Economy of Pakistan is based on exports of cotton and cotton products, and cotton-growing farmers are the vertebrae of Economical backbone of the country. Cotton growing farmers (male) involved in mo ... Read More
Evidences regarding the effect of pre- and postnatal care on women fertility were scanty and rarely explored in countries struggling to curtail high population growth. This specialized health care en ... Read More
Cotton growing farmers and cotton pickers are the twin pillars of cotton growing community. Cotton growing farmers (male) are involved in monitoring of quality and quantity of cotton crops by handsom ... Read More
Citrus is one of the major fruits of Pakistan. It is grown on an area of 192.3 thousand hectares with a total production of 2458.4 thousand tones. The Punjab province contributes a major share of the ... Read More
The present study was conducted in Rawalpindi District to evaluate the profitability of different Broiler farm sizes. Poultry farms were categorized into large, medium and small farms, Different effi ... Read More
The present study estimated total factor productivity (TFP) growth of agriculture sector of Pakistan for the period 1971-2006 by employing Tornqvist-Theil (T-T) index number methodology. Most of the ... Read More
Agriculture is an important sector of our economy. About twenty-two percent of national income and 44.8 percent of total employment is generated by this sector. About 66 percent of country’s populati ... Read More
Fruit growers from three districts of the Punjab took part in this study whereas their knowledge, attitude, skill and practices were evaluated regarding the use of pesticides. The hygiene and sanitat ... Read More
Faisalabad is third most populous and industrial city, known as Manchester of Pakistan. Most of the people working in the industries of this city are exposed to highly polluted and toxic environment. ... Read More
This study was designed to measure the poverty alleviation in migrants’ families through migration at origin and destination. Two main indicators were used for poverty reduction in the present study ... Read More
This paper explores the factors which is contributing towards the elderly’ migrants` adjustment problems in the big cities of Pakistan. Three hundred respondents were interviewed at the place of thei ... Read More
Pakistan is a poverty ridden country where ample population lives below a money metric poverty threshold. There are varying trends of poverty across regions and over time. This paper invites the atte ... Read More
Citrus fruits are considered to be the rich source of ascorbic acid, pectin, carotenes, citric acid, and minerals like calcium and phosphorous. Consumption of high sugar drinks lead to various diseas ... Read More
Four Mozzarella cheese samples (C1, C2, C3 and C4) were prepared from buffalo milk standardized at four different fat levels (2.5, 2.0, 1.5 and 0.75 % respectively) and stored at 40 C ± 2 for two mo ... Read More
As an agro-waste material the rice husk is abundantly available is rice growing areas. In many areas rice husk after burning involves disposal problems because of higher quantities of silica present ... Read More
Adult females of two new Cunaxid mites, Coleoscirus raviensis n.sp. and Coleoscirus tobaensis n.sp. were collected during the taxonomic exploration of the mite fauna of the family Cunaxidae from Punj ... Read More
The study was conducted for preliminary screening trial of 30 genotypes of okra for relative susceptibility/resistance against jassid, Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) during 2006. From these scr ... Read More
Present study was conducted at Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad during the years 2006 and 2007 with the objectives; to study the inheritance of seed yield and related ... Read More
Seedling growth and ionic composition of different wheat genotypes was assessed in solution culture at different concentrations of brackish water to determine the tolerance of genotypes. Growth was r ... Read More
Parachute transplanting method of rice as compared to line transplanting and farmer’s method of random transplanting was studied at 10 different locations viz., Kamonki, Wazirabad, Daska, Pasroor, Gu ... Read More
Study was carried out to explore the descriptive characteristics of two citrus cultivars viz: Kinnow mandarin and Feutell’s early. Tree characteristics: tree shape, tree growth habit, leaf division, ... Read More
Mango germplasm comprising of forty three varieties was evaluated for the level of the panicle malformation disease intensity. The intensity varied significantly among the genotypes. Out tested varie ... Read More
A field experiment to evaluate the production potential of three maize hybrids namely Pioneer-30D55, Pioneer3062, and Pionerr-3012 to varying plant density of P1 (15 cm x 70 cm or 95238 plants m-2), P ... Read More
