PAKISTAN VETERINARY JOURNAL
Volume 19, No. 1, JANUARY 1999




REVIEW ARTICLE
Evasion of host immune response in parasites: a review 1
A. G. Arijo, A.H. AnwarandN.M, Soomro


RESEARCH PAPERS
Variation in p re-weaning growth rate of Bhagnari x Roughtmaster calves 4


Musarrut Abbas Khan and Muhammad Sajjad Khan
Feeding different levels of dried poultry excreta on the growth performance and body composition
of Oreochromis niloticus 7


N.A. Al-AsgahandA. Ali
Investigation of the toxicity potential ofTrigonellafoenum graecum (Linn) 13


K.D. Effraim, T. W. Jaxks and P.A. Nwafor
Cryopreservation of bovine IVF embryos using egg yolk in the freezing medium 17


M.A. Kakar, M.D, Varisanga, C. Sumantri, M. Fahrudin and T. Suzuki
Development of the megakaryocyte in the lung and liver of the definite host mouse during
schistosomiasis 21


LB. Kalhoro
Goat milk whey as a foetal calf serum substitute for the growth of chicken embryo fibroblasts 26


Munazza Shauket, M. Ashfaque, lftikhar Hussain and T.M.Chauclhary
Brucella infection in human beings 29


RashidAhmad, Niaz Ali Naz and Freeha
Postpartum levels of serum progesterone, oestradiol, prolactin and thyroxine in native Zomri goat
of Saudi Arabia 32


A. Al-Hozab, H.A.H. Salem andH.A. Amer
Haematlogical studies and estimation of electrolytes in (jogs exhibiting diarrhoeal signs 35


M.S. Zafar S.A. Khan and A. Rabbani
Prevalence of canine diseases in Lahore area 40


SaghirAhmadJafnand Masood Rabbani
Blood parasites of sheep and goat at AI-Qassim region, Saudi Arabia 43
T.M. El-Metenawy


SHORT COMMUNICATION

Hydatidosisinman 46
M. Qasim Khan, M. Afzal andNoor Khan Lakhana


CLINICAL ARTICLES
An outbreak of salmoncsilosis in quails 47


Sameera Akhtar, K. Muhammad, SalvaandM.A. Munir
Acquired contralateral teat spider in a cow and its successful treatment 49


M. Athar, G. Muhammad and A. Shakoor
Clinical and toxicological evaluation ofcalgophos using an off-label intravenous route in buffaloes 51
G. Muhammad. M.N. Asi, M. SaqibandA. Inayat


EXTENSION ARTICLE

Constraints in the adoptation of modern livestock practices 53
M. Khalid Faruoq and Ahdul Qudoos