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Volume 23, No. (2), 2013

CONTENTS

	Title	Research Paper	Abstract
1	IDENTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING PRE WEANING PERFORMANCE OF MENGALI SHEEP OF BALOCHISTAN M. M. Tariq, M. A. Bajwa, K. Javed, A. Waheed, M. A. Awan, M. Rafeeq, N. Rashid and M. Shafee		Abstract
2	ESTIMATION OF GENETIC PARAMETERS AND BREEDING VALUES FOR DAIRY CATTLE USING TEST-DAY MILK YIELD RECORDS A. Kaygisiz		Abstract
3	PAPAIN INDUCED PROGRESSIVE DEGENERATIVE CHANGES IN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE OF RAT FEMOROTIBIAL JOINT AND ITS HISTOPATHOLOGICAL GRADING H. M. Khan, M. Ashraf, A. S. Hashmi, M. U. D. Ahmad and A. A. Anjum		Abstract
4	INVESTIGATIONS ON SEMEN QUALITY AND FREEZABILITY OF CHOLISTANI BREEDING BULLS - A PRELIMINARY STUDY FROM CHOLISTAN DESERT OF PAKISTAN U. Farooq, A. Ijaz, N. Ahmad, H. Rehman and H. Zaneb		Abstract
5	HAEMATOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL RISK FACTORS OF PARTURIENT HAEMOGLOBINURIA IN BUFFALOES A. Mahmood, M. A. Khan, M. Younus, M. A. Khan, A. Ahad, M. Ahmad, H. J. Iqbal, Z. Fatima and M. Anees		Abstract
6	EFFECTS OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE, THEPAX AND THEIR COMBINATION ON BLOOD ENZYMES AND PERFORMANCE OF JAPANESE QUAILS (COTURNIX JAPONICA) H. Nikpiran, T. Vahdatpour, D. Babazadeh and S. Vahdatpour		Abstract
7	THE INFLUENCE OF FATTY ACID SYNTHASE POLYMORPHISM ON MILK PRODUCTION TRAITS IN POLISH HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE D. Ciecierska, A. Frost, W. Grzesiak1, W. S. Proskura, A. Dybus and A. Olszewski2		Abstract
8	DNA METHYLATION PROFILE OF DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B (DNMT3B) GENE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON GROWTH TRAITS IN GOAT C. Pan, W. Jia , X. Wu, H. Zhao, S. Liu, C. Lei, X. Lan and H. Chen		Abstract
9	PREVALENCE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUSES IN LIVE BIRD MARKETS OF LAHORE M. Sarwar, K. Muhammad, M. Rabbani, M. Younus, N. Sarwar, M. A. Ali and A. Ahad		Abstract
10	IDENTIFICATION OF MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM BY POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION AND CONVENTIONAL DIAGNOSTICS FROM WHITE LEGHORN LAYER FLOCKS M. Rauf, Z. I. Chaudhary, M. Younus, A. A. Anjum, M. A. Ali, A. N. Ahmad and M. U. R. Khan		Abstract
11	EFFECTIVE CONDITIONS OF MOISTURE CONTENT, INOCULUM RATE, AND MEDIUM COMPOSITION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CELLULASE, AMYLASE, AND XYLANASE BY FERMENTATION OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE RUMEN CONTENTS S. B. Cho, J. W. Park†, S. O. Kim, M. Y. Won, K. K. Park, E. J. Kim, K. H. Kim, Y. K. Oh and S. K. Kim§		Abstract
12	CHARACTERIZATION OF HYDATID CYST FLUID FROM RUMINANTS AND HUMANS BY SDS-PAGE IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN A. A. Latif, A. Tanveer, A. A. Anjum, M. A. Ali, M. S. Rana, M. R. Khan and M. S. Ahmad		Abstract
13	IMPACT OF SODIUM BENTONITE ADDITION TO THE DIETS CONTAINING COTTONSEED MEAL ON PRODUCTIVE TRAITS OF HY-LINE W-36 HENS A. Gilani, H. Kermanshahi, A. Golian, and A. Tahmasbi		Abstract
14	PHARMACOKINETICS OF KETOPROFEN IN HEALTHY BUFFALO CALVES IN PAKISTAN Z. U. Rehman, M. Ashraf, M. A. Khan, M. A. Jabbar M. Abbas and A. M. Khan		Abstract
15	*LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OILS AGAINST Aedesaegyptiand Culexquinquefasciatus* LARVAE (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)** F. Manzoor, K. B. Samreen and Z. Parveen		Abstract