Numerous studies documented that improvement in women financial power improve their assertive position in family and few explored its effect on contraceptive behaviour. Rare efforts have been made to ... Read More
Globally, there is a trend towards privatization due to poor performance of public extension services. Private agricultural extension system is considered demand-driven, cost-effective with efficient ... Read More
The main objective of the study was to explore the Gender involvement in agriculture decision making like crop production, selection of variety, sowing, irrigation pattern, weeding, use of pesticides ... Read More
The main objectives of this study were to estimate technical, allocative and economic efficiency and subsequently to investigate the determinants of technical, allocative and economic inefficiency of ... Read More
The risk in agriculture sector is due to various factors like weather and market conditions, particularly the demand of the commodities. This uncertainty can result in variable returns (farm income) ... Read More
Women empowerment is a matter of key concern in national and international policymaking and activities of social life. Nations cannot achieve their development goals if their women are discriminated. ... Read More
Agriculture is crucial for Pakistan’s economy and irrigation is the lifeblood of agriculture sector. The irrigation system of Pakistan is the largest integrated network in the world. The state manage ... Read More
The effect of women heath seeking behaviour during pregnancy and post delivery period on contraceptive use and family size are important dimensions of female fertility. These determinants of female f ... Read More
Co-precipitation technique results in the better homogeneity of the particles as compared to the conventional ceramic technique. However, there is a range of concentration ratios of the reacting comp ... Read More
One group of three fish species, Catla catla, Labeo rohita and Cirrhina mrigala, was exposed to sub-lethal concentrations of lead (Pb), separately, in aquaria for 30 days while other was kept un-stre ... Read More
The study was conducted at Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad during the year 2006-2007. Fifteen lentil lines/varieties were evaluated to exploit yield components to the ... Read More
These studies were conducted to determine the genetic parameters and character association in elite lines of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik). Genetic parameters like genotypic and phenotypic variances, ... Read More
Triple test cross analysis applied to study additive, dominance and epistatic components of genetic variation for five seedling traits namely shoot length, fresh shoot weight, root length, fresh root ... Read More
The effects of irrigation water or soil salinity on physiological aspects of pea (Pisum sativum cv.Meteor) plants were contrived. Ten weeks old pea plants were treated with NaCl at 0, 40, 90 and 140 ... Read More
In order to study whether salt tolerance at the initial growth stage is conferred at the adult stage and to evaluate the estimates of genetic variability parameters, heritability and genetic advance, ... Read More
The performance of mungbean intercropped in sesame under different geometric arrangements was determined o sandy-clay loam soil at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad for two consecutive years ... Read More
Studies were undertaken to evaluate the response of autumn planted sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) to different levels of N, P and K fertilizers at the Agronomic Research Farm, University of Agricul ... Read More
Efficiency of phosphorus applied to correct its wide spread deficiency is very low. An important strategy to improve the efficiency of applied P is the combined application of organic and inorganic s ... Read More
A field experiment was carried out to determine the effect of NPK and organic manures on growth and yield of two maize hybrids. Experiment comprised of two factors (H) hybrids (H1: FHY-421 and H2: FH ... Read More
Growth, yield and radiation use efficiency (RUE) of hybrid maize, in response to different nitrogen rates (150, 200, 250, 300, 350 kg ha-1) were analyzed for three different locations (Faisalabad, Sa ... Read More
Livestock and Dairy Development Board (LDDB) is executing a PSDP funded Dairy Development Project which has a component of progeny testing of indigenous dairy animals. This component aims at strength ... Read More
This study was planned to conduct detailed investigation on cost benefit analysis of buffalo milk production in the peri-urban areas of Karachi. Two cattle colonies i.e. Landhi and Bilal cattle colon ... Read More
