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Dr Muhammad Zubair

Dr Muhammad Zubair

Research Area: Reproductive Toxicology, semen cryopreservation
Degree Major University Start Date End Date
Associate Fellow (AFHEA) Fellowship reference PR240567. In recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and Learni September 2021 July 2022
Ph.D. Theriogenology University of Agriculture, Faisalabad January 2012 January 2016
M Phil Animal Reproduction University of Agriculture Faisalabad January 2001 January 2003
DVM Veterinary Sciences University of Agriculture Faisalabad January 1998 January 2001
Designation Organization Duration
Director Student Affairs University of Poonch Rawalakot February 2022 - July 2024
Chairman Department of veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot September 2021 - July 2024
Associate Professor/Chairman Department of veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot February 2021 - July 2024
CourseIncharge Livestock Assistant Diploma University of Poonch Rawalakot December 2019 - April 2022
Incharge Department of veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot August 2018 - September 2021
Assistant Professor Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot Azad kashmir May 2017 - February 2021
lecturer University of Azad jammu and kashmir September 2008 - May 2017
Livestock Production officer (BPS-17) Livestock Development and Research Centre Rahro, Muzaffarabad, August 2007 - September 2008
Veterinarian National Rural Support Programm July 2006 - December 2007
Farm Manager Potohar Poultry Services Private Company Limited, Rawalpindi, Pakistan December 2003 - July 2006
Title Description Sponsoring Agency Amount Year
Training Workshop of Computer Assisted Semen Analyzer and Artificial Insemination in Poultry Hands on Training Workshop of Computer Assisted Semen Analyzer and Artificial Insemination in Poultry at Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of the Poonch Rawalakot AJK 84000
Reproductive Ultrasonography in Small Ruminants Workshop on Reproductive Ultrasonography in Small Ruminants: Basic Techniques and Field Applications in Hilly areas on 13-14 November 2019 No. PSF/Res/workshop/8(3)2018-19 80,000
Effective Research Grant Writing Effective Research Grant Writing on 28-29 June 2018No.293.02/SC/R&D/HEC/2018/2528 62, 950
Improvement of Kail Sheep Reproductive Efficiency through Estrus Synchronization and AI in AJK F. No. 3 -130/ 2019/ALP-PARC (P&DD) dated 21-3-2019Artificial insemination (AI) is the best method for the exploiting the best genetic potential in small ruminants. The use of AI either fresh or extended semen is not commonly used in Kail sheep. The introduction of AI from the semen of selected rams is the most desirable method for propagating the best germplasm. AI will also provide the widespread accurate genetic potential on national level to benefit the farmers and consumers. 5.461 million
Sustainable Economic Development through Value Chains, Advocacy and Disaster Risk Reduction (EDVAD I One Month Training of Artificial Insemination in Small and Large Ruminants has been delivered to ten (10) trainees at Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, 496,000 PKR
Physiological and productive performance of NILLI – Ravi buffaloes under the climatic conditions of This completed project aimed to find out the physiological response of Nilli Raavi buffaloes under Azad kashmir climate 150,000
Designation Department Organization From Date To Date
1. Life time member Pakistan Society of Theriogenology
Life time Member Pakistan Science Forum
Member Pakistan Veterinary Medical council
Focal person, Green Youth Movement HEC University of Poonch Rawalakot
HEC Approved Supervisor University of Poonch Rawalakot
Member The Society for Theriogenology and Reproductive Medicine
Convener Chinar Vet. Care Society
Description Year DOI
2. Nasir Hameed, Muhammad Zubair, Nasim Ahmad, Aneela Zameer Durrani, Muhammad Irfan-ur-Rehman Khan Effect of cooling rate, extender type, and storage temperature on chilled sperm quality and pregnancy rate in Kail. Small Ruminant Research 231 (2024) 107202. Impact factor; 1.8. 2024
1. Nasir Hameed, Shereen Akhter, Joanna Maria Gonçalves Souza-Fabjan, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Irfan-ur-Rehman Khan. Effects of different extenders, storage temperatures, and antioxidant supplementation on chilled semen quality: a review. Tropical Animal Health and Production (2024) 56:85. impact factor 1.7 2024
4. Nasir Hameed, Muhammad Zubair, Nasim Ahmad, Aneela Zameer Durrani and Muhammad Irfan ur Rehman Khan, 2023 Effects of extender type and storage time on sperm quality parameters of Kail ram semen stored at 5 °C Tropical Animal Health and Production 2023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-023-03594-4. Impact factor 1.893.
