Dr. Ali Husnain

DVM (Medalist), M. Phil
Lecturer

Tel:   +92-3136534376
Email: ali.husnain@uvas.edu.pk

Biography

Dr. Ali Husnain is a young lecturer in the Department of Theriogenology since 2013. He secured DVM in 2011 with distinction (Bronze medal). He pursued his M. Phil in subject of Theriogenology (UVAS) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nasim Ahmad. His work during M. Phil was on “Effect of Control Internal Drug Release (CIDR) and human Chorionic Gonadotropin administration (hCG) on day 7 after fixed time artificial insemination on luteal tissue and pregnancy rate in synchronized Nili-Ravi buffalo”. He has the specialties in reproductive ultrasonography, hormones assays (ELISA & RIA), cryopreservation of semen and advance breeding programs in domestic animals. He also has work experience of Research Assistant in Pak-US HEC funded project on “New approaches of Estrus Synchronization to improve reproductive performance in dairy animals”. Where He got the unique experience to write and run research grants on national and international level. He is also the reproduction consultant of commercial dairy farms. He is member of Society for Animal Reproduction of Pakistan (SARP), Nutritionist Association of Pakistan (NAP) and Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (PVMC). His main responsibilities are teaching of Theriogenology courses, clinical case handling, research and farm extension services. He has the vision for the Theriogenology Department to develop a state of the art endocrinology and bovine embryology labs and on country level to launch Progeny Testing Program (PTP) in bovine on community cooperative model.

Area of Interest        

  • Reproductive ultrasonography in large animals
  • Improved reproductive management (IRP), estrus & ovulation synchronization and Timed AI
  • Ultrasound guided Ovum Pick Up and In-vitro embryo production (OPU-IVEP) in bovine
  • Post-Insemination interventions for enhancing embryonic survival in bovine 

Publication


 

 

  1. Ahmad N., Ahmad E., Naseer Z., Riaz U.,Husnain A. ‘Effect of Improving Reproductive Management on Dairy Farm Economics,.2013. Buffalo Bulletin.  IF: 0.01
  2. Muhammad R Yousuf; J.P N Martin; Ali Husnain; Hasan Riaz; Abdul Sattar; Khalid Javed; Nasim Ahmad. Effect of Estradiol Benzoate on Estrus Intensity and Pregnancy Rate in CIDR treated anestrus heifers and adult Buffaloes. Animal Reprod. Science 2015. IF: 1.5

 

  1. Marinho, M. N., M. C. Perdomo, B. Souza Simões, A. Husnain, U. Arshad, C. C. Figueiredo, and J. E. P. Santos. Dietary supplementation of rumen native microbes improves lactation performance and feed efficiency in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci.  TBC.  IF = 3.700 https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2024-24795
  2. Khaliq Abdul, Muhammad Ameer Hamza, Talha Ashraf, Ali Husnain, Muhammad Yaseen, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Binyameen, Muhammad Yasir Zahoor and Amjad Riaz. 2024. Effect of supplementing epinephrine in maturation media on in-vitro developmental competence of cattle and buffalo oocytes. Theriogenology 226:219–227. IF = 2.880

