CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. SOHAIL AHMAD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & CHAIRMAN,
DEPARTMENT ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS
Name: Dr. Sohail Ahmad
Date of birth: January 25, 1971
Father's name: Rabnawaz Khan
Height: 5 ft and 9 inches
Status: Married
Place of birth: Charsadda (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Postal Address: House No. H/L-18, Qazi Street, Canal
Town, Near University Dhobi-Ghat,
Peshawar.
Present address: Office # 108, Faculty of Animal
Husbandry and Vet. Sciences. Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa-Agricultural University,
Peshawar.
Mob: 0333-9259703
Qualification
• PhD (Animal Breeding and Genetics) UAF
• M. Sc (Hons) AH (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural
University Peshawar
• DHMP (Netherlands)
Experience and Associate Professor Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of
service activities Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural
University, Peshawar. Since Dec 31, 2019 onwards
Assistant Professor Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural
University, Peshawar. Since September 5th, 2009 till Dec 31, 2009
Lecturer Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Animal
Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural
University, Peshawar. Since September 1st, 2000 till Sep 4th, 2009
Female Stock Assistants Course Coordinator Animal husbandry In-service
Training Institute, Peshawar, Livestock and diary Development department
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. From November 1995 to December 1997
Instructor Animal husbandry In-service Training Institute, Peshawar,
Livestock and diary Development department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. From July
1992 to October 1995 and from January 1998 to August 1999
District Livestock Officer Sarhad Rural Support Corporation, SRSC
Charsadda. From Feb 1992 till June 1992
Honors and Nil
Awrads
Memberships • Thesis Supervisor Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad
• External Examiner (Department of Zoology, University of Peshawar)
• Associate Editor, Sarhad Journal of Agriculture (SJA)
• Referee Sarhad Journal of Agriculture (SJA)
• Moderator, Asian Buffalo Congress
• Member Central Purchase Committee, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
 Agricultural University Peshawar
• Associate Editor Sarhad Journal Of agriculture
• Member Board of Director, and Secretary Agricultural University
Teachers’ Foundation
• Senior warden
• Member University Improvement Committee
• Member Proctorial Board Agricultural University Peshawar
Graduate M. Sc (Hons) Thesis supervised
Students As supervisor
Postdocs ¾ Wholesomeness of buffalo milk consumed in Peshawar City,
Undergraduate 2000-2002 (Wazahat Hussain
Students ¾ Production and reproduction performance of Achai and cross-
Honors Students bred cattle in District Lower Dir, 2002-2004 (Dilbar Khan)
¾ Prevalence and identification of Ixodid Tick genera in frontier
regions of Peshawar, 2003-2005 (Abdul Manan)
¾ Varietal differences in yield and nutritive value of wheat-
straw from different genotypes, 2003-2006 (Ikramullah)
¾ Morphological characterization of Kutta sheep breed in Swat,
2002-2009 (Amir Jalil)
¾ Documenting hazaragie sheep breed habitating central
Afghanistan using SSR markers 2009-2011 (Ali Askar
Musavi)

As Co-supervisor (thesis completed)

¾ Effect of Berberis lycium on the performance, serum lipid
profile, immunity and liver function in broiler chicks (PhD
thesis by Naila Chand ).
¾ Effect of Bovine Somatotrpin (bST) on Milk production, milk
fat and Body weight changes in Lactating buffaloes and cows
(M.Sc. (Hons) AH, Ihsanullah) 2001-2004
¾ Evaluation of Ziziphus Mauritiana leaves with or without
urea as a supplement to a basal diet of sorghum hay in sheep
(M.Sc. (Hons) AH, Muzammila Raza)
¾ Effect of infusion of mixture of different plants on
haematology, immunity, lipid profile, hepato-toxicity and
overall performance of Broiler chicks (Muhammad Javed)
¾ Morphological and Molecular characterization of sheep
genetic resources native to central valley of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, 2009

Brief Statement Conservation and development of domestic animal genetic resource

of Research Characterization and conventional and non-conventional traits
Interest Disease resistance in domestic animals