3.ShereenAkhter, Muhammad Zubair, Majid Mahmood, Syed Murtaza HassanAndrabi, Nasir Hameed, EjazAhmad & Muhammad Kashif Saleemi. Efects of vitamins C and E in tris citric acid glucose extender on chilled semen quality of Kail ram during different storage times. Scientific Reports | (2023) 13:18123. Impact factor; 4.6. 2023
5 Sohail Ahmed, Xunping Jiang, Guiqiong Liu, Amber Sadiq, Umar Farooq, Teketay Wassie, Ali Haider Saleem, Muhammad Zubair. New trends in immunocastration and its potential to improve animalwelfare: a mini review. Tropical Animal Health and Production (2022) 54:369. Impact Factor 1.893 2022
39. Muhammad Zubair, Effects of asphaltum (Shilajit) on male reproductive system (mini review).; Spatula DD. 2016; 6(3):0-0. DOI: 10.5455/spatula.20160413015359.
38. Shuja Hakim, Muhammad Zubair, Maqbool Ahmad, Shafia Tahseen Gull , Ali Murtaza, and Saqib Umar, 2016. Effect of Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin on Libido, Pre and Post Freezing Semen Parameters in Cholistani Bulls. International Journal of Livestock Research; 6 (4), 65-72.
37. Muhammad Zubair, Sajid Mahmood Sajid. Effects of Clomiphene citrate on Reproductive System of Birds and Mammals. Veterinary Sciences: Research and Reviews, 2015 1(1);2.
36. Muhammad Zubair, Ubaid-ur-Rehman, Sajid Mahmood Sajid. Causes of Infertility in Bitch. Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci, (2014); 2 (10): 565-573.
35. Muhammad Zubair, Maqbool Ahmad , 2014. An insight into the Recent Advances on the Physiology and Treatment of Retention of Fetal Membranes in Cattle. Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences 2 (2): 73 – 77.
34. Ijaz Ahmad, Sana Ullah Jatoi, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Younis, 2014. Comparative Efficacy of Different Cryoprotectants for Deep Freezing of Buffalo Bull Semen. Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences. 2 (3): 150 – 15.
33. Muhammad Zubair, Ijaz Ahmad, Maqbool Ahmad and Zahid Iqbal, 2013. Development of the best hypo osmotic swelling solution for evaluation of functional membrane integrity of spermatozoa of nili-ravi buffalo bull. Asian J Agri Biol, 1(2): 63- 66
32. Masood, A.; Ahmad, I.; Ahmad, N.; Qureshi, Z.I.; Zubair, M. Effect of growth hormone on semen parameters, partial hemogram, and testosterone level in Nili Ravi buffalo bulls. Rev vet 27 (2): 98-102, 2016. (ISI indexed).
31. Muhammad Zubair, Review on Effects of dietary vitamin E on male reproductive system. Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction 2017; 6(4): 145-150. (ISI indexed).
30. M. Zubair, Review on Toxic Effects of Arsenic with relation to Clinical Signs in Different Animals Asian J Agri & Biol. 2017;5(1):32-37. HEC Recognized
29. Role of selenium and vitamin E in lactose based extender on semen cryopreservation of buffalo bull (bubalus bubalis). M. Ali, M. Ahmad, S.T. Gul, M. Zubair, I. Ahmad and S. Ali. Pakistan Journal of Science (Vol. 69 No. 2 June, 2017). HEC Recognized.
28. Muhammad Zubair, Mubashir Ali Khaliq, Review on Effects of Dietary Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids on Semen Quality of Birds and Mammals. Asian J Agri Biol, 2016, 4(4): 134-139. HEC Recognized.
