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Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences is a fully open access journal

ISSN (Print):
1018-7081

ISSN (Electronic):
2309-8694

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Volume 24, No. (1), 2014

CONTENTS

	Title	Research Paper	Abstract
1	FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE OF SAHIWAL CATTLE – A REVIEW Z. Rehman, M. S. Khan and M. Aslam Mirza		Abstract
2	GENETIC SELECTION FOR DOCILITY: A REVIEW D. Norris, J.W. Ngambi, M. Mabelebele, O.J. Alabi and K. Benyi		Abstract
3	EFFECT OF MICROBIAL PHYTASE SUPPLEMENTATION ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF JAPANESE QUAILS Saima, M. A. Shad, T. N. Pasha, M. Akram, Y. A. Ditta and M. Z. U. Khan		Abstract
4	*EFFECTS OF VARYING LEVELS OF CALCIUM IN RATIONS FOR BUFFALO (BUBALUS BUBALIS) CALVES ON GROWTH RATE AND NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY* M. I. Anjum, I. H. Mirza, I. Begum and S. Javaid		Abstract
5	RESPONSE OF BROILER CHICKS TO DIETS CONTAINING GRADED LEVELS OF CLAY A. O. Ani, C.C. Ogbu and E.A. Iloh		Abstract
6	*EFFECT OF FEEDING CONCENTRATE, DRIED KHAT (CATHA EDULIS) LEFTOVER OR THEIR MIXTURES ON FEED INTAKE, DIGESTIBILITY AND BODY WEIGHT CHANGE OF HARARGHE HIGHLAND GOATS FED BASAL DIET OF NATURAL* GRASS HAY Y. Getinet and M. Yoseph		Abstract
7	LIBIDO AND EJACULATE CHARACTERISTICS OF BOARS EXPOSED TO DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION F. C. Elile, C. C. Ogbu, S. O. C. Ugwu, and N. S. Machebe		Abstract
8	INVESTIGATING ANIMALS’ RENEWABLE BIOMASS USING A TREE-FITTING MODEL C. Vlachos, K. Kitikidou, D. Bakaloudis, M. Papakosta and E. Chatzinikos		Abstract
9	CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PARENTERALLY ADMINISTERED CHLOROFORM AND AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA IN RABBITS M. Ahmad, M. Ashraf, M. S. Khan, A. Javeed, A. Z. Durrani, I. Altaf, M. U. R. Khan¶, I. Ahmed¶ and M. Avais		Abstract
10	EFFECTS OF MATERNAL FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION AND INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION ON EPIGENETIC MODIFICATION OF HEPATIC GENE EXPRESSION AND LIPID METABOLISM IN PIGLETS J. Liu, B. Yu, X. Mao, Z. Huang, P. Zheng, J. Yu, J. He and D. Chen		Abstract
11	EFFICACY OF GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS IN PAPAIN INDUCED OSTEOARTHRITIS RAT MODEL IN RELATION TO HISTOLOGICAL LESIONS SCORING H. M. Khan, M. Ashraf, M. D. Ahmad, A. S. Hashmi, N. H. Syed and A. A. Anjum		Abstract
12	*INFLUENCE OF INCREASING FLUORIDE DOSE RATES ON SELECTED LIVER AND KIDNEY ENZYMES PROFILE IN DOMESTIC CHICKEN (Gallus domesticus)* K. M. Anjum, M.S. Mughal, U. Sayyed, A. Yaqub, A. Khalique, M.A. Rashid, M. Z. Yousaf, and N. Mumtaz		Abstract
13	*THE PROPHYLACTIC EFFECT OF NIGELLA SATIVA* AGAINST CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE IN THE OVARIAN FOLLICLES OF MATURED ADULT MICE: A PRELIMINARY STUDY** S. Kamarzaman, M. Shaban and S. Abdul Rahman		Abstract
14	DNA PEDIGREE TRACKING TO IDENTIFY COMPATIBLE MATING PARTNERS OF PLEUROTUS PULMONARIUS F. A. Avin, S. Bhassu, Y.S. Tan and S. Vikineswary		Abstract
15	*PREVALENCE OF SALMONELLA* IN DIARRHEIC ADULT GOATS IN FIELD CONDITIONS** A. K. Mahmood, M. S. Khan, M. A. Khan, M. A. Khan and M. Bilal		Abstract
