Dr. Nazir Ahmad Khan

Education

Post-doctorate: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
PhD Animal Nutrition, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
MSc (Hons) Animal Nutrition, The University of Agriculture Peshawar

Area of Specialization

Ruminant nutrition (dairy and beef), Molecular spectroscopy, Feed chemistry, Feed processing and treatment, Silage quality evaluation, Animal husbandry and production, Nutrition physiology and biochemistry, Anaerobic digestion/fermentation, Nutrients digestion and metabolism, Biochemical pathways, Feed evaluation, Methane emission, Evaluation of animal products quality and their environment footprints

Professional Responsibilities

1. Teaching academic courses to DVM, MSc and PhD
2. Supervision of theses research of MSc and PhD students
3. Editor: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Biomed Research International, Sarhad Journal of Agriculture
4. Member of various administrative and professional committees/forums
5. Member of Pakistan Academy of Sciences
6. Elected Member of Senate of the University of Agriculture Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
7. Member of Selection Board of the Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan
8. Member of Selection Board of Agriculture University Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan
9. Member of the Admission Committee of the Department of Animal Nutrition, the University of Agriculture Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
10. Member of the Students Grievance Committee of the Department of Animal Nutrition, the University of Agriculture Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
11. Member of the Board of Studies (BOS) of the Department of Animal Nutrition, the University of Agriculture Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
12. Member of the Board of Studies of the Department of Animal Science, Shaheed Banazir Bhutto University Sheringal, KP, Pakistan.
13. Member of Departmental Technical Review Committee (DTRC) of the Department of Livestock Management, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
14. Member of Departmental Technical Review Committee (DTRC) of the Department of Animal Health, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
15. Member of Departmental Technical Review Committee (DTRC) of the Department of Department of Livestock and Poultry Production, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan
16. Member of American Chemical Society, Washington DC, USA.
17. Member of Centre of Animal Nutrition, Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
18. Member of the Academic Council of the University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan.

Research Projects

1. Project Title: "Optimizing the nutritive value of maize silage in relation to dairy cow performance and milk quality" funded by Pakistan Agriculture Research Council, under the Agriculture Linkage Program (PKRs 3.49 million).
2. Project Title: "Optimizing the utilization of maize silage in smallholders and commercialization dairy and fattening rations in relation to feed-use efficiency, animal performance and farm profitability" funded by USAID under the Agriculture Innovation Program for Pakistan, Competitive Research Grants (PKRs 3.311 million).
3. Project Title: "Exploiting the genetic diversity of traditional and novel cultivars/germplasm of wheat to optimize the nutritional value of wheat forage and wheat straws for ruminant livestock in Pakistan". Funded by International Livestock Research Institute (PKRs 1.1523 million).
4. Project Title: "Quantifying the nutrient and fatty acid composition of forages to improve milk yield and composition of dairy cows” funded by Higher Education Commission Pakistan. (PKRs 0.50 million).

Awards

1. Member of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS):
   PAS is a premier organization of Scientists that is striving to promote higher education and Research in Scientific disciplines which includes both pure and applied sciences.
2. PhD from Wageningen University, The Netherlands, and Post-doctorate from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada:
   the world top-ranked Universities in Agriculture Sciences.
3. Won high Citation Award:
   My research article was among the top 100 most cited articles in the Journal of Dairy Sciences (JDS), published in JDS since 2014.
4. Won 10 research grants:
   Received funding as Principal Investigator from different local and international research funding agencies.
5. Postdoctoral Fellowship:
   Awarded by University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2013-14)
6. Junior Research Fellowship:
   Awarded by Wageningen Institute of Animal Science, Wageningen University, The Netherlands (2012)
7. Overseas PhD Fellowship:
   Awarded by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan, on basis of strong academic performance and international GRE score (2007-2011)
8. PhD Thesis Distinction:
   My thesis chapters were evaluated as “very good” by the academic board of Wageningen University, The Netherlands
9. Gold Medal:
   Awarded by The University of Agricultural Peshawar, Pakistan, on basis of excellent academic performance during BSc (2004)
10. Gold Medal:
    Awarded by The University of Agricultural Peshawar, Pakistan, on basis of excellent academic performance and research project during MSc (2006)
    
    

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