      https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2024.06.008

  1. Khan, M.T., Ahmad, E., Husnain, A., Yousaf, M.R., Oneeb, M., Ahmad, T., Khan, M.I.U. 2024. Factors influencing pregnancy rate and loss after laparoscopic artificial insemination with frozen–thawed semen in Lohi sheep under sub-tropical conditions. Reprod. in Domestic Anim. 59: e14579. IF = 1.600 https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.14579
  2. Arshad, U., R. Zimpel, A. Husnain, M. B. Poindexter, and J. E. P. Santos. 2024. Effect of rumen-protected choline on fat digestibility and lymph metabolome in dairy cows. J. Anim Phys Anim Nutr. 1–15. IF = 2.718 https://doi.org/10.1111/jpn.13943
  3. Arshad, U., A. Husnain, M. B. Poindexter, R. Zimpel, C. D. Nelson, and J. E. P. Santos. 2023. Rumen-protected choline reduces hepatic lipidosis by increasing hepatic triacylglycerol-rich lipoprotein secretion in dairy cows. Effect of source and amount of rumen-protected choline on hepatic metabolism during induction of fatty liver in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 106: 7630-7650. IF = 4.022 https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-23182
  4. Husnain, A., U. Arshad, R. Zimpel, E. Schmitt, M. J. Dickson, M. C. Perdomo, M. N. Marinho, N. Ashrafi, S. F. Graham, J. V. Bishop, T. R. Hansen, K. C. Jeong, A. M. Gonella-Diaza, R. C. Chebel, I. M. Shledon, J. J. Bromfield, and J. E. P. Santos. 2023. Induced endometrial inflammation compromises conceptus development in dairy cattle. Biol Reprod. 109: 415-431. IF = 4.161 https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioad088
  5. Arshad, U., A. Husnain, M. B. Poindexter, R. Zimpel, M. C. Perdomo, and J. E. P. Santos. 2023. Effect of source and amount of rumen-protected choline on hepatic metabolism during induction of fatty liver in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 106: 6860-6879. IF = 4.022 https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-23270
  6. Husnain, A., U. Arshad, M. B. Poindexter R. Zimpel, M. N. Marinho, M. C. Perdomo, P. Fan, K. C. Jeong, C. D. Nelson, I. M. Sheldon, J. J. Bromfield, and J. E. P. Santos. 2022. Induced endometritis in early lactation compromises production and reproduction in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 106: 4198-4213. IF = 4.022 https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22846
  7. Poindexter, M. B., R. Zimpel, A. Vieira-Neto, A. Husnain, A.C.M. Silva, A. Faccenda, A. Sanches de Avila, P. Celi, C. Cortinhas, J.E.P. Santos, and C.D. Nelson. 2022. Effect of prepartum source and amount of vitamin D supplementation on lactation and reproductive performance of dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 106:974–989. IF = 4.022 https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22388
  8. Poindexter, M. B., R. Zimpel, A. Vieira-Neto, A. Husnain, A.C.M. Silva, A. Faccenda, A. Sanches de Avila, P. Celi, C. Cortinhas, J.E.P. Santos, and C.D. Nelson. 2022. Effect of source and amount of vitamin D on serum concentrations and retention of calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 106:954–973. IF = 4.022 https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22386
  9. Naveed, M. I., M. Hassan, A. Husnain, U. Riaz, M. Ahmad, M. R. Yousuf, N. Ahmad. 2022. Addition of equine chorionic gonadotropin in controlled internal drug-release-based synchronization improves reproductive performance of Nili-Ravi buffalo in the sub-tropics. S. Afr. J. Anim. Sci. 52:452-459. IF = 1.100  http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/sajas.v52i4.05
  10. Zimpel, R. K. V. Almeida, M. Nehme Marinho, A. Revilla Ruiz, M. C. Perdomo, M. B. Poindexter, A. Husnain, A. Vieira-Neto, A. C. M. Silva, U. Arshad, C. D. Nelson, and J. E. P. Santos. 2021. Prepartum level of dietary cation-anion difference fed to nulliparous cows: lactation and reproductive responses. J. Dairy Sci. 104:12580-12599. IF = 4.022  https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20486
  11. Zimpel, M. Nehme Marinho, R. K. V. Almeida, A. Revilla Ruiz, M. C. Perdomo, M. B. Poindexter, A. Vieira-Neto, A. Husnain, U. Arshad, C. D. Nelson, and J. E. P. Santos. 2021. Prepartum level of dietary cation-anion difference fed to nulliparous cows: acid-base balance, mineral metabolism, and health responses. J. Dairy Sci. 104:11699-11714.  IF = 4.022 https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20485
  12. Vieira-Neto, A. M. B. Poindexter, M. Nehme Marinho, R. Zimpel, A. Husnain, A. C. M. Silva, J. G. Prim, C. D. Nelson, and J. E. P. Santos. 2021. Effect of source and amount of vitamin D on function and mRNA expression in immune cells in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 104:10796-10811. IF = 3.082 doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20284
  13. Sarwar Z., M. Saad, M. Saleem, A. Husnain, A. Riaz, N. Ahmad. 2020. Effect of follicle size on oocytes recovery rate, quality, and in-vitro developmental competence in Bos indicus cows. Anim Reprod. 17(3):e20200011. IF = 1.807  doi.org/10.1590/1984-3143-AR2020-0011
