…

Cloning, Expression, Purification, and Characterization of Soluble Bioactive Recombinant Human Anterior Gradient Homolog 2 - DsRed Monomer Protein in Escherichia coli

Bingjie Zhou, Hitesh Bhagavanbhai Mangukiya, Siva Bharath Merugu, Fakhar-un-Nisa Yunus, Yuchen Fan, Zhenghua Wu et al.

Anterior gradient 2 (AGR2), initially discovered as an estrogen-responsive gene in breast cancer cell lines, is a developmentally regulated gene belonging to the protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) gene family. AGR2 exists in both intracellular and secreted form…

The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Rhacophorus dennysi (Anura: Rhacophoridae) with Novel Gene Arrangements and its Phylogenetic Implications

Yongmin Li, Huabin Zhang, Xiaoyou Wu, Dongwei Li, Peng Yan, Xiaobing Wu

We determined the complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of Rhacophorus dennysi (family Rhacophoridae). The R. dennysi mitogenome (18,052 bp) contained the 37 genes and a single control region (CR) typically found in neobatrachian mtDNAs. In the new mt genome, the…

Effect of Regular Exercise on Fat Metabolism in Rats Fed on Zinc Picolinate Supplemented Diet

Ramazan Erdogan, Mikail Tel, Vedat Cinar, Ragip Pala

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of exercise on levels of fatty acid synthesis (FAS), zinc-α2-glycoprotein (ZAG), adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), glucose transporter-4 (GLUT-4) and insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) in adipose tiss…

Loss 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…

Dietary 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…

Parentage and Genetic Diversity Studies on Pangolin (Manis javanica) using Novel Microsatellite Markers

Hui-Ming Li, Bi-Ze Yang, Xue-Jun Jin, Lin-Miao Li, Hai-Ying Jiang, Xiu-Juan Zhang et al.

The Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) is an endangered mammal species exhibiting scales characteristics. The conservation and management of this species could benefit from a better understanding of its genetic diversity and structure. In this study, 24 novel S…

Fatty Acyl-CoA Reductase of Ericerus pela (Hemiptera: Coccoidae): Localization in Insect Cells and Bioinformatic Analysis

Yanhong Hu, Linkai Cui

Bio-wax components are produced in specialized glands of animals, plants as well as other organisms via well-characterized biosynthetic pathways. Fatty acyl alcohols are the key components for synthesis of wax. A fatty acyl-CoA reductase (FAR) is often essenti…

FliI Role in Flagellar Assembly of Salmonella ΔfliI Mutant Strain Determines Motility and Biofilm Formation

Iram Liaqat, Safdar Ali Mirza, Sumera Sajjad, Shaukat Ali, Muhammad Faiz Qamar, Ikram Ul Haq

Biofilms formation is a serious problem in both clinical and environmental settings. Various gram negative bacteria exhibit biofilm formation mediated by flagellum-mediated motility. Type III protein secretion systems of several gram-negative bacterial pathoge…

Benefits 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…

Analysis of Genomic DNA Methylation in Six Tissues of the Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)

Sen Liu, Yue Zhu, Haixia Leng, Ying Wang, Xiangju Yin, Yajun Zhao

DNA methylation may play a vital role in tissue development and differentiation as it plays an important role in gene expression regulation. In previous studies, epigenetic variation in the muscles of bat populations were explored; however, the extent of the p…

Molecular 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…

Isaria 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…

Microanatomical Observations of Hair Characteristics of Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), Golden Jackal (Canis aureus), and Gray Wolf (Canis lupus): A Comparative Study

Ahmet Arpacık

Dorsal guard hairs from three canid species that included red fox (Vulpes vulpes), golden jackal (Canis aureus), and gray wolf (Canis lupus) found in Turkey were characterized using light microscopy to study hair features, including cuticle and medullary patte…

Immunohistochemical Localization of Leptin and Leptin-Receptor Proteins in Different Tissues of Chinese Alligator, Alligator sinensis

HuaBin Zhang, YaSen Li, Tao Pan, Peng Yan, En Li, Hui Xue et al.

Leptin is a multifunctional hormone encoded of the ob gene, plays an important role in food intake and energy homeostasis. Recent studies indicated that the role of leptin is much broader, such as the regulation of reproduction and hibernation. But so far the…

Phosphine Induced Abnormalities in Carbohydrate Metabolism and Macromolecular Concentrations of Trogoderma granarium Everts Over Various Exposure Periods

Tanzeela Riaz, Farah Rauf Shakoori, Syed Shahid Ali, Mushtaq Ahmad Saleem

Toxic effect of LC20 of phosphine on carbohydrate metabolism and macromolecular concentrations in two larval instars (4th and 6th) of the khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium, at different exposure periods (24-120 h) was determined. Two populations of khapra be…

Insights in the Size Heterogeneity of Lates calcarifer: Expression of Growth and Immune-related Genes

Zhengyi Fu, Rui Yang, Shengjie Zhou, Zhenhua Ma, Gang Yu

Significant size heterogeneity in barramundi Lates calcarifer juveniles has been frequently reported in hatchery practices. Huge variation of mortality in different size grade of juvenile fish has also been observed. In order to explore the effect of size…

Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Combined with Tiotropium Bromide on BODE Index in Clinical Stable Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Tong Liu, Jimin Liu, Nan Jiang 

This paper observes the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation combined with tiotropium bromide on BODE index in clinical stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) disease. For this purpose, a retrospective cohort was designed. In this work, 200 pa…