27. A.U. Baber, M. Ahmad, M. Zubair, S.T. Gul and A. Murtaza Effects of additin of taurine and manganese in extender on post thaw semen quality of sahiwal bulls. Pakistan Journal of Science (Vol. 68 No.3 September, 2016). HEC Recognized
Syed Mazhar Hussain Shah, SHujait Ali, Muhammad zubair, huma jamil, Nazir Ahmad. Effect of Supplementation of Feed with Flaxseed (Linumusitatisimum) Oil on Libido and Semen Quality of Nilli-Ravi Buffalo Bulls, 2016. Journal of Animal Science and Technology DOI 10.1186/s40781-016-0107-3. (ISI indexed)
25. Muhammad Ikram-ul-Haq, Maqbool Ahmad, Muhammad Zubair, Shafia Tehseen Gul, Muhammad Imtiaz Bashir. Effects of Asphaltum (Shilajit) on Scrotal Circumference and Semen Quality Parameters of Adult Lohi Rams.. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2016; 4(2): 559-563. (ISI indexed)
24. Syed Ali Abid Bukhari, Shujait Ali, Muhammad Zubair, Ijaz Ahmad, Ubaid-Ur Rehman, 2016. Effect of clomiphene citrate and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on ovulation induction in prepubertal Sahiwal heifers. Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction. 5(3); 232-235 (ISI indexed)
23. Mohsin Nawaz, Sajid Mahmood Sajid, Zulfiqar Ahmed, Muhammad Waqas, Tanveer Ahmed, Abid Hussain, Abrar Mohi-ud-Din, Asim Shamim, Muhammad Zubair and Imran Khalid. Anti-Tick Activity of Leaves of Azadirachta indica, Dalbergia sisso and Morus alba against Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae). Acta Parasitologica Globalis 6 (1): 60-64, 2015. (ISI indexed)
22. Sajid Mahmood Sajid, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Waqas, Mohsin Nawaz and Zulfiqar Ahmad. A Review on Quince (Cydonia oblonga): A Useful Medicinal Plant. Global Veterinaria 14 (4): 517-524, 2015. (ISI indexed)
21. Muhammad Waqas, Mohsin Nawaz, Sajid Mahmood Sajid, Zulfiqar Ahmad, Anisa Mushtaq, Abdul Jabbar and Muhammad Zubair. Strongylosis (Red Worms Infestation); a Potential Threat to Donkey’s Health and Performance. Global Veterinaria 14 (3): 355-360, 2015. (ISI indexed)
20. Muhammad Zubair, Mohsin Ali, Maqbool Ahmad, Sajid Mahmood Sajid, Ijaz Ahmad and Shafia Tehseen Gul. Effect of Selenium and Vitamin E on cryopreservation of semen and reproductive performance of animals (a review). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2015; 3 (1): 82-86. (ISI indexed)
19. Mohsin Nawaz, Sajid Mahmood Sajid, Muhammad Zubair, Jibran Hussain, Zulfiqar Abbasi, Abrar Mohi -Ud-Din and Muhammad Waqas In vitro and In vivo Anthelmintic Activity of Leaves of Azadirachta indica, Dalbergia sisso and Morus alba Against Haemonchus contortus. Global Veterinaria 13 (6): 996-1001, 2014. (ISI indexed).
18. Toxic Effects of Arsenic on Reproductive Functions of Male Rabbit and Their Amelioration with Vitamin E. Global Veterinaria 12 (2): 213-218. (ISI indexed).
17. Muhammad Zubair, Maqbool Ahmad, Nazir Ahmad, Muhammad Riaz Naveed, Muhammad Idrees, Muhammad Abdus Sallam and Muhammad Imtiaz Bashir, 2014.
16. Muhammad Zubair, Laeeq Akbar Lodhi, Ejaz Ahmad, Ghulam Muhammad, 2013. Hypo osmotic swelling test as screening for evaluation of semen of bull. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies; 1 (6): 124-128. (ISI indexed).
15. S. Umar, M. Ahmad, I. Ahmad, M. Zubair, Z. Umar, A. S. Qureshi, A. Manzoor, A. Murtaza, A. Shaukat, Correlation of biochemical constituents of seminal plasma with semen quality in Teddy goat (Capra hircus) bucks Accepted: 9 October 2017. aNDROLOGIA DOI: 10.1111/and.12940. Impact factor 1.441.
14. Muhammad Zubair & Christopher Joseph Martyniuk (2018): A review on hemato-biochemical, accumulation and patho-morphological responses of arsenic toxicity in ruminants, Toxin Reviews, DOI: 10.1080/15569543.2018.1442347. Impact factor 0.79.
