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Professor Muhammad Subhan Qureshi

After graduating from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore during 1982, Prof Qureshi joined the provincial livestock department of KP as Veterinary Officer and was involved in semen processing, quality monitoring and farm management practices. Then he shifted to Civil Veterinary Hospital Peshawar and worked on veterinary and reproductive clinics and disease investigation. Later he joined the University again and completed MSc Hons degree in Animal Reproduction and investigated corpus luteum function in dairy buffaloes. After completing master studies he joined the Enzyme Immunoassay laboratory of Veterinary Research Institute Peshawar and worked on endocrinology of dairy animals. He introduced herd health program for the peri-urban dairy farmers and investigated reproductive performance and health status of buffaloes and other food animals; preparation, implementation and monitoring of research and development programs; assistance to IUCN, WTO, SMEDA, FAO, Bank of Khyber, etc., in livestock development. Assistance was also provided to Inland universities in postgraduate research programs.

Peri-urban dairy farms were studied during doctoral thesis research and losses of Rs.1043 billion per annum were reported. The farmers were organized into Sarhad Dairy Farmers Association and linked with various development and scientific organizations. Farmers’ problems were highlighted through review papers for scientific and administrative journals, conferences, internet articles and press statements. Advised two successive Chief Ministers on livestock sector and presented development plans. Livestock Investment Conference was organized in collaboration with Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industries on July 28, 2005, attended by participants from scientific, business, government and civil society organizations, recommending establishment of diary colonies and other ventures through public private partnership.

During 2005, Prof Qureshi joined the KP Agricultural University, Peshawar as full professor and was raised to the status of Focal Point (Dean) of the Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences. Since then, has been involved in teaching Animal Reproduction and Livestock Management subjects to the graduate and postgraduate students. He has been supervising the technical, academic and financial matters of the Departments & preparing research and development proposals for improving teaching, research and industrial linkages. He has been member of administrative and academic bodies. He facilitated the establishment of the Livestock Trainers and Consultants, an NGO of young animal scientists. The scientist has successfully completed three research and development projects funded by the provincial and federal government agencies. He also assisted in implementing a mega project on strengthening of teaching and research capabilities of the Faculty regarding Livestock Management Component. Currently he is supervising a project on improving goats’ semen under Pakistan Science Foundation research grants.

Initial focus of Prof Qureshi’s research was on reproduction nutrition interaction in dairy buffaloes under peri-urban dairy farms in Peshawar. He observed that onset of breeding was associated with increasing intake of metabolizable energy and decreasing crude protein and minerals. The poor BCS decreased fertility. Excess intake of crude protein also accompanied higher serum urea levels. The post-conception decline in milk yield of dairy buffaloes was investigated through doctoral thesis research of Sarzamin Khan and progesterone levels beyond 6.4 ng/ml were associated with drastic decline while feed supplementation prevented this stress effect. A series of studies was completed on availability of fatty acids in milk from various dairy species during different physiological states for PhD thesis of Anila Mushtaq. SM Sohail worked on genetic and phenotypic evaluation of performance traits in dairy buffaloes for his doctoral dissertation. Ishanullah will investigate metabolic and physiological adaptation of crossbred cattle under sub-tropical conditions and the role of nutrition and other stress factors in delayed ovulation. Oxidative stress affecting semen quality will be studied for thesis of Shoaib Sultan and stress markers of infertility for Ikramullah Khan. Livestock Management Department, headed by Prof Qureshi, got recognized by the National Agriculture Education Accreditation Council of Pakistan.

Prof. Qureshi has been contributing as Dairy Expert in the Pak-Australia Dairy project jointly funded by the ASLP Pakistan and ACIAR Australia. He worked as Visiting Professor at Charles Sturt University, Australia with Prof Peter Wynn for six weeks to work on collaboration in the area of stress physiology and animals’ welfare. His engagement was continued as Adjunct Professor. Prof Qureshi is assisting the Prime Minister Secretariat as Member Industrial Advisory Group of the NAVTEC. He has organized the International Workshop on Dairy Science Park -2011 as Chief Organizer with the cooperation of various agencies. The conference was attended by 400+ delegates, 103 technical papers, 5 scientific and 2 development and business support sessions, exhibition by 10 business companies. Expected outcome of the workshop is development of a sustainable outreach and business support package for the peri-urban dairy farming in the region to be implemented by the academic, development and business support organizations.