American Journal of Zoology

Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2020

  • Coronaviruses Pandemic: Rescue and Release of the Confiscated Critically Endangered Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) Continue in Nepal

    Tulshi Laxmi Suwal, Kurtis Jai-Chyi Pei

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2020
    Pages: 35-39
    Received: 17 June 2020
    Accepted: 9 July 2020
    Published: 23 July 2020
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajz.20200302.11
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    Abstract: Covid-19 pandemic lockdown started from 24 March 2020 in Nepal. The coronavirus found in pangolins and bats are said to be mostly resembling to Covid-19. However, conservation stakeholders and local community were involved in rescue and release of the confiscated Chinese pangolin during this pandemic. Information was collated through personal commu... Show More
  • Review on the Role of Viral Structural Proteins on the Pathogenecity of Newcastle Disease Virus in Chickens

    Takale Worku, Ibsa Teshome

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2020
    Pages: 40-46
    Received: 22 January 2020
    Accepted: 23 June 2020
    Published: 28 July 2020
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajz.20200302.12
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    Abstract: Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Avulavirus has a nonsegmented negative-sense RNA genome consisting of six genes (3′-NP-P-M-F-HN-L-5′). The six viral structural proteins play crucial role for the pathoginecity of the Newcastle diseases virus. Fusion protein cleaved by host protease enzyme from the precu... Show More
  • Body Weight Gain and Testicular Growth of Horro Rams Supplemented Concentrate with Lablab purpureus Fed Grass Hay

    Chala Duguma

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2020
    Pages: 47-52
    Received: 9 May 2020
    Accepted: 29 May 2020
    Published: 28 July 2020
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajz.20200302.13
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    Abstract: The study was conducted at Ambo University using twenty five Horro sheep with initial body weight of 16.84±0.23kg (mean±SD). The objectives of the experiment was to evaluate Body weight gain and testicular growth of horro rams supplemented concentrate with Lablab purpureus fed grass hay. The experimental sheep were blocked into five blocks of five ... Show More