Publications Impact factor publications

1 Chessa, B., F. Pereira, F. Arnaud, A. Amorim, F. Goyache, I.
Mainland, R.R. Kao, J. M. Pemberton, D. Beraldi, M. Stear,
26.372
A. Alberti, M. Pittau, L. Iannuzzi, M.H. Banabazi, R.
Kazwala, Y.-P. Zhang, J.J. Arranz, B.A. Ali, Z. Wang, M.
 Uzun, M. Dione, I. Olsaker, L.-E. Holm, U. Saarma, S.
Ahmad, N. Marzanov, E. Eythorsdottir, M.J. Holland, P.
Ajmone-Marsan, M.W. Bruford, J. Kantanen, T.E. Spencer.
M. Palmarini. 2009. Revealing the history of sheep
domestication using retrovirus integrations. Science.
324(5926) 532 – 536.
2 Habib, G., M.F. Hassan, M. Akmal, S. Ahmad, and
Ghufranullah. 2011. Fodder maize production in a cereals 0.49
based rotation with legume as catch crop. Pak. J. Bot. 29(3)
3 Ahmad. S., M.S. Khan, Y. Muhammed, S. Sultan, F.
Muhammed, S. Ahmed Khan and G. Jabbar. 2009. On-farm
0.105
performance of Azi-kheli buffalo. Pak. J. Zool. Suppl. Ser-1.
9(209-212).
4 Ahmad. S., M.S. Khan, Y. Muhammed, S. Sultan, F.
Muhammad, S.A. Khan and G. Jabbar. 2009. Economic
0.105
status of commercial buffalo dairy operations in Peshawar,
NWFP. Pak. J. Zool. Suppl. Ser-1. 9(251-256).
5 Ubaidullah, L.A. Lodhi, S. Ahmad, S. Sultan and Y. Khan.
2009. In vitro maturation of oocytes in different maturation
media containing estrous buffalo serum, estrous cow serum 0.105
and follicular fluid from buffalo. Pak. J. Zool. Suppl. Ser-1.
9(213-218).
6 Khan. A., S. Ahmad., M.S. Khan; S. Sultan and Y.
Muhammad 2009. Status of commercial buffalo dairying in
0.105
North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool.
Suppl. Ser-1. 9(123-128).
7 Khan, M.S., F. Hassan, M.S. Rehman, S. Ahmad and Z.
Rehman. 2009. Days open and seasonality of calving in
0.105
buffaloes and cattle in Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool. Suppl. Ser-1.
9(195-199).
8 Khan, S., M.S. Qureshi, G. Habib, A. Mushtaq, Ihsaullah, S.
Ahmad, S.M. Suhail and S.S. Afridi. 2009. Effect of
0.105
pregnancy on lactation performance of dairy buffaloes. Pak.
J. Zool. Suppl. Ser-1. 9(55-60).
9 Muhammed Y., G. Habib, S. Ahmad, S. Sultan and
Ihsanullah. 2009. Comparative effect of non-protein nitrogen
0.105
feeding on growth and fertility performance in buffalo
heifers. Pak. J. Zool. Suppl. Ser-2. 9(211-217).
10 Ibrahim. M., S. Ahmad, Z.A. Swati, and M.S. Khan. 2010.
Genetic diversity in Balkhi, Hashtnagri and Michni sheep
1.00
populations using SSR markers. African Journal of
Biotechnology. 9(45), 7617-7628.
11 Ahmad. S and M.S. Khan. 2010. Factors affecting wool
Characteristics of Kari sheep in Pakistan. Turkish journal of
0.259
Animal Science. Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 2010; 34(6):485-
492.
 12 Imtiaz, N., F.R. Durrani, S. Ahmad and Amanullah. 2011.
Immunomodulatory and hepatoprotective role of feed added
1.386
Berberis lycium in broiler chicks. Journal of the Science of
Food and Agriculture. Published
13 Sayed Ali Askar Musavi, Sohail Ahmad, Muhammad
Ibrahim. 2011. Molecular Characterization of Hazaragie
0.22
sheep native to Central Afghanistan. Indian journal of
Animal Science. 81(7):60-66.
14 Ibrahim, M, S. Ahmad, Z.A. Swati, and Gufranullah. Fat
tailed sheep production systems in the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa
0.95
Province of Pakistan. Tropical Animal Health and
Production. Published
15 Ihsanullah, G. Habib, S. Ahmed, Y. Muhammed and S.
Sultan. 2009 Bovine somatotropin (bst) effect on milk yield,
0.105
composition and body weight in buffaloes under sub-tropical
environment. Pak. J. Zool. Suppl. Ser-2. Accepted
16 Khan, M., Z.U. Haq, S. Ahmad and I. Khan. 2009. Do
returns to scale exist in buffalo farming in Peshawar valley? 0.105
Pak. J. Zool. Suppl. Ser-2. Accepted

B). In National and International Journals (HEC recognised)

