{"title":"Microplastics: Impacts on Environment and Human Health Hazards","authors":"Leena N. Meshram, K. Mhatre","doi":"10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i43902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i43902","url":null,"abstract":"Plastic waste is not biodegraded and can only be broken down, predominantly by physical processes, into small particles of micron to nanometre size. Microplastic pollution is becoming a major issue for human health due to the recent discovery of microplastics (MP) in most ecosystems. Microplastic have been found to have significant negative impacts on both human health and the environment. Plastic particles less than 150 μm can be ingested by living organisms, migrate through the intestinal wall and reach lymph nodes and other body organs. There are increasing concerns over the environmental and human health impacts associated to exposure to these pollutants. The long-term and irreversible risks to ecosystems and human health indicate for mitigation measures to be taken to halt the accumulation of plastics and microplastics in the environment. The surfaces of plastic fragments can be carrying disease-causing organisms andacts as a vector for diseases. The microplastics found in water and soil carry different types of contaminants and serve as carriers for bacteria and persistent organic pollutants. MP and nanoplastics may pose acute and chronic toxicity, carcinogenicity, developmental toxicity, and genotoxicity. This study conducts a review with primary objectives of MP, including their definition, ecological impacts with respect to direct and indirect effects; effects on aquatic biota, marine ecosystem, fresh water ecosystem, animal health and seafood, human health hazards; control measures; and knowledge gaps.","PeriodicalId":503810,"journal":{"name":"UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY","volume":"33 44","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139781998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of Physicochemical Profile of Upper and Lower Stretch of River Narmada Madhya Pradesh, India","authors":"A. Pandey, Rekha Rani","doi":"10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i43904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i43904","url":null,"abstract":"Narmada is the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh. For evaluating the water quality of river Narmada an assessment of physicochemical profile of upper and lower stretchs of Narmada River, a study has been carried out for more then one year from April 2021 to November 2022 at eight different selected sites for the lower and upper stretch studied. To the estimation of lower stretch four sites selected viz. Narmada Kund, Puskar dam, Kanpildhara, and Bhimkhundi were selected.for the upper stretch eight sites selected viz. Narmada kund, puskar dam, kapildhara, Bhimkundi,chandanghat,Dindori, Kosamghat, Mandala. Estimation of nitrates, ammonia, phosphates, hardness, and alkalinity, conductivity, temperature, pH and TDS were recorded with fluctutuation from the statnderd values in this study.This study will be helpful for the estmation of pollution and deteoriation in the water quality at the eight different site & levels of the River Narmada.","PeriodicalId":503810,"journal":{"name":"UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY","volume":"38 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139780208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of Physicochemical Profile of Upper and Lower Stretch of River Narmada Madhya Pradesh, India","authors":"A. Pandey, Rekha Rani","doi":"10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i43904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i43904","url":null,"abstract":"Narmada is the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh. For evaluating the water quality of river Narmada an assessment of physicochemical profile of upper and lower stretchs of Narmada River, a study has been carried out for more then one year from April 2021 to November 2022 at eight different selected sites for the lower and upper stretch studied. To the estimation of lower stretch four sites selected viz. Narmada Kund, Puskar dam, Kanpildhara, and Bhimkhundi were selected.for the upper stretch eight sites selected viz. Narmada kund, puskar dam, kapildhara, Bhimkundi,chandanghat,Dindori, Kosamghat, Mandala. Estimation of nitrates, ammonia, phosphates, hardness, and alkalinity, conductivity, temperature, pH and TDS were recorded with fluctutuation from the statnderd values in this study.This study will be helpful for the estmation of pollution and deteoriation in the water quality at the eight different site & levels of the River Narmada.","PeriodicalId":503810,"journal":{"name":"UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY","volume":"177 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139840010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bhand Akshata Chandrakant, Ravi Mohan Shukla, Garima Rathore, Siddharth Chaudhary, Chand Tanwar, Syed A. Arif, Indu Yadav
