Dr. Nisar Ahmad

B.Sc (Hons) (UAF), M.Sc.(Hons) (UAF), PhD (UVAS)
Associate Professor

Tel: +92-42-99211449-50, Ext.5031
Mobile: 0333-6916743
Fax: 0092-42-99213653
Email: nisarahmad@uvas.edu.pk

(HEC Approved supervisor)

Biography

Dr.Nisar Ahmad, is Associate Professor of livestock Production Discipline: Livestock Management
University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. He holds B.Sc (Hons)Animal Husbandry, M.Sc. (Hons.) (UAF) in Livestock Management (UAF) and Ph.D. degree in Livestock Management (UVAS). In his PhD research he worked on, “Comparative productive and reproductive performance of Beetal goats in accelerated and annual kidding systems.”
He was appointed as lecturer in Livestock Managementduring October, 1989. He was promoted to the post of Assistant Professor during 2004 in Department of LivestockProduction. He remained associated with teaching and research in area of Livestock Production during his career. He is also an HEC approved supervisor. He taught courses related to Livestock Production like Introduction to Livestock Management, Equine and Camel Production, Small Ruminant Production, Management of Draught Animals,Livestock Production on Ranges and PastureBehavior and Welfare of Farm Animalsetc. Ten students earned their MPhil degree under his supervision.

Areas of Interest

• Management of Farm Animals
• Small Ruminant Production

Teaching

UNDER GRADUATE COURSES

• Sheep and Goat Production
• Small Ruminant Production
• Buffalo and Cattle Production
• Principles of Milk Production and Procurement
• Introduction to Livestock Management and Housing
• Equine and Camel Production
• Introduction to Livestock Production

POSTGRADUATE COURSES

• Behavior and Welfare of Farm Animals
• Livestock Production on Ranges and Pastures
• Small Ruminant Production
• Management of Draught Animals

Project Supervised

• Effect of Group Size on Growth Performance of Nili Ravi Buffalo Calves.2007
• Effect of feeding frequency on the growth performance of Beetal goat kids during winter season. 2008
• Effect of recombinant bovine somatotropin hormone on milk production, composition, body weight and some biochemical parameter of lactating Beetal goats. 2011
• Correlation response of udder and body measurements as affected by age and parity on milk contents and yield in Nili Ravi buffaloes in peri urban areas of Lahore. 2011
• Effect of yeast on growth, milk yield and its composition in Beetal goats 2011
• Comparative study on the normal social behavior of Nili Ravi buffalo and Sahiwal cattle calves
• Factor analysis of biometric traits of Dhanni cattle 2013
• Factor analysis and phenotypic measurement of Cholistani cattle 2014

Project Supervised As Member of Supervisory Committee

• Relationship between live body weight &body measurements in Beetal goats. (2008)
• Relationship between live body weight and body measurements in Kajli sheep. (2008)
• Keeping quality and efficiency of total mixed baled ration on the productivity of lactating Sahiwal cows.(2009)
• Effect of Methionine supplementation on milk production & composition of Nili Ravi buffaloes during early phase of lactation. (2009)
• Nutritional Evaluation, Processing and Utilization of Rumen Contents for Buffalo Feed. (2009)
• Development of Yoghurt by using probiotic culture Bifido bacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus acidophilus and its physico chemical and sensory evaluation. (2009)
• Effect of gelatin temperature and cutting time on curd yield and quality of buffalo, cow and goat milk. (2009)
• Qualitative comparison of yoghurt prepared from conventional and probiotic culture.(2009)
• Study of livestock health issues and availability of veterinary services to pastoral herds of Northern  Pakistan. (2009)
• Physicochemical, microbiological and sensorial characteristics of probiotic labneh prepared from different milk blends. (2010)
• Body measurement parameters as a function of assessing body weight in Lohi sheep. (2011)
• Effect of Different Forms of Alfalfa on the Performance of Lohi Lambs. (2011)
• Comparative performance of Lohi lambs supplemented with Lucerine (Medicago sativa) hay and pelleted diets in addition to grazing under semi intensive system. (2011)
• Study of social and feeding behavior of Chinkara deer in captivity.(2011)
• Genetic and phenotypic parameters of   some productive and reproductive traits inFriesian-Sahiwal crossbred cattle. (2014)
• Effect of rumen protected lysine and methionine on production performance and blood metabolites of early lactating Nili Ravi buffaloes. (2014)
• Factor analysis and phenotypic measurement of Cholistani cattle. (2014)
• Effect of feeding frequency on the growth performance of Lohi lambs during post weaning period
• Comparative efficacy of urea and slow release non protein Nitrogen on the performance of Nili Ravi buffalo calves. (2014)
• Anti-nematodal efficacy of Ivermectin (oral) and extracts of Coriandrum sativum in sheep in Barani  areas of Pakistan. (2015)
• Morphological structure of Thalli sheep through principal component analysis of body measurements.  (2016)

Seminar / Workshop

• “Personal Computer Hardware maintenance training workshop” held on September 27th to October 10th ,1993.
• “One day workshop on “Self-Assessment as a tool for quality assurance” at seminar room UVAS, Lahore” held on June 14th, 2006.
• “Research ethics workshop organized by Agha Khan University at UVAS Lahore”. Funded by HEC (free workshop) held on October 14th ,2009.
• Workshop on Livestock Management held at Ravi campus, Pattoki organized by Director Planning & Evaluation L&DD Govt. of Punjab Lahore held on10thMarch-16th     March,2010.
• Training workshop on Buffalo calf raising center at  organized by Buffalo research  Institute District Kasur held on November 17-18th 2014.
• Workshop on “Up-gradation of Modules in Molecular Genetics and Genomics”  organized by Department of Livestock Production, FAP&T, UVAS, Lahore, held at Ravi campus, Pattoki Project Funded by British Council   held on March 19, 2015.
• Workshop on” Dairy Herd  Management” organized by Buffalo research  Institute District Kasur held on June 12th, 2015.
• Workshop on “Capacity Building of Young Researchers” organized by Department of Poultry Production, FAP&T,  held at Ravi Campus, UVAS, Lahore held on June 15th to 18th 2015.

Conferences

• Attended “Pollution control” organized by University of Punjab” held on January 5th, 1997 on January 5th, 1997.
• Attended “International conference of Animal Nutrition” on March 19-20th , 2003 at UVAS Lahore.
• Attended National  Conference on “Zoonotic Diseases” on the occasion of “World Veterinary Day 2009”.Jointly organized by FVS & PMS held on April 27th 2009 at Conference Hall, UVAS Lahore.
• Attended Nutrigenomics-A new science for better productivity of livestock. Organizes by Department of Livestock Production, FAP&T held on March 26th, 2014at Conference Hall, UVAS Lahore.
• Presented paper on “Reproductive parameters of Beetal does in accelerated and annual kidding systems”(Oral Presentation)at 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 2015 on  30th September - 03 October 2015 held at Selcuk University Konya, Turkey.