Tag archives for animals
Transgenic Animals: Where are we standing in 21st Century?
In the last century, the field of biology has advanced a great deal by the integration of modern technologies developed as a result of better understanding of the genomes of…
Phosphorus Deficiency Problems in Dairy Animals and Their Management
Livestock is the major contributor to Gross domestic Product (GDP) of Pakistan. This sector contributes value addition in agriculture and to national GDP according to national economic Survey of Pakistan.…
Zoopharmacognosy: Self-Medication in Animals
It is a behaviour in which animals apparently medicate themselves by selecting and ingesting or topically applying plants, soil, insects and psychoactive drugs to prevent or reduce the harmful effects…
Milk Fever Disease In Dairy Animals and Protocols for its Prevention
The Livestock sector Funds percent in the agriculture documented a positive growth of percent during 2015-16 associated with percent growth during the same period last year. Livestock is an integral…
Surety of quality vaccines for food animals
The Center for Advanced Studies in Vaccinology & Biotechnology (CASVAB) was established in 2005 at University of Balochistan (UoB) with the funding of Higher Education Commission (HEC). The vaccine production…
USE OF OXYTOCIN IN DAIRY ANIMALS AND ITS HARMFUL EFFECTS
Introduction Oxytocin is a hormone released from anterior pituitary gland in animals as well as human beings. This hormone is protein in nature and it is transported through blood from…
Georgian animals health experts visit UVAS
STAFF REPORT LHR: A delegation from a Georgian animal health company Merial has recently visited the University of Veterinary and Animal Science (UVAS) Lahore and called on Vice-Chancellor Prof…
Toxoplasmosis – a threat for animals and humans
Toxoplasmosis is a widely spreading zoonotic infection, a disease that can transfer to people from animals. Toxoplasma (T.) gondii, an intracellular protozoon of class Apicomplexa, is causative…
Long-term training on animals health stressed
STAFF REPORT LHR: University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr Talat Naseer Pasha, has said that the short-term private sector insemination training workshops are playing havoc with…
Lack of screening endangering animals diseases
STAFF REPORT IBD: The absence of quarantine department to screen livestock at the time of import in the country is resulting in the spread of mysterious contagious diseases in was…