{"title":"Ehrlichia canis Infection in a Labrador Retriever Dog: A Case Report","authors":"Bhand Akshata Chandrakant, Ravi Mohan Shukla, Garima Rathore, Siddharth Chaudhary, Chand Tanwar, Syed A. Arif, Indu Yadav","doi":"10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i43905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i43905","url":null,"abstract":"A six-year-old Labrador retriever dog with a history of fever, inappetence, and unilateral epistaxis was presented to the Referral Veterinary Clinical Complex, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar. Clinical examination revealed the dog had pyrexia, an enlarged peripheral lymph node, and the presence of ticks on the body. The dog was suspected of having a haemoprotozoan infection, and a thin peripheral blood smear was submitted to the Division of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatanagar, Bareilly, for examination. A blood smear was screened for haemoprotozoan examination using Giemsa’s stain, which showed positivity for Ehrlichia canis. Treatment was initiated with Doxycycline at 10 mg/kg B.wt. orally once for 28 days, along with supportive therapy, which resulted in a significant improvement in the dog's condition. An incidence of E. canis was reported from the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.","PeriodicalId":503810,"journal":{"name":"UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY","volume":"7 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139780444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Deori, S. Doley, S. N. Abedin, M. Lalhriatpuii, J. B. M. Wankhar, P. R. Dutta, R. Katiyar
{"title":"Growth and Reproductive Performance of Kadaknath Chicken Reared under Deep Litter System in the Hill Ecosystem of Meghalaya, India","authors":"S. Deori, S. Doley, S. N. Abedin, M. Lalhriatpuii, J. B. M. Wankhar, P. R. Dutta, R. Katiyar","doi":"10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i43903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i43903","url":null,"abstract":"The Kadaknath is important native chicken breed in India. The present study was undertaken with the objective to evaluate the performance of Kadaknath chicken under deep litter system in agro-climatic condition of Meghalaya to check for its adaptability in the hill ecosystem. The study was conducted at Poultry Farm, Indian Council of Agricultural Research ( ICAR)Complex for North Eastern Hill (NEH) Region, Umiam, India. A total of 300 Kadaknath parent stock chicks were procured from Directorate of Poultry Research (DPR), Hyderabad, India. The chicks were reared upto 72nd weeks to check their production performance viz., Average weekly body weight (gm), body weight gain (gm), feed intake (gm) and feed conversion ratio (FCR). Egg production traits and reproductive performances were also recorded upto 72 weeks of rearing. The result reveals that the average body weight of day old Kadaknath chicks was about 27.05±0.32 gm. At 4th week of age, the average body weight was 117.37±2.69 gm andat 8th week of age, about 250.34±2.51 gm. In terms of average body weight gain (gm), it was found that the overall body weight gain from 0-8 weeks of age was 223.29±14.39 gm. The total feed consumption was about 771.43±1.94 gm upto 8th weeks of rearing. The FCR from 0-8 weeks of age was 3.56. The mortality rate of kadaknath chicks was observed to be about 5.00 % and 0.67 % during 0-4 and 4-8 weeks of age respectively. In conclusion, the Kadaknath chicken is adapted well to the hill ecosystem of Meghalaya. ","PeriodicalId":503810,"journal":{"name":"UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY","volume":"35 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139782050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bhand Akshata Chandrakant, Ravi Mohan Shukla, Garima Rathore, Siddharth Chaudhary, Chand Tanwar, Syed A. Arif, Indu Yadav
{"title":"Ehrlichia canis Infection in a Labrador Retriever Dog: A Case Report","authors":"Bhand Akshata Chandrakant, Ravi Mohan Shukla, Garima Rathore, Siddharth Chaudhary, Chand Tanwar, Syed A. Arif, Indu Yadav","doi":"10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i43905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i43905","url":null,"abstract":"A six-year-old Labrador retriever dog with a history of fever, inappetence, and unilateral epistaxis was presented to the Referral Veterinary Clinical Complex, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar. Clinical examination revealed the dog had pyrexia, an enlarged peripheral lymph node, and the presence of ticks on the body. The dog was suspected of having a haemoprotozoan infection, and a thin peripheral blood smear was submitted to the Division of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatanagar, Bareilly, for examination. A blood smear was screened for haemoprotozoan examination using Giemsa’s stain, which showed positivity for Ehrlichia canis. Treatment was initiated with Doxycycline at 10 mg/kg B.wt. orally once for 28 days, along with supportive therapy, which resulted in a significant improvement in the dog's condition. An incidence of E. canis was reported from the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.","PeriodicalId":503810,"journal":{"name":"UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY","volume":"69 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139840224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. E. T. Sunitha, Tonio Ranjitha Amritha N., Shunmugap Priya N., G. Poomari