Efficient ruminant productivity is only possible if a steady supply of quality forage in sufficient amounts is made available to them. In Pakistan, there are two important fodder scarcity periods, ... Read More
The objective of this survey was to study the profile of livestock, extent of livestock management, production systems, product consumption, marketing and their contribution in poverty alleviation an ... Read More
The present study has been conducted throughout the target area of Pakistan Dairy Development Company (PDDC). Fifty farmers who have joined the PDDC Model Farm Program, representing all the dairying ... Read More
Data on about 3999 records from 1990 to 2003 collected at artificial insemination center Mirpur city were utilized for this study and analyzed using Harvey's Mixed Model Least Squares and Maximum Lik ... Read More
The aim of present study was to prepare and evaluate Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae aluminium hydroxide adjuvanted mastitis vaccine in rabbits. For this purpose, isolates of these ... Read More
Ten multiparous crossbred cows and ten Murrah buffaloes (80S 8ubalis) in their early stage of lactation were randomly divided into four group of 5 animals each (Groups1 and 2 for cows and groups 3 an ... Read More
The present study was conducted with the objective to study the effect of oestrus on somatic cells count, fat and protein contents in milk of Nili-Ravi buffaloes. The research was carried out on twen ... Read More
Globally, livestock production currently accounts for some 40% of the gross value of agricultural production. In developed countries this share is more than half, while in developing countries, it ... Read More
The breeding bulls reared for the purpose of artificial insemination needs timely prevention against various bacterial and viral diseases. Routine vaccination is thereby being practiced in all the bu ... Read More
An experiment was conducted to consider the possibility of ensiling sugarcane tops with or without poultry litter. Sugarcane top was ensiled alone or with poultry litter in the ratio of 100:0, 90:10, ... Read More
Protein is an important nutrient which provides amino acids to ruminants to satisfy their maintenance and production demand. Oegradability of dietary protein affects the rumen fermentation which lead ... Read More
Dairy production is crucial in the supply of highly nutritious, safe and affordable milk and meat for the ever growing human population. It is therefore essential that the relevant systems are adapta ... Read More
The' objective of this paper is to examine the role of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on ruminant productivity. These fibrolytic enzymes have been reported to be effective to increase feed efficiency a ... Read More
Productive performance of the animal is directly related with feed intake. Among various nutritional tools used to improve feed intake, dietary cation anion difference (DCAD) has the most promising e ... Read More
This study was planned to explore the reproductive profile of the imported and farm-born Holsteins covering the parameters like age at first service (AFS), age at first calving (AFC), service period ... Read More
Plain, apple and banana fruit stirred yogurts were prepared using buffalo milk at household level. The objectives of the study were to investigate the effects of adding apple and banana pulp on the n ... Read More
The objective of the present study was to find phenotypic and genetic correlations among linear type traits in Sahiwal cows. The 15 linear type traits recommended by the International Committee for A ... Read More
Camels were originally domesticated for their milk. Following the move to use the camel as a beast of burden especially for armies, there has been a return to its original task. Camel is no more the ... Read More
Due to many factors, milch animals generally produce lower than their potential in Balochistan. The buffalo though small in number, is confined to canal-irrigated districts of the province while the ... Read More
The Holstein Friesian has been rated as top milk producer number one cattle in the world as far as the yield is concerned. Their productive potentials are excelled in USA and other European countries ... Read More
Milk production in Pakistan is dominated by smallholders. More than 8.5 million families raise cattle and buffaloes and a vast majority (>83%) have less than 6 animals (all ages) per household. Many ... Read More
The data on 575 records of 270 Holstein Friesian and 818 records of 326 Jersey cows maintained in Punjab, Pakistan were analyzed. The cows were grouped into imported Holstein Friesian, imported Jerse ... Read More
The average yearly milk production for dairy cows and buffaloes in India is approximately 1000L; these production figures are about 1/1o" of that observed in developed countries. The principal reason ... Read More