16	*POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF POLYMORPHIC PROTEASE-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR-2 (PAR-2)* GENE DISPLAYING CORRELATION WITH SKIN PIGMENTATION IN CATTLE** A. W. Nizamani, O. Fumière, L. Forestier, S. Presciuttini, H. Leveziel, Z. A. Nizamani and A. Oulmouden		Abstract
17	PHARMACOKINETIC STUDY OF ENROFLOXACIN IN TIANFU GEESE F. Shi, H. Tang, W. Xie, A. Anees, Z. Yang and X. Zhang		Abstract
18	ESTIMATING BODY WEIGHT FROM SEVERAL BODY MEASUREMENTS IN HARNAI SHEEP WITHOUT MULTICOLLINEARITY PROBLEM M. A. Khan, M. M. Tariq, E. Eyduran, A. Tatliyer, M. Rafeeq, F. Abbas, N. Rashid, M. A. Awan and K. Javed		Abstract
19	PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTHS IN PASTORAL SHEEP AND GOAT FLOCKS IN THE CHOLISTAN DESERT OF PAKISTAN M. A. Raza, M. Younas and E. Schlecht		Abstract
20	EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FORAGE AND CONCENTRATE ON THE METABOLISM OF GLUCOSE, Β-HYDROXYBUTYRATE AND NONESTERIFIED FATTY ACID IN LIVERS OF NONLACTATING GOATS Z. Su, Y. Rui, D.W. Chao, Z. Teng, C.J. Guang and Z. S. Xiang		Abstract
21	EFFECT OF FERTILIZATION AND SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING ON GROWTH PERFORMAMNCE OF LABEO ROHITA, CATLA CATLA AND CYPRINUS CARPIO S. Abbas, M. Ashraf and I. Ahmed		Abstract
22	*SIMPLE AND RAPID CULTIVATION OF TRYPANOSOMA DANILEWSKYI* STRAIN FCC-1 IN MONOPHASIC LIQUID CULTURE MEDIUM** M. S. Ahmed, K. S. Ahmed, W. A. Khan, H. Ali, F. Ollevier and D. L. Ray		Abstract
23	*POLYPEPTIDE MAPPING AND WESTERN BLOT ANALYSIS OF MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM* FIELD ISOLATES** M. Rauf, Z. I. Chaudhary, M. Younus, A. A. Anjum, H. M. Khan and M. A. Ali		Abstract
24	INDUCED *BREEDING, EMBRYONIC AND LARVAL DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED FISH PUNTIUS SARANA* (HAMILTON, 1822) UNDER CAPTIVE CONDITION** U. K. Udit, A. K. Reddy, P. Kumar, M. A. Rather, R. Das and D. K. Singh		Abstract
25	EFFECTS OF PROFENOFOS AN ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICAL ON LEYDIG’S CELLS IN RABBITS S. A. Memon, S. A. Shaikh and N. Memon		Abstract
26	*ASSESSMENT OF INSECTICIDES RESISTANCE IN FIELD POPULATION OF BACTROCERA ZONATA* (SAUNDERS) (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE)** M. K. Nadeem, S. Ahmed, S. Nadeem, M. Ishfaq and M. Fiaz		Abstract
27	MICROARRAY GENE EXPRESSION MIAME-PLANT SUPPORTIVE TAB DELIMITED DATA FORMAT: MAGE-TAB-PLANT S. U. Rehman, Atif A. Mirza, K. Masood, B. Rashid1 and T. Husnain		Abstract
28	INFLUENCE OF SEASONAL DISPARITY ON NPK UPTAKE IN SUNFLOWER F. U. Hassan and S. Kaleem		Abstract
29	SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF DIVERSE SUGARCNE GENOTYPES IN 4TH STAGE M. Chohan, U. A. Talpur, S. Junejo, G. S. Unar, R. N. Pahnwar and I. B. Bhatti		Abstract
30	*SEED AND OIL YIELDS OF RAPESEED (BRASSICA NAPUS* L.) CULTIVARS UNDER IRRIGATED AND NON-IRRIGATED CONDITIONS** A. H. S. Rad, A. Abbasian and H. Aminpanah		Abstract
31	CHARACTERIZATION OF ORGANIC ACIDS IN JUICES OF SOME PAKISTANI CITRUS SPECIES AND THEIR RETENTION DURING REFRIGERATED STORAGE M. A. Randhawa, A. Rashid, M. Saeed, M. S. Javed, A. A. Khan and M. W. Sajid		Abstract
32	*EVALUATION OF THREE-WAY MAIZE (ZEA MAYS* L) HYBRIDS FOR YIELD AND RESISTANCE TO MAIZE STREAK VIRUS AND TURCICUM LEAF BLIGHT DISEASES** C. Karavina, R. Mandumbu and R. Mukaro		Abstract
33	*MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE 16SR II GROUP OF PHYTOPLASMA ASSOCIATED WITH FABA BEAN (Vicia faba* L.) IN SAUDI ARABIA** M. A. AL-Saleh and M. A. Amer		Abstract