{"title":"Isolation of Bacterial Colonies from House Fly Mouth Parts","authors":"T. E. T. Sunitha, Tonio Ranjitha Amritha N., Shunmugap Priya N., G. Poomari","doi":"10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i33898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i33898","url":null,"abstract":"Housefly (Musca Domestica Li.,1758) is a mechanical vector of pathogens spreading infectious diseases such as Cholera, Shigellosis, Salmonellosis and skin infections in human and domestic animals. The main objective is to isolate the bacteria from housefly mouthparts. The houseflies were collected from different places (sources) such as dairy farms, Fruit stalls, Fish markets and butcher shops located in the surrounding region. The mouth part of the housefly is dissected and it is dipped in saline water. This infested Saline water is diluted at different concentrations using the serial dilution method and inoculated in the agar plates using the pour plate method. Three different Agar such as Pseudomonas, EMBL and Nutrient agar are used. From the culture obtained, bacterial colony count is made for each and the values are compared with bacterial colonies obtained from different sources. Morphological variation of bacterial colony is also observed. Further Gram staining Procedures are done to observe the varied presence of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria","PeriodicalId":503810,"journal":{"name":"UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY","volume":" 1011","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139787137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of Trace Metals in Different Sites of Neyyar River Basin, Kerala, India","authors":"S. L. Roshni, D. D. P. Raj","doi":"10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i33899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i33899","url":null,"abstract":"Rivers are one of the most important waterbodies depended on by the whole environment for their daily lives. But now a days, water-related incidents are increasing much more because of the improper lifestyle of human beings. Trace metals are one of the main causes of the contamination of water. The present study deals with the analysis of five trace metals using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer at five selected sites in Neyyar River. The study period is from March 2022 to February 2023. According to rainfall the study period was portioned into three main seasons, monsoon (March 2022 to June 2022), post monsoon (July 2022 to October 2022) and pre monsoon (November 2022 to February 2023). Trace metals such as nickel, zinc, copper, iron, and manganese were selected for this study. Statistical analysis was done by the help of Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). It shows variation in some parameters. The water in the Neyyar River is in good condition.","PeriodicalId":503810,"journal":{"name":"UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY","volume":"5 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139846251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. E. T. Sunitha, Tonio Ranjitha Amritha N., Shunmugap Priya N., G. Poomari
{"title":"Isolation of Bacterial Colonies from House Fly Mouth Parts","authors":"T. E. T. Sunitha, Tonio Ranjitha Amritha N., Shunmugap Priya N., G. Poomari","doi":"10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i33898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i33898","url":null,"abstract":"Housefly (Musca Domestica Li.,1758) is a mechanical vector of pathogens spreading infectious diseases such as Cholera, Shigellosis, Salmonellosis and skin infections in human and domestic animals. The main objective is to isolate the bacteria from housefly mouthparts. The houseflies were collected from different places (sources) such as dairy farms, Fruit stalls, Fish markets and butcher shops located in the surrounding region. The mouth part of the housefly is dissected and it is dipped in saline water. This infested Saline water is diluted at different concentrations using the serial dilution method and inoculated in the agar plates using the pour plate method. Three different Agar such as Pseudomonas, EMBL and Nutrient agar are used. From the culture obtained, bacterial colony count is made for each and the values are compared with bacterial colonies obtained from different sources. Morphological variation of bacterial colony is also observed. Further Gram staining Procedures are done to observe the varied presence of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria","PeriodicalId":503810,"journal":{"name":"UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY","volume":"6 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139847080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of Trace Metals in Different Sites of Neyyar River Basin, Kerala, India","authors":"S. L. Roshni, D. D. P. Raj","doi":"10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i33899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2024/v45i33899","url":null,"abstract":"Rivers are one of the most important waterbodies depended on by the whole environment for their daily lives. But now a days, water-related incidents are increasing much more because of the improper lifestyle of human beings. Trace metals are one of the main causes of the contamination of water. The present study deals with the analysis of five trace metals using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer at five selected sites in Neyyar River. The study period is from March 2022 to February 2023. According to rainfall the study period was portioned into three main seasons, monsoon (March 2022 to June 2022), post monsoon (July 2022 to October 2022) and pre monsoon (November 2022 to February 2023). Trace metals such as nickel, zinc, copper, iron, and manganese were selected for this study. Statistical analysis was done by the help of Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). It shows variation in some parameters. The water in the Neyyar River is in good condition.","PeriodicalId":503810,"journal":{"name":"UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY","volume":"119 33","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139786450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}