A survey study supported by Endowment Fund Secretariate University of Agriculture Faisalabad was conducted in rural areas (375 Chawan, 376 Bassi old, 376 Bassi new and 377 Massetain J.B) of Toba Tek ... Read More
The present study was conduced at the Livestock Experimental Station, Department of Livestock Management, University of Agriculture Faisalabad to determine the effect of feeding mott grass, mott sila ... Read More
Goats are well-admired and documented worldwide for providing food in terms of milk and meat and their products. They are playing a key role in supporting millions of people who are poor, landless an ... Read More
The study was carried out at the Livestock Experimental Station, Department of Livestock Management, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad to investigate the effect of lodophore post milking teat dip ... Read More
The study was conducted to determine the changes in nutritive value and microbiological quality of fresh yogurt and that stored under household conditions. Samples of yogurt were collected from diffe ... Read More
Dairy farming helps in poverty alleviation and supplements other income generating activities. The dairy farms are located in the peri-urban areas of the major cities to meet the demand of milk. The ... Read More
Data on 1524 pedigrees, breeding and performance records of 447 Nili-Ravi buffaloes maintained at the Livestock Experiment Station, Chak Katora, (Bahawalpur), Punjab, Pakistan during the period 1989 ... Read More
The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and chemotherapy of babesiosis in crossbred cow calves at the Livestock Experimental Station Qadirabad, District Sahiwal, Pakistan. The effect of b ... Read More
A study was conducted on Sahiwal cattle bulls maintained at the artificial breeding complex, NDRI, Karnal, Haryana, India, to evaluate the influence of type of semen collection floor on sexual behavi ... Read More
Milk provides several essential dietary components for humans of all ages. In Pakistan, milk production during 2007-08 has been reported to be 34 million tonnes (about 58% from buffaloes, 35% from ca ... Read More
Four early lactating Nili-Ravi buffaloes were fed four diets either contained no added fat or had tallow, poultry fat or mustard oil at 3% of dietary dry matter in an experiment conducted in a 4x4 La ... Read More
A study was conducted to evaluate the performance of calves of Cholistani breed of cattle fed on fattening rations under local climatic conditions. Twenty male calves of approximately equal weight, a ... Read More
The study was conducted on lactating cattle and buffaloes in tehsil Burewala, district Vehari, Pakistan. The purpose of study was to isolate different types of microorganisms associated with mastitis ... Read More
Some of the recommended calf management related techniques were evaluated under field conditions of Toba Tek Singh with the support of Endowment Fund Secretariat University of Agriculture Faisalabad. ... Read More
This study was undertaken at Livestock Experiment Station, Dept. of Livestock Management, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan with an aim to determine the effect of post milking teat dipp ... Read More
A study was conducted for the detection of Balantidium coli and to determine the comparative efficacy of ampicillin, secnidazole and neem seeds (Melia Azadarch linn) against balantidiosis in buffaloe ... Read More
The study was conducted to examine the changing perceptions of personnel about different social threads like loyalty, affiliations, value homogeneity with the business organization, career growth, un ... Read More
Development of the human capital is of vital importance for the progress of a nation. The high literacy level is a precondition for the development of any country. The rural women of Pakistan are far ... Read More
Aging has emerged as a global phenomenon. Today the number of aged persons is estimated to be 605 million in the world. This increasing aging population is presenting the most difficult challenges fo ... Read More
Pesticide chemicals are playing a fundamental, vital role in crop production generally and in cotton yield specifically. These pesticides are comprised toxic ingredients and while playing their letha ... Read More
Cotton growing community comprises, cotton growing farmers and cotton pickers mainly. Cotton growing farmers (male) involved in preparation of agricultural land, sowing the cotton seed, irrigation of ... Read More
An experiment to observe the effect of different levels of mineral phosphorus with and without nitrogen on the dry weight of planktonic biomass, increase in fish production and biomass conversion eff ... Read More
A new species,of crab spiders (Araneae;Thomisidae) is described from central Punjab, Pakistan.The specimens were collected by hand-picking method from a park in Faisalabad.Identification was made on ... Read More