13. Zubair M, Ahmad M, Saleemi MK, Gul ST, Jamil H and Umar S, 2018. Effects of vitamin E on hemato-biochemical constituents, kidney parenchyma and tissue accumulation in sodium arsenite exposed Teddy goat bucks. Pak Vet J, 38(1): 1-6. Impact factor 0.82.
Rising level of arsenic in water and fodder: a growing threat to livestock and human populations in Pakistan (Review). Muhammad Zubair, Christopher Joseph Martyniuk and Aqeela Shaheen. TOXIN REVIEWS, doi.org/10.1080/15569543.2017.1348360 Accepted 25 June 2017. Impact factor 0.79
11. Effects of Clomiphene Citrate (CC) and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) on hormonal profile, serum biochemical constituents, and oxidative stress in pre-pubertal Sahiwal heifers Shujait Ali, Muhammad Zubair, Saqib Umar, Saleem Akhtar, Zahid Iqbal, Mahmood Sajid, Muhammad kaleem and Ubaid-Ur-Rehman. Indian J. Anim. Res., Accepted: 26-05-2017. Impact factor 0.14
10. Muhammad Zubair, Maqbool Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal Qureshi, Review on Arsenic Induced Toxicity in Male Reproductive System and its Amelioration. aNDROLOGIA DOI: 10.1111/and.12791, 2017. Impact factor 1.441.
9. Muhammad Zubair, Maqbool Ahmad, Huma Jamil and Farrah Deeba, 2016. Dietary Vitamin E Supplementation: A Strategy to Combat Arsenic Induced Toxicity in Teddy Bucks. Pak Vet J, 36(4): 455-459. Impact factor 0.82
8. M. Zubair, M. Ahmad, M. K. Saleemi, S. T. Gul, N. Ahmad, S. Umar. Protective effects of vitamin E on sodium arsenite-induced toxicity, testicular measurements and histopathological studies of testes in Teddy goat bucks. aNDROLOGIA Accepted: 12 July 2016. Impact factor 1.441
7. M. Zubair , M. Ahmad , H. Jamil & F. Deeba. Toxic effects of arsenic on semen and hormonal profile and their amelioration with vitamin E in Teddy goat bucks. Andrologia; 2016, 48: 1220–1228. Impact factor 1.62.
6. Idrees M, Ahmad M, Gul ST, Ahmad I, Sallam MA and Zubair M, 2016. Effects of Asphaltum (Shilajit) combined with vitamin E and selenium on the reproductive parameters of female rabbits. Pak Vet J, 36(1):31-34. Impact factor 0.822
5. Sallam MA, M Ahmad, I Ahmad, ST Gul, M Idrees, MI Bashir and M Zubair, 2015. Toxic effects of Cypermethrin on the reproductive functions of female rabbits and their amelioration with Vitamin E and selenium. Pak Vet J. Impact factor 1.39.
4. M. Zubair, M. Ahmad & H. Jamil Review on the screening of semen by hypo-osmotic swelling test. Andrologia 2015, 47, 744–750. Impact factor 1.63
3. Ubaid-Ur-Rehmana, Shujait Ali, Nazir Ahmad,Shanaz Adeeb Khanumb, Muhammad Zubair. Ovulation induction in pre-pubertal Sahiwal-Friesian crossbred heifers by the use of clomiphene citrate and hCG. Animal Reproduction Science, 149 (2014) 141–144. . Impact factor 1.58
2. Muhammad Riaz Naveed, Nazir Ahmad, Ijaz Ahmad, Nafees Akhtar, Shujait Ali, Muhammad Zubair, Saeed Murtaza. Effects of FSH extracted from in vitro cultured anterior pituitary cells of male buffalo calves on body and testes weight, serum FSH and total cholesterol and hematological variables in male rabbits. Animal Reproduction Science, 150 (2014) 125–129. Impact factor 1.58
1. L. A. Lodhi, M. Zubair, Z. I. Qureshi, I. Ahmad and H. Jamil , 2008. Correlation between hypo osmotic swelling test and various conventional semen evaluation parameters in fresh nili Ravi buffalo and sahiwal cow bull semen. Pakistan vet .J, 28(4):186-188.