S.No Title
1 Ahmad, S; G. Habib; M.M. Siddiqui and M.A. Khan. 2001. Effect of
seed scarification, rhizobium inoculation, and phosphorus fertilization
on yield and nutritive value of berseem. Sarhad J. of Agric. 17(2):127-
131.
2 Khan, M.S; N. Ahmad; S. Ahmad and N. Ahmad. 2002. Nutritive value
of corn silage as affected by additives. Sarhad J. Agri. 18(4); 351-354.
3 Babar, M.E; Z. Ahmad and S. Ahmad. 2004. Heritability estimates of
pre-weaning daily weight gain in Lohi sheep. Sarhad. J. Agric. 20(2);
175-177.
4 Ahmad, S and M.S. Khan. 2007. Karyology of Kari sheep. Pak. Vet. J.
27 (3): 118-120.
5 Khan, M.S and Z.U. Rehman, M.A. Khan and S. Ahmad. 2008.
Genetic resource and diversity in Pakistani cattle. Pak. Vet. J. 28 (3):
131-135.
6 Khan, M.S., G. Bilal, I.R. Bajwa, Z. Rehman, and S. Ahmad. 2008.
Estimation of breeding value of Sahiwal cattle suing test day milk
yields. Pak. Vet. J. 28 (3):131-135.
7 Pervaiz, U., A, Khan, N.M. Khan, M.Z. Khan, Ikramulhaq, Q. Hassan,
I. Khanttak, and S. Ahmad. 2009. The role of extension services in tea
production. Sarhad J. Agric. 25(2): 349-353.
8 Ahmad S., A. Jalil, Ihsanullah and H. Khan. 2009. Morphological
characterization of Kutta – the native sheep breed from Northern
Pakistan. Sarhad J. Agric. 25(2): 278-284
9 A. Jalil, S. Ahmad, G. Habib and M. Akmal. 2009. Kutta sheep- an
endangered breed in Northern Pakistan. Sarhd J. Agric. 25(2) :273-277
 10 Khan, A., U Pervaiz, N.M. Khan, S. Ahmad and N. Shaukat. 2009.
Effectiveness of demonstration plots as extension method adopted by
AKRSP for agricultural technology dissemination in District Chitral.
Sarhad J Agric. 25(2):313-319.
11 Ahmad, S., G. Habib, Y. Muhammad, Ihsanullah and U Pervaiz. 2009.
Effect of seed scarification, rhizobium inoculation and phosphorus
fertilization on root development of barseem (Trifolium alexandrinum
l.) and soil composition. Sarhad J. Agric. 25(3):369-373.
12 Hussain, T., I. Javed, F.H. Khan, F. Muhammad, B. Aslam, S. Ahmad,
I.U. Jan, A. Basit and U. Tahir. 2009. Effect of Paracetamol on the renal
clearance and urinary excretion of isoniazid in Goats. Pak. Vet. J.
29(3):121:124
13 Rahman, A.U., S. Khan, D. Khan, M. Hussain, S. Ahmad, S.M. Sohail,
I. Ahmad, I. Haq and I. Ahmad. 2009. Probiotics as an immune
enhancer in broilers. Sarhad J. Agric. 25(3):457-461.
14 Rahman, A.U., S. Ahmad, D. Khan, M. Hussain, I. Ahmad, Z. Shah,
S.M. Sohail, I. Haq, A. Hafeez and Z.U. Rehman. 2009. Nutritional
importance of exogenous enzymes in broiler ration at finisher phase.
Sarhad J. Agric. 25(3): 475-478.
15 Rahman, A.U., S. Khan, D. Khan, M. Hussain, S. Ahmad, S.M. Sohail,
I. Ahmad, I. Haq and Z. Shah. 2009. Use of probiotics in broiler feed at
starter phase. Sarhad J. Agric. 25(3):469-473.
16 Suhail, S. M., Ijaz Ahmed, Abdul Hafeez, Dawood Jan, S.Ahmed,
Sarzmin Khan, Altaf-ur-Rehman and Asim Ijaz. 2009. Genetic study of
reproductive performance of Jersey cattle under subtropical conditions.
Sarhad J. Agric., 25(4).
17 Ahmad. S., M. Yaqoob, N. Hashmi, S. Ahmad, M. A. Zaman and M.
Tariq. 2010. Economic importance of camel: a Unique alternative under
crisis. Pak. Vet. J. 30(4): 191-197.
C: Research papers in other Journals
S. Title
No
1 Ahmad, S; N. Ahmad and M. Tashayyadi 1996. Effect of dietary
Sodium bicarbonate on growth performance of cow calves. J. Ani.
Health & Prod. 16(1): 139-142.
2 Farooq, M; F.R. Durrani; W. Waheed-Ullah; Sajjad; S. Ahmad and A.