16	*HIGHLY EFFICIENT IN VITRO* ROOT INDUCTION IN PEANUT BY MECHANICAL STRESS METHOD** M. U. Hassan, Z. Akram, S. Ajmal, T. Mukhtar, S. Nasim, G. Shabbir and Y. Zafar		Abstract
17	*KINETIC AND THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PEROXIDASE FROM PEELS OF CITRUS RETICULATA* VAR. KINNOW** S. Nouren, H. N. Bhatti, I. A. Bhatti and M. Asgher		Abstract
18	PHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF ANTIDIABETIC EFFECT OF ETHYL ACETATE EXTRACT OF TEUCRIUM STOCKSIANUM BOISS IN ALLOXAN-INDUCED DIABETIC RABBITS Alamgeer, M. Rashid, M. N. Mushtaq, M. N. H. Malik, S. A. Ghumman, M. Numan, A. Q. Khan, M. O. Omer and H. M. Tahir		Abstract
19	EVALUATION OF CHICKPEA GERMPLASM AGAINST ASCOCHYTA RABIEI (PASS) LAB S. Ahmad, M. A. Khan, S. T. Sahi and R. Ahmad		Abstract
20	*DIET COMPOSITION OF ASIATIC JACKAL (Canisaureus IN MARGALLAH HILLS NATIONAL PARK, ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN* T. Mahmood, F. Niazi, and M. S. Nadeem		Abstract
21	TAXONOMY OF SOME PENNATE DIATOMS FROM KALLAR KAHAR LAKE, DISTRICT CHAKWAL, PAKISTAN M. Munir, R. Qureshi, M. K. Laghari, M. Arshadand A. KhaliqCh		Abstract
22	*INHIBITING DAMAGE OF WATERMELON (Citruluslanatus)AGAINST SOME BIRD PESTS IN AN ORCHARD OF FAISALABAD, PAKISTAN* S. Manzoor, H. A. Khan and M. Javed		Abstract
23	MEASUREMENT OF DIVERSITY INDICES OF AVIAN COMMUNITIES AT TAUNSA BARRAGE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, PAKISTAN F. Bibi and Z. Ali		Abstract
24	*KAYROTYPE OF SOL (CHANNA MARULIUS) FROM INDUS RIVER, PAKISTAN* M. Z. Bhatti, M. Rafiq and A. Mian		Abstract
25	PHOSPHORUS DYNAMICS IN RASULPUR SOIL SERIES (TYPIC CAMBORTHID) UNDER RICE BASED CROPPING SYSTEM O. U. Rehman, S. M. Mehdi , M. Sarfraz M. A. Shakir, and G. Shabir		Abstract
26	PRINCIPLE COMPONENT ANALYSIS FOR THE VARIATION AMONG THE POPULATIONS OF LABEO ROHITA F. Rasool, N. A. Qureshi, S. Parveen, M. Siddique, A. Hameed, M. Ashraf, N. Khan and K. J. Iqbal		Abstract
27	EFFECT OF CROPPING SYSTEM AND SEASONAL VARIATION ON SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS AND ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES IN ARID SOILS R. Ullah, M. I. Lone, K. S. Ullah, S. M. Mehdi, and M. A. Qazi		Abstract
28	INFLUENCE OF COMPOSTING AND POULTRY LITTER STORAGE METHODSON MINERALIZATION AND NUTRIENT DYNAMICS A. N. Chaudhry, , M. A. Naeem, G. Jilani, A. Razzaq, Dong-mei Zhang, M. Azeem and M. Ahmed		Abstract
29	EFFECTS OF HUMIC ACID, WHEY, AND *ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI (AMF) APPLICATIONS ON SEEDLING GROWTH AND FUSARIUM WILT IN ZUCCHINI (Cucurbitapepo* L.)** S. Sensoy, E. Ocak, S. Demir andS. Tufenkci		Abstract
30	SCREENING OF MULTI-TRAITS RHIZOBACTERIA TO IMPROVE MAIZE GROWTH UNDER AXENIC CONDITIONS M. I. Hussain, H. N. Asghar, M. Arshadand M. Shahbaz		Abstract
31	Genetic analysis and interrelationship of yield attributing traits in chickpea (Cicerarietinum L.) R. Gul, H. Khan, M. Bibi, Q. U. Ain and B. Imran		Abstract
32	EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF BORO RICE PRODUCTION IN NORTH-CENTRAL REGION OF BANGLADESH F. Nargis and S. H. Lee		Abstract
33	A SURVEY ON WEED DIVERSITY IN COASTAL RICE FIELDS OF SEBARANG PERAK IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA M. A. Hakim, Abdul Shukor Juraimi, M. Razi Ismail, M. M. Hanafi and A. Selamat		Abstract
