Roles of Personal, Household, Physical, and Institutional Factors on Farmers’ Efficiency of Hybrid Maize Production: Implications for Food Security by Shoaib Akhtar, Azhar Abbas, Muhammad Faisal, Muhammad Haseeb Raza, Abdus Samie, Mark Yu, Ashley Lovell

“…The significant factors associated with technical efficiency were farm size, age of farm household, maize farming experience, maize farming area, distance from the farm to the main market, number of visits by extension workers, credit access, and Okara district. In addition, the number of visits by extension workers, districts (Sahiwal and Okara), age of farmers, maize farming experience, and regional disparity (Sahiwal district) had substantial influences on allocative and economic inefficiencies in the hybrid maize-growing farms. …”
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Morphometric parameters and food preference in relation to sex and reference hematological values for Upupa epops from Pakistan by Rida Tahir, Warda Zafar, Muhammad Waseem Aslam, Ahmad Waheed, Ali Umar, Sana Fatima, Tariq Javed, Tabish Liaqat, Allah Ditta, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Zaman, Ali Nawaz, Tehmina Khan, Muhammad Wajid, Muhammad Saleem Khan

“…Materials and Methods: Twenty samples of healthy birds (10 from each sex) were collected from different locations in Okara District, Punjab, Pakistan, from September 2020 to March 2021. …”
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Comparative efficacy of conventional diagnostic methods and evaluation of polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis by Raheela Akhtar, Prof. Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry, Prof. A. R Shakoori, Mansoor ud Din Ahmad and Asim Aslam

“…The comparative efficacy of Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Milk Ring test (MRT) was calculated in terms of sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis in cows (Group A) and buffaloes (Group B) from Lahore and Okara districts of Punjab, Pakistan. Using bacterial growth as a gold standard RBPT showed high sensitivity values of 100% in both groups. …”
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Comparative Analysis of PCR and LIPA Method for HCV Genotypes Screening by Asma Akhter, Mahwish Javed, Muhammad Imran

“…Results: The highest prevalence of HCV was found in Shekhupura district followed by Bhakkar, Narowal and Okara districts, respectively. In Punjab, the most prevalent genotype was 3a (70.29%), followed by genotype 1 (5.47%), untypable genotypes (5.44%) and genotype 3a/3b (4.64%). …”
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Estimation of hepatitis C prevalence in the Punjab province of Pakistan: A retrospective study on general population. by Asma Ahsan, Adnan Zafar Khan, Hasnain Javed, Shaper Mirza, Safee Ullah Chaudhary, Syed Shahzad-Ul-Hussan

“…Two geographical regions, Faisalabad and Okara districts, and an occupational group, farmers, were identified with significantly high HCV seroprevalence. …”
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Phosphorus and Potassium Application Improves Fodder Yield and Quality of Sorghum in Aridisol under Diverse Climatic Conditions by Atique-ur-Rehman, Rafi Qamar, Muhammad Mohsin Altaf, Mona S. Alwahibi, Rashid Al-Yahyai, Mubshar Hussain

“…Therefore, this two-year field study evaluated the role of different P and K levels on fodder yield and quality of sorghum cultivar ‘<i>Ijar-2002</i>’ planted in Multan and Okara districts, Punjab, Pakistan. Seven P-K (kg ha⁻¹) levels, i.e., T₁ (40–0), T₂ (80–0), T₃ (0–40), T₄ (0–60), T₅ (40–40), T₆ (80–40), T₇ (60–80) and an untreated T₀ (control) were included in the study. …”
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