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{"title":"Morpho-Biometric Characterization of the North African (Tunisian) Local Chicken Populations","authors":"Nour Elhouda Fehri","doi":"10.17582/journal.pjz/20230121170143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20230121170143","url":null,"abstract":"The present study aimed to determine the socio-economic and morpho-biometric characteristics of the local population of chickens in North Africa. A total of 250 chickens were sampled in three regions of the country of Tunisia. A complete description by direct observation, individual weighing, and body parts measurements were determined. The results of the study showed a significant diversity of plumage colors in the studied populations. Birds of the dominant yellow color represent the average proportion of 20 %. Birds with black, gray, and white plumage represent a low proportion (18%, 12%, and 12%, respectively). A great phenotypic diversity was noticed and the ascending hierarchical classification showed the existence of two different groups with differential body weight, body length, back length, comb length and width, ear lobe length and width, wing length, wattle length, neck length, thigh and breast length, shank length and diameter, and central toe length. This phenotypic and descriptive richness can be considered a starting point for categorizing local indigenous Tunisian chickens. Genetic, anatomic, and physiologic large-scale studies are warranted to establish a comprehensive database and improve the conservation and sustainable production of these indigenous chickens.","PeriodicalId":19975,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Zoology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67573428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Different Quick-Freezing Methods and Storage Temperatures on the Content of Cryoprecipitated Blood Coagulation Factors in Fresh Plasma","authors":"Haiyan Wen","doi":"10.17582/journal.pjz/20230311210316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20230311210316","url":null,"abstract":"To observe the effect of different quick-freezing methods and different storage temperatures on the content of cryoprecipitated blood coagulation factors in fresh plasma. The convenient sampling method was used to select 200 ml of whole blood from 60 unpaid blood donors who entered the blood station from January 2022 to October 2022. The acquisition time is controlled within 10 min. The plasma samples were divided into six groups (A, B, C, D, E, F) by using a random number table, 10 in each group. Group A (plate freezer for 30 min, - 30 ℃ storage), Group B (plate freezer for 30 min, 4 ℃ storage), Group C (plate freezer for 120 min, - 30 ℃ storage), Group D (plate freezer for 120 min, - 4 ℃ storage), Group E (plate freezer for 30 min, - 4 ℃ storage), Group F (plate freezer for 120 min, 4 ℃ storage). At 0, 3, 5, 7 and 9 h after the completion of the preparation of cryoprecipitate, the changes and differences of the content of coagulation factor VIII (Fv III) and fibrinogen (FIB) in the six groups of samples were observed. The highest level of FvIII occurred in group B at 5 h with a concentration of (2.47±0.56) IU/mL, while the lowest level occurred in group A at 9 h with a concentration of (0.84±0.07) IU/mL. The highest level of FIB occurred in group A at 0 h with a concentration of (245.56±25.92) mg/200ml, while the lowest level occurred in group C at 9 h with a concentration of (195.16±13.98) mg/200ml. It is preferable that both FvIII and FIB levels are at a higher level at 9 h, with group B having more appropriate levels of FvIII and FIB. According to the analysis of variance, the content of FvIII will be affected by the storage temperature, time, quick-freezing method, and the interaction between quick-freezing method and time (P<0.05). The content of FIB will be affected by the effects of quick-freezing method, time, quick-freezing method and storage temperature (P<0.05). Different quick-freezing methods and storage temperatures affect FvIII and FIB in the cryoprecipitated fresh plasma. The optimal quick-freezing method is the plate quick-freezing machine for 30min, and the storage temperature is 4 ℃ . Under this condition, the content of coagulation factor in the cryoprecipitate decreased more slowly.","PeriodicalId":19975,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Zoology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67575144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Role of Agricultural Areas as Shelters for Carnivores in a Desert Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia","authors":"Abdulaziz Alatawi","doi":"10.17582/journal.pjz/20230422050418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20230422050418","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19975,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Zoology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67576157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficacy of Amikacin Combined with Piperacillin/Tazobactam Sodium in Elderly with Severe Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia","authors":"Hongxiao Li","doi":"10.17582/journal.pjz/20230524050529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20230524050529","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19975,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Zoology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67576476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Role and Regulatory Mechanism of LGR5 in the Occurrence and