Rana Mehroz Fazal

• PhD Scholar
• PhD Student/ Research Assistant at Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology UCAS

The present study evaluated the role of rice protein meal (RPM) as a cost-effective and widely available plantbased protein source in the diets of O. niloticus (Tilapia) and C. mrigala (Mrigal carp). 240 fingerlings were randomly assigned to 12 tanks after one week of the acclimation period. There were three-dietary groups: T0: Control, T1:RPM20, a...

This research was established to assess the precision of the infrared (IR) camera and thermometer in measuring different body regions of sheep. This study was undertaken in the animal farm at the College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The temperature was measured from the rectum using a digital...

This study evaluated the growth performance and fed utilization of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fed floating diets with varying protein levels across summer (June-August) and winter (December-February). During these periods, fish were acclimated to temperatures of 25.3°C in summer and 18.7°C in winter. Four dietary treatments with protein levels o...

Article history: This review article effectively highlights the critical issue of microplastics, emphasizing their global prevalence and significant impact on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Categorizing microplastics into primary and secondary particles underscores the urgent need for research and action to address the growing plastic pollutio...

This study investigated the effects of varying salinity levels on the growth and nutritional composition of the pangas catfish (Pangasius pangasius) over 60-day intervals. Fish seeds (25.3g) from Tawakal Fish Hatchery were acclimated and then exposed to four salinity treatment groups: T0 (0 ppt), T1 (2 ppt), T2 (4 ppt), and T3 (6 ppt). Parameters i...

An investigation was carried out to explore the effect of salinity on the growth and flesh quality of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus), a significant species in global aquaculture. Fifty juvenile catfish of weight 24.25±0.4g were collected from the Chenab River in Pakistan and acclimatized in controlled aquaculture conditions at different salin...

An investigation was carried out to explore the effect of salinity on the growth and flesh quality of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus), a significant species in global aquaculture. Fifty juvenile catfish of weight 24.25±0.4g were collected from the Chenab River in Pakistan and acclimatized in controlled aquaculture conditions at different salin...

As a widely farmed aquatic economic species, the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) has been popular with consumers. It has a wide range of salinity characteristics, living in freshwater, brackish water, saltwater, lakes, and other water bodies, and it can be used for factory farming. The research has been done in Muzaffargarh during two d...

The current study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different salinity levels on the growth performance, proximate composition, and hematological parameters of Common carp (Cyprinus carpio). The experiment was designed under Laboratory conditions with twice replica as five treatments: T0: 0-ppt, (control); T1: 2-ppt, T2: 4-ppt, T3: 6-ppt and...

The study was conducted to determine the optimum level of salinity tolerance on the growth performance and proximate composition of Wallago attu fed with tilapia meat. The experimental fish were collected from River Chenab district Muzaffargarh and acclimatized for 14 days in freshwater before the experiment began. The fish were divided into five t...

We have described here proboscideans fossil remnants which belong to six species: Prodeinotherium pentapotamiae, Gomphotherium browni, Choerolophodon corrugatus, Protanancus chinjiensis, and Elephas planifrons. The described specimens are collected from six different localities of the Siwaliks. These localities are Bhilomar, Chinji type section, La...

Chitala chitala commonly known as clown fish is an important fresh water fish found worldwide. A study on the morphometric characteristics, length-weight relationship and feeding habit from stomach and gut analysis of C. chitala was conducted on 32 specimens collected from different zones of River Indus, Pakistan during the month of January and Apr...

The trial was conducted to evaluating the effect of different hormone concentrations of 17α-methyltestosterone @ (HC): (200, 400, 600, and 800 μg/L⁻¹), immersion times (IT): 48, 60 and 72 h and the interaction effect of (HC × IT) on the hatching percentage of Cyprinus carpio egg, percent survival and percent of males. Results indicated that surviva...

The sites of Chinji type locality, Dhok Bun Ameer Khatoon, Lawa and Markhal are highly fossiliferous in the Chinji and Dhok Pathan formations, dated from middle and late Miocene (15.97–5.33 Ma), in the Lower and Middle Siwalik subgroups of the Pakistan. In these studied localities fossils of suids, tragulids, bovids (including caprins), giraffids,...

Northern Koh Sulaiman foldbelt, Shirani, North and South Waziristan (South Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) comprised mostly PermoTriassic to Recent sediments with subordinate igneous and metamorphic rocks. These sedimentary strata folded and faulted by geodynamic and tectonic forces occurred during Late Cretaceous to Recent revealed thr...

The aim of this study was to find out anti-diabetic effects of Citrullus colocynthis commonly known as bitter apple. Random blood glucose levels were measured before and after plant extract administration. Powdered form of plant extract was used as an oral treatment. Diabetes was induced in mice using artificial diabetes inducer named Streptozotoci...

A detailed taxonomic study of fossil ruminants from three localities of the Chinji Formation, Lower Siwaliks of the Siwalik Group, Pakistan has been carried out. These fossil sites; Dhok Bun Ameer Khatoon, Chinji type locality, and Lava have produced an important quantity of fossil fauna of the Middle Miocene age. Many new Ruminant samples have bee...

A fossil‐bearing locality near Padhri village, Dhok Pathan, 55 km away from the tehsil Dina, Jhelum District, in the Potwar Plateau, Middle Siwaliks, Punjab, northern Pakistan, is significantly rich in mammalian fossils. This site has provided an abundant mammalian fossil fauna of Late Miocene age from the Dhok Pathan Formation (Fm.). The recovered...

The fossil site Dhok Bun Ameer Khatoon (DBAK) is located 35 km southeast from Chakwal district, Punjab, Pakistan. It has yielded a significant amount of fossil artiodactyls including five families: Bovidae, Tragulidae, Suidae, Giraffidae, and Anthracotheriidae. This site principally exposes Middle Miocene strata that have been dated approximately a...

Probiotics are posing diverse applications to modify food constituents for health benefits of humans. There is an increasing trend to get insights into developments of new technologies to improve the food products. The present study explored the preservation effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae as potential probiotics fo...

Fruit fly belongs to family Tephritidae found all over the world. Nearly 5000 described spp. of tephrited fruit fly have been categorized in almost 500 genera. Fruit flies are the most important limiting factor due to economic importance and direct damage to the fruit crops. The aim of this study was to define fruit fly species diversity and popula...

New fossil remains of order artiodactyla have been recovered from Dhok Pathan Formation, northern Pakistan. The assemblage represents 16 specimens belonging to seven species of order artiodactyla which are Selenoportax vexillarius, Pachyportax latidens, Dorcatherium minus, Dorcatherium majus, Gazella lydekkeri, Hippopotamodon sivalense and Propotam...

The current study was carried out to estimate the chemical composition and mineral contents in Cyprinus carpio (common carp) and Hypophathalmic molitrix (silver carp). The main objectives were to find the effect of feeding habitat on the fish growth, to determine the nutrients and minerals composition in the fish body. The samples of fish carcass w...

The current study was carried out to estimate the chemical composition and mineral contents in Cyprinus carpio (common carp) and Hypophathalmic molitrix (silver carp). The main objectives were to find the effect of feeding habitat on the fish growth, to determine the nutrients and minerals composition in the fish body. The samples of fish carcass w...

The fossil teeth of Listriodon pentapotamiae and Deinotherium pentapotamiae have been collected from Dhok Bun Ameer Khatoon, Chinji and Lava; district Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan. These sites belong to Lower Siwaliks, Chinji Formation. The specimens include upper molars of Listriodon and an isolated upper molar of Deinotherium which was discovered fr...