The study of mineral components in repairable particles is important in improving the quality of air. Airborne particulate (ABP) were collected from various industrial, commercial, residential, combi ... Read More
Suspended particulate matter (SPM) is one of the important sources of air pollution that can affect human health. A study was conducted to determine the mineral phases present in the SPM collected fr ... Read More
Humidity is one of the most important factors which must be monitored precisely for the preservation of food products. A digital humidity meter (hygrometer) has been designed and fabricated by employ ... Read More
Plant extracts have their own importance and now being studied extensively due to having little or no side effects. Protein glycation takes place when elevated levels of reduced sugars react with ami ... Read More
In the present study aflatoxins were produced by fermentation of rice. The highest average concentration of aflatoxins B1 was 763.157µg/ g of rice in those flasks having addition of trace metals. Bro ... Read More
β- glucan is a fibrous polysaccharide having proven functional and medicinal properties. Increased consumption of this polysaccharide in food may prevent health related problems such as diabetes, div ... مزید پڑھیں
Fifty one lines/varieties of G. hirsutum showed highly significant genotypic differences for node for 1st fruiting branch, days taken to 1st boll opening, earliness index and seed cotton yield. The r ... Read More
Microsatellites are the target sequences of choice for a wide range of applications in genomics for genotyping, genome mapping, QTL analysis and assessment of genetic diversity. We have effectively e ... Read More
Present project was carried out to check the efficacy of microbial and botanical insecticide against Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, to assess the effective dose of Trichogramma chilonis for a successful c ... Read More
The present study on agro-grazing was conducted in District T.T. Singh during M.Sc. (Hons) in 1999. In total, 100 respondents were interviewed from 80 selected villages. Average age of agro-graziers ... Read More
Concept of agroforestry envisages the practice of forestry on cultivated lands for achieving numerous objectives for the benefits of rural and urban communities. Many research studies have been carri ... Read More
The study was conducted to manage the population of aphids on wheat by augmentation of predators (Coccinellids and C. Carnea). The release of predators showed significant control of aphids under natu ... Read More
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of antagonist Trichoderma harzianum and different fungicides for the control of guava decline (Psidium guajava) in-vivo at the research area of Departm ... Read More
TA29 is an anther specific gene in tobacco which has been widely used for engineering male sterility in tobacco. A homologue of TA29 gene was isolated from tomato by PCR using tomato genomic DNA as t ... Read More
A 7 × 7 diallel analysis involving seven wheat genotypes was conducted under normal and late sowing conditions to determine the combining ability of these genotypes for yield related traits i.e. plan ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted to determine the growth, yield and quality performance of spring maize treated with different rate and source of organic materials i.e. poultry manure (PM) and farmya ... Read More
Irrigation schedules I1 (six irrigations), I3 (irrigation at 25 mm potential soil moisture deficit) and I4 (irrigation at 50 mm potential soil moisture deficit) increased seed cotton yield by 79.23%, ... Read More
The present investigation was aimed at assessing the ion accumulation and response in two cotton varieties under hydroponics, grown at K+ , Na+ levels i.e. 3 mM K, 2.25 mM K +0.75 mM Na, 0.3 mM K+ ... Read More
We evaluated four organic amendments for their effect on AB-DTPA extractable Ni with time in an incubation study. Organic amendments viz. farm yard manure (FM), poultry manure (PM), press mud (PrM) a ... Read More
Phyto-available concentration of cadmium (Cd) is considered a good indicator for the assessment of environmental quality of Cd contaminated soils and is more important than total metal contents in so ... Read More
Zinc adsorption was studied in ten soils varying in texture or calcareousness of Punjab. Adsorption process was executed by equilibrating 2.5g soil in 25 ml of 0.01M CaCl2 solution containing 0, 5, 1 ... Read More
Maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes i.e. S-2002 (salt tolerant) and Akbar (salt sensitive) were grown under natural saline field condition to study the effect of salinity and potassium nutrition on protein ... Read More