  14. Sarwar Z., M. Sagheer, F. Sosa, M. Saad, M. Hassan, A. Husnain, U. Arshad. 2020. Meta-analysis to determine the effects of superstimulation with FSH in progestin-primed environment on in-vitro embryo production using ovum pick-up in Bos taurus cows. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 221:106590. IF = 1.660 doi:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2020.106590
  15. Husnain, A., and J. E. P. Santos. 2019. Meta-analysis of the effect of prepartum protein on performance in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 102:9791–9813. IF = 3.082  https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2018-16043
  16. Saad, M., Z. Sarwar, M. Saleem, U. Arshad, M. Shahzad, M. H. Mushtaq, A. Husnain, A. Riaz, and N. Ahmad. 2019. Effect of plasma progesterone on oocyte recovery, oocyte quality, and early in-vitro developmental competence of embryos in Bos indicus dairy cows. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 202:80–86. IF = 1.817  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.02.001
  17. Shahzad, A.H., A. Sattar, A. Husnain, I. Ahmad, N. Ahmad, D. Nak and Y. Nak. 2019. Synchronization and resynchronization as a novel approach for improving the reproductive performance of postpartum dairy cows. Pakistan J. Zool. 51(2):511-520. IF = 0.933   http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/2019.51.2.511.520
  18. Khan, A. S., M. S. Haider, M. Hassan, A. Husnain, M. R. Yousuf, and N. Ahmad. 2018. Equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) enhances reproductive responses in CIDR-EB treated lactating anovular Nili-Ravi buffalo during the breeding season. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 196:28–34. IF = 1.817 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2018.06.012
  19. Riaz, U., M. Hassan, A. Husnain, M. I. Naveed, J. Singh, and N. Ahmad. 2018. Effect of timing of insemination in relation to onset of standing estrus on pregnancy per AI in Nili-Ravi buffalo. Anim. Reprod. 15:231-1235. IF=1.807 http://dx.doi.org/10.21451/1984-3143-AR2017-0015
  20. Arshad, U., A. Qayyum, M. Hassan, A. Husnain, A. Sattar, and N. Ahmad. 2017. Effect of resynchronization with GnRH or progesterone (P4) releasing device (CIDR) on cumulative pregnancy and embryonic losses in CIDR-GnRH synchronized Nili-Ravi buffaloes. Theriogenology 103:104-109. IF = 2.136 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.07.054   
  21. Hassan, M., A. Husnain, M. I. Naveed, U. Riaz, and N. Ahmad. 2017. Effect of Ovsynch vs. Prostaglandin F2α protocol on oestrus response, ovulation rate, timing of ovulation, and pregnancy per AI in Sahiwal cows. Anim Sci J. 88(3):445-450. IF = 1.04 https://doi.org/10.1111/asj.12661
  22. Haider, M.S., M. Hassan, A. S. Khan, A. Husnain, M. Bilal, J. R. Pursley, and N. Ahmad. 2015. Effect of timing of insemination after CIDR removal with or without GnRH on pregnancy rates in Nili-Ravi buffalo.2015. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 163:24-29. IF: 1.51 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2015.09.010
  23. Yousuf, M. R., J. P. N. Martins, A. Husnain, U. Riaz, H. Riaz, A. Sattar, K. Javed, and N. Ahmad. 2015. Effect of oestradiol benzoate on oestrus intensity and pregnancy rate in CIDR treated anoestrus nulliparous and multiparous buffalo. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 159:104-108. IF: 1.51 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2015.06.003
  24. Ahmad, N., E. Ahmad, Z. Naseer, U. Riaz, and A. Husnain. 2013. Effect of improving reproductive management on dairy farm economics. Buffalo Bulletin 32(Special 2): 464-467. IF: 0.01

 

Projects

  • As a Co-PI on ‘Effect of feeding varying levels of palm kernel cake on milk production, milk components, changes in selected blood metabolites and economics in lactating dairy cattle’ Funding Agency; Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), Worth; PKR 1.51 Million

ACHIEVEMENTS/HONORS

  • Selected for Research Trainee on merit based in Pakistan Dairy Development Company (PDDC) 2008.
  • Letter of appreciation for holding 1st position in final semester DVM Internship Program 2011 and awarded cash prize too.
  • Recipient of Bronze Medal, holding third position in DVM, 2011
  • Reviewer of the Abstracts submitted in International Symposium on Dairy Animal Reproduction (ISDAR) 30-31, March 2015 at UVAS, Lahore. These were published in JVAS (Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences)
  • Moderator in student competition (Plenary Session) in ISDAR was held in 30-31, March 2015 at UVAS, Lahore
  • Awarded  Cash prize and certificate for holding second position in poster presentation on ‘Replacement for Commercial Dairy Farm: Intensive Breeding Program for Pre-pubertal Buffalo Heifers’ in ISDAR in 30-31, March 2015 at UVAS, Lahore