Development of Breast Cancer","authors":"Yajuan Zheng","doi":"10.17582/journal.pjz/20220701020753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20220701020753","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19975,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Zoology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67562956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of Heavy Metals in Milk Samples of Cattles and Buffalos from District Quetta","authors":"Ashraf Khan","doi":"10.17582/journal.pjz/20220922090941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20220922090941","url":null,"abstract":"Milk is a complete liquid food source since it contains rich amount of protein, fat and major minerals. Presence of trace amount of toxic metals in milk products by any means make it unfit for human consumption. The aim of this study was to evaluate metals in raw milk of buffalos and cows from different farms of district Quetta. Fifty-six whole raw milk samples from cows and buffalos were collected and analyzed using atomic absorption spectroscopy for metal contents. Levels of metals (mean±SD) such as mercury (1.97±0.49 ppm), antimony (0.37±0.08 ppm) and aluminum (0.49±0.33 ppm) exceeded the maximum permissible concentration whereas, all other studied metals including arsenic, lead, iron, sodium, cobalt and chromium were below the recommended standard values of","PeriodicalId":19975,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Zoology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67567207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hepatoprotective Potential of Mesembryanthemum forsskalii Fruits Extract Against Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Liver Toxicity in Mice","authors":"Usama A. Mahalel","doi":"10.17582/journal.pjz/20220930200912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20220930200912","url":null,"abstract":"1Department of Biology, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, KSA 2Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt 3Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt 4Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt Article Information Received 30 September 2022 Revised 15 November 2022 Accepted 04 December 2022 Available online 30 January 2023 (early access)","PeriodicalId":19975,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Zoology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67567851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of Calf Delivery Mode on Irisin, Asprosin, Leptin, Adiponectin, and İnsulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Levels in Dairy Cattle and their Calves","authors":"M. Kizil","doi":"10.17582/journal.pjz/20221031081040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20221031081040","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19975,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Zoology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67569714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"LY6K Promotes Proliferation and Energy Metabolism of Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells by Regulating Aerobic Glycolysis","authors":"Yan Wang","doi":"10.17582/journal.pjz/20221115081110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20221115081110","url":null,"abstract":"1Department of Medical Nursing, College of Nursing, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, China 2Key Laboratory for Health Care with Chinese Medicine of Hebei Province, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, China 3Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, China 4Department of Oncology, Hebei General Hospital, China 5Department of Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, China","PeriodicalId":19975,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Zoology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67571099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structural Analysis and Phylogenetic Relationships of a Teleost Fish, Pethia stoliczkana Based on the Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequence","authors":"Z. Qiao","doi":"10.17582/journal.pjz/20230302100304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20230302100304","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the whole mitochondrial genome sequence of Pethia stoliczkana was obtained using high-throughput sequencing technology, and its structure and characteristics were analyzed. The P. stoliczkana mitochondrial genome contained a total of 16,966 base pairs, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transport RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and one control region. The A+T content (59.7%) of the whole mitochondrial genome was greater than the G+C content (40.3%), indicating an obvious A+T preference. The mitochondrial genome of P. stoliczkana is similar to that of most teleost fish, and no gene rearrangements were detected. The phylogenetic relationship tree of Smiliogastrinae fish was constructed based on 13 protein-coding genes using the Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood methods. We found that P. stoliczkana was closely related to Pethia ticto and Pethia padamya . These results enrich the mitochondrial genome database of Smiliogastrinae fish and provide reference materials for systematic classification of this group of fish.","PeriodicalId":19975,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Zoology","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67575023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}