34	MICROPROPAGATION OF JARTORPHA CURCAS L. THROUGH SHOOT TIP EXPLANTS USING DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PHYTOHORMONES M. Imtiaz, A. M. Khattak and N. Ara, A. Iqbal and H. U. Rahman		Abstract
35	*DIFFERENTIAL ALLELOPATHIC ACTIVITY OF PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS* L. AGAINST CANARY GRASS AND WILD OAT** F. Aslam, A. Khaliq, A. Matloob, R. N. Abbas, S. Hussain and F. Rasul		Abstract
36	TEMPO-SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND RELATED FUNCTIONINGS OF ROOT GLOMALIN AND GLOMALIN-RELATED SOIL PROTEIN IN A CITRUS RHIZOSPHERE Qiang-Sheng Wu, Shuang Wang, Ming-Qin Cao, Ying-Ning Zou and Yan-Xing Yao		Abstract
37	HETEROSIS FOR YIELD AND PHYSIOLOGICAL TRAITS IN WHEAT UNDER WATER STRESS CONDITIONS W. A. Jatoi, M. J. Baloch, N. U. Khan, M. Munir, A. A. Khakwani, N. F. Vessar, S. A. Panhwar and S. Gul		Abstract
38	GENOTYPE BY ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION AND ASSOCIATION OF MORPHO-YIELD VARIABLES IN UPLAND COTTON S. Gul, N. U. Khan, S. Batool, M. J. Baloch, M. Munir, M. Sajid, A. A. Khakwani, S. H. Ghaloo, Z. A. Soomro and S. F. Kazmi		Abstract
39	BIOSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS OF SUGARCANE BAGASSE FOR THE REMOVAL OF FORON BLUE E-BL DYE FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS S. Zaheer, H. N. Bhatti, S. Sadaf, Y. Safa, and M. Zia-ur-Rehman		Abstract
40	MODELING ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS ACCUMULATION OF COTTON B. Jia, H. B. He, F. Y. Ma, M. Diao, G. Y. Jiang, Z. Zheng, J. Cui, H. Fan		Abstract
41	RICE ROOT SYSTEM SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS AT FLOWERING STAGE AND GRAIN YIELD UNDER PLASTIC MULCHING DRIP IRRIGATION (PMDI) H. B. He, R. Yang, L. Chen, H. Fan, X. Wang, S. Y. Wang, H. W. Cheng, and F. Y. Ma		Abstract
42	AMELIORATING TOMATO PRODUCTIVITY AND WATER-USE EFFICIENCY UNDER WATER SALINITY M. N. Feleafel and Z. M. Mirdad		Abstract
43	*ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE PARASITIC PLANTS OROBANCHE FOETIDA* AND OROBANCHE CRENATA COLLECTED ON FABA BEAN IN TUNISIA** Z. Abbes, N. El Abed, M. Amri3, M. Kharrat, and S. Ben Hadj Ahmed		Abstract
44	MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP OF DIFFERENT CITRUS VARIETIES OF PAKISTAN S. Naz, K. Shahzadi, S. Rashid, F. Saleem , A. Zafarullah and Shabbir Ahmad		Abstract
45	*EFFECT OF SOIL ON UPTAKE AND UTILIZATION OF NITROGEN BY OAT (Avena sativa* L.)** Patrick Karanja Ng`ang`a and Katrin Meriel Jezik		Abstract
46	*EVALUATION OF ORGANIC MULCH ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF SUGARCANE (Saccharum officinarum* L.) IN A SOUTHERN GUINEA SAVANNAH OF NIGERIA** M. Ahmed, K. P. Baiyeri and B. C. Echezona		Abstract
47	CLASSIFICATION OF RICE GRAIN VARIETIES USING TWO ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS (MLP AND NEURO-FUZZY) A. R. Pazoki , F. Farokhi , Z. Pazok		Abstract
48	INFLUENCE OF USING ALTERNATIVE MEANS ON TYPE-I ERROR RATE IN THE COMPARISON OF INDEPENDENT GROUPS H. Mirtagioğlu, S. Yiğit, A. Mollaoğulları, S. Genç and M. Mendeş		Abstract
Short Communication
49	PREVALENCE AND CHEMOTHERAPY OF COCCIDIOSIS IN DOGS IN AND AROUND LAHORE- PAKISTAN A. Younas, M. S. Khan, M. Ijaz, K. Ashraf, M. M. Ali, I. Khan and A. Rehman		Abstract
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