11. Amelioration of toxicopathological effects of cadmium with silymarin and milk thistle in male Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) Muhammad Kashif Saleemi, Muhammad Waseem Tahir, Rao Zahid Abbas, Masood Akhtar, Amir Ali, Muhammad Tariq Javed, Zahida Fatima, Muhammad Zubair, Sheraz Ahmed Bhatti, Zahoor-ul-Hassan, 2019. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (ESPR) 26:21371–21380. Impact Factor 2.94
12. Brucellosis is Significantly Associated with Reproductive Disorders in Dairy Cattle of Punjab, Pakistan. Qudrat Ullah,, Huma Jamil, Laeeq Akbar Lodhi, Zafar Iqbal Qureshi, Tariq Jamil, Iahtasham Khan, Shahbaz Bashir, Qudratullah, Inamullah Wazir, M. Abdus Sallam and Muhammad Zubair (2019). Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 51(5); 1995-1997. Impact Factor 0.79.
13. Shafiq Ahmad, Shujait Ali, Asghar Abbas, Rao Zahid Abbas, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Asif Raza, Naheed Bano, Muhammd Usman Shafi, Syed Nadeem Badar, Kashif Hussain, Muhammad Rizwan, Tanveer Ahmad. Effects of dietary supplementation of linseed oil (Omega-3) on quality parameters of Nili Ravi bull spermatozoa. Livestock Science 224 (2019) 57–59. Impact Factor 1.376.
15. Muhammad Abdus Sallam, Muhammad Zubair, Shafia Tehseen Gul, Qudrat Ullah & Muhammad Idrees (2018): Evaluating the protective effects of vitamin E and selenium on hematology and liver, lung and uterus histopathology of rabbits with cypermethrin toxicity, Toxin Reviews, DOI: 10.1080/15569543.2018.1518335 Impact Factor; 3.84.
22. Zubair, M., Ahmad, M., Saleemi, M.K. et al. Sodium arsenite toxicity on hematology indices and reproductive parameters in Teddy goat bucks and their amelioration with vitamin C. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2020) 27:15223–15232. Impact factor 3.056
Biomonitoring of Toxic Metals in Feathers of Birds from North Eastern Pakistan. Bushra Rashid, Muhammad Zubair, Nausheen Irshad, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Majid Mahmood, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Khizar Hussain Shah, Aqeela Shaheen, 2021. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-021-03221-8 Impact Factore; 2.151
Zahoor MA, Gul ST, Khatoon A, Ashraf M, Zubair M, Imran M, Maqbool B and Atif FA, 2022. Teratogenic effects of thiamethoxam (a neonicotinoid) on development of chick embryo. Pak Vet J, 42(2): 179- 184. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2022.033 impact factor 1.803
Zubair M, Shafique S, Shahbaz M, Husain AM, Khalique MA, Saleemi MK, Khan MI and Hameed N, 2022. Toxicological effects of arsenic trioxide on blood, serum biochemical constituents and hormonal profile of rabbits and their amelioration with olive oil. Asian J. Agric. Biol. 2022(1): 202012550.
Approaches of estrous synchronization in sheep: developments during the last two decades: a review. Nasir Hameed, Muhammad Irfan?ur?Rehman Khan, Muhammad Zubair, Syed Murtaza Hassan Andrabi. Tropical Animal Health and Production (2021) 53:485 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02932-8 Impact Factor 1.893
Anas Ashraf. Muhammad Kashif Saleemi. Mashkoor Mohsin. Shafia Tehseen Gul. Muhammad Zubair. Faqir Muhammad. Sheraz Ahmed Bhatti. Muhammad Raza Hameed. Muhammad Imran. Hamid Irshad. Iqra Zaheer. Ishtiaq Ahmed. Ahmad Raza. Anas Sarwar Qureshi. Ahrar Khan (2022). Pathological effects of graded doses of aflatoxin B1 on the development of the testes in juvenile white leghorn males. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19324-6. Impact Factor 5.190
Gul ST, Mahmood S, Bilal M, Saleemi MK, Imran M and Zubair M, 2022. Acute phase proteins as biomarkers in perspective to animal diseases diagnosis. Agrobiological Records 9: 45-57.