Collaborators

Qualifications: DVM Position: General Manager Institution : A&S Animal Health, Pakistan Research Interests: Poultry Health Management; Broiler GP Management; Broiler Breeders Management; Commercial Broilers Management; Layers Breeders Management; Commercial Layers Management; Poultry Primary Processing; Hatcheries Management; Total Quality Assurance; New Vertically integrated Poultry projects set up Bio: Over 30 years’ of experience driving strategic growth and products development for leading vertically integrated Poultry Companies in the Middle East and Pakistan. Highly competitive, passionate, persuasive and articulate, analytical, and able to achieve results others believed to be impossible. Experienced in Avian Grandparents, parents, commercial broilers & Poultry Processing and further processing Management, strategic planning, health Management, Technical services provision, ISO 22000, HACCP, SQF and strategic planning to provide vision and achieve goals to the Organization.

Position: Professor & Chairman Institute: Department of Animal Sciences Principal, College of Agriculture University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan Research Interests:  Nutraceuticals as alternatives to antibiotics; Use of feed additives and latest technologies to improve quality of animal feeds; Upcycling of agro-industrial wastes, extraction and evaluation of bioactives and their utilization for sustainable animal production; Biofortification and value addition of animal derived food with omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients and their impact on human health Bio: Dr. Zafar Hayat is currently serving as Professor & Chairman, Department of Animal Sciences, as well as Principal of College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha. He graduated from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in 1994 and did M.Sc. (Hons.) Animal Nutrition in 1996 from the same University. During his PhD at University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, he got fellowship to conduct research at Oregon State University, USA. He published many research papers in reputed international journals by linking the poultry nutrition and bioactive compounds particularly omega-3 enrichment of eggs with human food chain. He has been recognized internationally for his research and visited UK, USA, Italy, Germany, Finland, Czech Republic, Hungary, China, Saudi Arabia and Singapore to conduct research, present papers and knowledge exchange. He had also served as a Professor & Chairman of the Department of Animal Sciences at Jhang campus of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore. Currently, he is involved in several projects including the international collaborative research project with total worth of 2.8 million Canadian dollars funded by the International Development Research Center (IDRC), Canada as project leader.

Position: Director Institute: Agriconsult AS LLC, USA Research Interests: Dairy consultant; Farm management

Position: Assistant Professor Institute: Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey Research Interests: Feed additive evaluation in poultry; Feed evaluation; Nutritional manipulation of breast myopathies in broiler chickens Publication: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=yzA3A0EAAAAJ