34	*MICROPROPAGATION OF GARLIC CHIVES (ALLIUM TUBEROSUM* ROTTL. EX SPRANG) USING MESOCOTYL AXIS** B. Alizadeh, S. Daneshvar Royandazagh, K. M. Khawar and S. Özcan		Abstract
35	*CASSAVA (ManihotesculentaCrantz)* PERFORMANCE AS INFLUENCED BY NITROGEN AND POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS IN UYO, NIGERIA** D. F. Uwah, E. B. Effa, L. E. Ekpenyong and I. E. Akpan		Abstract
36	*FACTORS AFFECTING PRE-HARVEST SPROUTING RESISTANCE IN WHEAT (TRITICUMAESTIVUM* L.): A REVIEW** X. Gao, C.H. Hu, H. Z. Li, Y. J. Yao, M. Meng, J. Dong, W. C. Zhao, Q. J. Chen and X.Y. Li		Abstract
37	*EFFECTS OF DEFOLIATION AND NITROGEN UPTAKE ON FORAGE NUTRITIVE VALUES OF PENNISETUM* SP** M. P. Palacios-Díaz, V. Mendoza-Grimón, J. R. Fernández-Vera J. M. Hernández-Moreno		Abstract
38	Comparative study of grain yield and BIOCHEMIcal traits of different rice varieties grown under saline and normal conditions. S. K. Khan, J. Iqbal and M. Saeed		Abstract
39	RESPONSE OF NITROGEN FERTILIZER AND LEGUMES RESIDUES ON BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION IN RICE-LEGUMES ROTATION M. M. Rahman, M. Sofian-Azirun and A. N. Boyce		Abstract
40	THE RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY OF CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC DATE FARMS IN SAUDI ARABIA: A DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS APPROACH. A. M. Elhendy, and S. H. Alkahtani		Abstract
41	EFFECTS OF BURNING AND GRAZING ON PLANT SPECIES PERCENTAGE COVER AND HABITAT CONDITION IN THE HIGHLAND GRASSLAND OF MPUMALANGA PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA M.K. Boakye1, I.T. Little 3,4, M.D. Panagos2 and R. Jansen1		Abstract
42	IMPACT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS ON FOOD SECURITY: THE CASE OF THE PUNJAB, PAKISTAN M. K. Bashir, S. Schilizzi and R. Pandit		Abstract
43	AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION IN ASIA: CONSTRAINTS AND OPTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT M. B. Baig and F. Aldosari		Abstract
44	TRADITIONAL AGROECOSYSTEMS VS. ALTERNATIVE AGROECOSYSTEMS IN MAIZE IN CHIAPAS MEXICO C. E. Aguilar-Jiménez, A. Tolón-Becerra and X. B. Lastra-Bravo		Abstract
45	INFORMATION REGARDING AGRONOMIC PRACTICES AND PLANT PROTECTION MEASURES OBTAINED BY THE FARMERS THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEDIA G. A. Khan, S. Muhammad, K. Mahmood Ch. and M. A. Khan		Abstract
46	THE DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK RESOURCES OF TURKEY: NOTES ON DONKEYS O. Yilmaz and R. T. Wilson		Abstract
47	RECENT TRENDS IN DIAGNOSING POISONING IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS R. Russo, B. Restucci, and L. Severino		Abstract
SHORT COMMUNICATION
48	CLINICO-EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICAL TRIALS ON BABESIOSIS IN SHEEP AND GOATS IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN M. Ijaz, A. Rehman, M.M. Ali, M. Umair, S. Khalid, K. Mehmood andA. Hanif		Abstract
49	FIRST REPORT OF LEAF SPOT DISEASE OF CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA CAUSED BY *PASSALORA CALOTROPIDIS*IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN I. Mukhtar, I. Khokhar and S. Mushtaq		Abstract
50	EFFECT OF VARIOUS PLANTING TECHNIQUES ON YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF RICE S. Hussain, M. Ramzan, M. A. Rana, R. A. Mann and M. Akhter		Abstract
Case Report
51	HYPOSPADIAS AND URETHRAL DIVERTICULUM IN TWO GOAT KIDS: A CASE REPORT S. G. Bokhari		Abstract
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