Ghazanfar has recently (2020) completed PhD in animal science from the Pennsylvania State University (PSU), United States. Previously, in 2012 and 2015, he completed Doctor of Veterinary (DVM) and Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in veterinary medicine, respectively from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Pakistan. Later, in 2016, he secured Fulbright scholarship for PhD from PSU. Before leaving for US, he coordinated and managed UVAS’s farmer extension services for 3 years (2012-2015)
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Nutritional Physiology
- Nutrigenomics
- Production efficient, environment friendly and antibiotic free practices in animal feed
CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS & PRESENTATIONS:
- Comparison of Forage and Concentrate Digestibility in Sheep and Cattle, ASAS 2018 Midwest Meeting, March 12, 2018 – Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in Omaha, NE.
- Effect of age and physical form of oat on hepatic enzyme expression in pre-weaning dairy Calves, ADSA, June 24-17, 2018 in Knoxville, TN.
- Hormonal interventions improve pregnancy more in cows than buffaloes under small scale subsistence farming system; (Presented at the Penn State’s 4th Annual Rural Studies Student Conference. October 28–29, 2016, University Park, Pennsylvania)
- projects
- 2013-14 Community Research project “Making Cows Pregnant” near University countryside Campus of UVAS, Tehsil Pattoki, District Kasur, in collaboration with Australian project, Agriculture Sector Linkages Program (ASLP).
