Zahida Parveen1, Safdar Sidra1*, Bushra Nisar Khan2
... a total of eighteen peafowls are housed in different enclosures including Indian, Java green and white peafowls. Additionally, there are different cross breeds of Java and Indian peafowls in these houses. The present study was conducted to observe the diet preferences and general behavior of these peafowls under captive conditions. Three different diets...
Saima Naz*, Adil Ali Rajpar, Abdul Hameed Chandio
New Records of some Phthiraptera (chewing lice) of birds from urban areas of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
...aeus, 1758) on domestic fowls; Brueelia saliemi (Ansari, 1957), Colpocephalum fregili (Denny, 1842)
and Myrsidea splendenticola (Klockenhoff, 1973) on house crow; Anaticola crassicornis (Scopoli, 1763) from wild
goose; Brueelia nebulosa (Burmeister, 1838) and M. eurysternus (Burmeister, 1838) from common myna and bank
myna; Neopsittaconirmus lybartota (Ansari, 1947) from Indian Parakeet; Degeeriella regalis (Giebel, 1866) from black
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and Myrsidea splendenticola (Klockenhoff, 1973) on house crow; Anaticola crassicornis (Scopoli, 1763) from wild
goose; Brueelia nebulosa (Burmeister, 1838) and M. eurysternus (Burmeister, 1838) from common myna and bank
myna; Neopsittaconirmus lybartota (Ansari, 1947) from Indian Parakeet; Degeeriella regalis (Giebel, 1866) from black
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Grigory Antonovich Nozdrin1*, Regina Gabdrahmanovna Utkina2, Anastasia Aleksandrovna Lelyak2 and Yana Viktorovna Novik1
... a reference group. The fowls in experimental groups were supplemented with preparation once with dosages (2,000 µl/kg, 3,000 µl/kg, 4,000 µl/kg, and 5,000 ml/kg) while the fowl in the reference group were left untreated (they were given a placebo – distilled water). The experimental fowl were monitored every hour during the first day, and every day afterward for a total of 14 days. The live body weight was measured every week; the over...
Arnab Tanveer, Shabana Naz*, Azhar Rafique and Asma Ashraf
Muhammad Bilal Anwar1, Mirza Azhar Beg1, Amjad Rashid Kayani1, Muhammad Sajid Nadeem1*, Syed Israr Shah1, Sajida Noureen2,
Muhammad Mushtaq1 and Tariq Mahmood3
...repuscular and nocturnal owls are the least studied group of birds in northern regions. In this study, we compared seasonal differences in the diet of three owl species in an uncultivated area with rapid urbanization all around to better understand their ecological significance. Regurgitated pellets of three owl species (n = 434) were collected seasonally from the study area. The food of the spotted owlet and eurasian eagle owl was found significantly d...
Natalija Grittner1, Radomir Mandić2,* and Milivoje Urošević3
... turkeys, ducks, guinea fowls, dogs and bees were analyzed. The number of populations these indigenous breeds in Serbia has been shown in this paper. It is proposed that 15 breeds (13 breeds and 2 strains), which are not protected by the Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture of Serbia on animal genetic resources, be included in the Decree in the future, in order to preserve and improve their numbers. An urgent establishment of the animal gene bank of Serbia ha...
Mensah Gertrude Dzifa1, Christian Larbi Ayisi2,* and Elliot Haruna Alhassan1
...hen stocked in 60 litre bowls (50 cm X 40 cm X 40 cm) at a density of 20 fry per bowl. The results show that substituting fish meal with shea meal affects final weight, weight gain, final length and specific growth rate significantly. The highest final mean weight (8.09±0.37g) was recorded in fish fed SNM 25 whilst the least (5.71±0.54g) was recorded in fish fed SNM 50. SGR (%) was significantly different amongst the three experimental diets (p&l...
Ramadan Sary, Asmaa M. Ibrahium*
Farheen Shaikh*, Saima Naz and Nadir Ali Birmani
...dash;March 2016. Guinea fowls Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) were sprayed with Permathrin (Coopex powder) and ket on white paper sheets for about 32-35 minutes. The fowls were checked time to time after 2 to 3 weeks. The chewing lice were collected hand picking methods with fine brushes and preserved in 70-75% ethyl alcohol. The permanent microscopic slides with cover slips were prepared for final mounting in Canada balsa...
Nguyen Thi Kim Dong1*, Nguyen Van Thu2
.... A total of 150 Guinea fowls at 5-week old was placed in a completely randomized design with 5 nutritional treatments and 3 replicates, including ten birds per experimental unit. The treatments were supplement levels of 0 (no supplement),0.2% and 0.4% benefit microorganism and 0.4 and 0.8%vitamin-enzyme (VE)to concentrate-basal diets corresponding to the S0, SP0.2, SP0.4, VE0.4 and VE0.8 treatments. The results indicate that the treatments supplemented SP and...
Asmaa A. M. Abdel-Ghany1, Ahmed N. El Taweel2, Yassmin Moatasim2, Nagwa S. Ata1, Amany Adel3, Ayman Hany El-Deeb4, Ahmed Kandeil2, Mohamed A. Ali2*, Hussein Ali Hussein4*
...cted from backyard waterfowls (ducks ≈ 92 and geese ≈ 32) either apparent healthy or demonstrated severe clinical signs of AIV infection from 5 different sites. AIVs were successfully isolated in SPF-ECE from 50 swabs collected from both waterfowls. All isolates were subtyped as H5N8 viruses. H5N1 and H9N2 subtypes were not identified among collected samples. Two representative H5N8 isolates from duck and goose w...
Zahid Mahmood1, Mohammad Salim2, Nowsherwan Zarif1, Zahid Rauf1, Muhammad Naqash1 and Ahmad Hussain3
...niture, bearing blocks, bowls, beams, columns, posts & struts, flooring, paving blocks, rollers, sleepers, wedges, wheelwrights work, and bolted timbers joints, nailed timbers, notched timber, mallets and others. Eucalyptus camaldulensis may be used in bearing blocks, bolted timbers, carving, furniture, patterns, pencil, paving blocks, rollers, sheaves, shuttles, wedges, etc. Popular euphratica may be used for bearing blocks, bolted timber, carvi...
Mian Muhammad Shafiq and Hussain Bux Bhaagat
...good population of waterfowls, Marsh crocodiles, otters and fish stock. About 1% of global population of globally threatened duck specie i.e. Marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustisvostris) breed in these lakes in May-July. According to the data Deh Akro II wildlife sanctuary provides good wintering ground to the migratory waterfowls, as there was least disturbance. Moreover, this lake is a good habitat for the crocodiles...
Mian Muhammad Shafiq
...tatus of migratory waterfowls visiting these wetlands. Direct sighting and counting of birds technique was adapted from dawn to dusk to assess the status of waterfowls. In areas adjoining the Chashma Barrage and Tarbela Reservoir the agriculture practices and cattle grazing were moderate while in Thanadar Wala these were on large scale. In Tarbala Reservoir the fishing activities and hunting were common which cause disturban...