Asqhar. 2001. Prevalence of coccidiosis in Broilers in sub-tropical
environment. Lives. Res. Rural Dev. 3(13): 43-49.
3 Ahmad, S; R. Khan; G.Habib and M.M. Siddiqui. 2002. The “Kari
Sheep” a genetic heritage. J. Ani & Plant Sci. 12(1):14-16.
4 Hussain, W; S. Ahmad, M.M. Siddiqui and N. Ahmad. 2004. Quality
of buffalo milk supplied in Peshawar City. Agric. Sci. J. Pak. 1(1); 35-
37.
5 Hussain, W; S. Ahmad, M.M. Siddiqui and N. Ahmad. 2004. Study of
adulteration in Buffalo milk: a case study of Peshawar city. Agric. Sci.
J. Pak. 1(1); 18-20.
6 Ahmad, S; W. Hussain; M. M. Siddiqui and N. Ahmad. 2004. Study of
milk marketing and pricing in Peshawar City. Agric. Sci. J. Pak. 1(1);
38-40.
7 Khan, M.S, M.A. Khan, S. Ahmad and S. Mahmood. 2007. Genetic
 resource and diversity in Pakistani Sheep. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 9(6) 941-
944.
8 Ahmad, S. 2008. Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities in
Agriculture sector. Proc. Conf. “National seminar on Challenges of
Globalisation in Agriculture” at Baragali, organised by Agric. Uni.
Teachers Assoc. July 2-7, 2008:154-162.
9 Nidaullah, H., F. R. Durrani, S. Ahmad, I.U Jan and S. Gul. 2010.
Aqueous extract from different medicinal plants as anticoccidial,
growth promotive and immunostimulant in broilers. ARPN J Agric.
Biol. Sci. 5(1): 53-59.
BOOKS PUBLISHED
• Kari Sheep – a unique genetic recourse in domesticated sheep: socioeconomic,
morphological and phylogenetic aspects of KARI sheep. By Sohail Ahmad
and Muhammad Sajjad Khan.
ISBN-13: 978-3-83838205-6
• Fat tail sheep native to North Western Pakistan. By Muhammad Ibrahim,
Sohail Ahmad and Zahoor Ahmad Swati.
ISBN-978-3-8383-9747-4
Research
PROJECTS PERFORMED
Grants and
Contracts
PI Year of Title Fundi
completion ng
Agenc
y
“Maintaining Genetic
Dr. Sohail Ahmad June 2006 PARC
Diversity of Kari Sheep
Breed for Sustained (ALP)
Development of Chitrali
Patti Cottage Industry and
Mutton Production”
(Total Cost Rs. 3.2 million)
“Determining Gestation
Dr. Sohail Ahmad Dec 2010 HEC
Length, and its Phenotypic,
Genetic and Environmental
Markers in Kari Sheep at
Chitral”
(Total Cost Rs. 2.6 million)
Dr Sohail Ahmad “Establishment of Dairy
2008 HEC
as Co-Author of Technology Centre as
Mega Project component of the mega
project Strengthening
Teaching and Research
Capabilities (STRC) of the
Faculty”. (Cost Rs. 20
million)
Other CONSULTANCIES
Research or PI Consultancy Role Sponsoring Status
Creative agency
Accomplish Dr. “Livestock Co- UNDP-Lachi Complete
ments Sohail production (system Consultant Poverty d in 2003
 Ahmad analysis) in Lachi” Reduction
Project
Dr. Evaluation of Principal Livestock and 2010
Sohail Livestock consultant Dairy
Ahmad Developmental Development
Projects Initiated in Department,
Federally FATA
Administered Tribal Secretariat,
Areas (FATA) & Warsak Road
Future ,Peshawar
Implementation
Strategy
Dr. Community Principal Livelihood 2010
Sohail Livestock Extension consultant Program-
Ahamd Workers Training at Inter-
White Palace Cooperation
Marghuzar Swat (North
Region)
Selected • Sheep genetic Resources at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Professional • Characterization and conventional and non-conventional traits
Presentations • Disease resistance in domestic animals
• Socio-economic profile and husbandry practices of Kari sheep farmers
• Maintaining Genetic Diversity of Kari Sheep Breed for Sustained
Development of Chitrali Patti Cottage Industry and Mutton Production