SEROLOGICAL STATUS OF EGG DROP SYNDROME IN BREEDERS AND COMMERCIAL LAYERS IN MANSEHRA DISTRICT by S. T. BADAR1, M. SIDDIQUE, R. ALI1 AND M. H. RASOOL

“…A serological survey was conducted to see the prevalence of antibodies to egg drop syndrome (EDS) virus in breeders and commercial layers in Mansehra district. A total of 50 flocks including broiler breeder (30), layer breeder (10) and commercial layers (10) were surveyed from September, 2002 to March, 2003. …”
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Records of the Indian Pangolin (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae: Manis crassicaudata) from Mansehra District, Pakistan by Tariq Mahmood, Konish Kanwal, Iftikhar-Uz Zaman

“…This study investigated records of distribution and population density of the Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata in Mansehra District, Pakistan.  Field surveys were conducted from September 2015 to August 2016 to record direct and indirect signs of the species, including burrows and faecal matter.  …”
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Anthropocentric perspective on climatic variability, potentially toxic elements, and health risk assessment in the Mansehra district: a case study of the Kunhar River, Pakistan by Shan-e-hyder Soomro, Xiaotao Shi, Jiali Guo, Caihong Hu, Haider M. Zwain, Shaista Jalbani, Yinghai Li, Yu Guo, Zhu Chunyun, Jiahui Gu

“…The quality of the surface water along the Kunhar River in Mansehra district, KPK Pakistan was assessed for ten water samples stations. …”
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Negative interactions between humans and Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) in northern Pakistan by Abid Ali, Iftikhar Uz Zaman, Talha Omer, Shakeel Ahmad, José Vicente López‐Bao

“…We distributed a questionnaire among 369 individuals in rural communities within the Mansehra District, Pakistan, where bear retaliatory killings are often reported. …”
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Morphometric analysis and roosting ecology of bat species Pteropus Medius in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan by B. Rehbar, M. Bilal, H. U. Hassan, K. Gabol, M. F. Khan, K. Nadeem, S. Ullah, M. Taj, F.A. Khan, M. Abbas, M. Ibrahim, I. U. Haq, A. Ahmad, P. R. Ríos-Escalante

“…Abstract Morphometric measurement and roosting ecology of Pteropus medius were aimed to find out in Mansehra district of KP, Pakistan. Total 3149 numbers of bats were found in eight biological spots visited; Baffa Doraha, Darband, Dadar, Jallu, Hazara University, Garhi Habibullah Chattar Plain and Jabori, in total 299 numbers of different species of trees including; Morus alba, Pinus raxburghi, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Morus nigra, Grevillea robusta, Brousonetia papyrifera,Platanus orientalis, Ailanthus altissima, Hevea brasiliensis and Populus nigra. …”
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An Assessment Of Participatory Integrated Watershed Management In The Hilkot Watershed, Mansehra,Pakistan by Shah, Hakim

“…The 1600 ha Mountainous Hilkot Watershed, located in the Mansehra District, Pakistan had to support a population of 9500 people for their livelihood. …”
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CHARACTERISTICS OF RURAL SUBSISTENCE SMALL HOLDER LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEM IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF NWFP, PAKISTAN by R. N. Khan and R. H. Usmani

“…Livestock farmers (n=82) were interviewed in 16 villages of Batagram and Mansehra districts. The farmers were keeping on an average 4 buffalos, 1 cattle, 12 sheep or 13 goats per household. …”
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Inter-agency collaboration and disaster management: A case study of the 2005 earthquake disaster in Pakistan by Ikram Shah, Tahir Mahmood, Sajjad A. Khan, Noor Elahi, Muhammad Shahnawaz, Adnan A. Dogar, Fazli Subhan, Khoula Begum

“…Data for this study were collected through structured and semi-structured interviews from government officials, representatives of NGOs and relief agencies and ordinary women and men in the earthquake stricken localities of Balakot and Mansehra districts of Pakistan. On the heels of the 2005 earthquake, both local NGOs and faith-based organisations in concert with international NGOs and relief agencies from around the world rushed to assist Pakistan in it’s rescue and relief operations at a time when the country was faced with the twin dilemma of both the non-existence of peculiar institutional arrangements for disaster management and a lack of the necessary technical and financial resources. …”
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Review: Potash need assessment and use experience in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) by Aman Ullah Bhatti

“…However, major areas of K deficiency are observed in Malakand agency, Swat, and Mansehra districts. Arecent survey of orchard soils (citrus, apple, and peaches) showed that 9% soils were deficient in K while 47% weremarginal. …”
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