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1 Quality Enhancement Cell NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar Faculty Resume Name Dr. Altaf Ur Rahman Personal Professor Department of Animal Nutrition Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricutlural University Peshawar Experience Duration Designation Organization Research Officer AUP till to date Lecturer Department of Animal Nutrition Assistant Department of Professor Animal Nutrition Associate Department of Professor Animal Nutrition Associate Department of Professor Animal Nutrition Professor Department of Animal Nutrition Honor and Awards Memberships Graduate Students Postdocs Undergraduate Students Honour Students List supervision of graduate students, postdocs and undergraduate honors theses showg: Years Degree Name Show other formation as appropriate and list membership on graduate degree committees MSc Fara Khattak

2 Service Activity 1992 MSc Pervaz 2001 MSc Anila khan 2003 MSc Ishtiaq Ahmed 2003 MSc Imran Naseem 2003 MSc Zen-Ullah 2006 MSc Shoaib Sultan 2007 MSc Rafi-Ullah 2010 MSc Kamran Fareed 2010 MSc Asif Sher 2011 MSc Atta-Ur-Rahman 2011 MSc Shehryar 2011 MSc M. Noman Teachg and research Courses taught: Physiology and biochemistry of nut rition AN 701 Vitam Nutrition AN 706 Energy metabolism AN 703 Prote metabolism AN 704 Avian Nutrition AN 711 Rumant Nutrition AN 714 Nutrient Requirements of poultry and livestock AN 412 Technical Report Writg and Presentation Poultry Nutrition AN-512

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4 Brief Statement of Research Interest Publications Poultry Nutrition and rumant Nutrition 1987 Improvement the nutritive value of sugar cane pith with ammoniation usg cattle manure as an additive Improvement the dry matter and organic matter digestibility of sugarcane pith with ammoniation usg cattle manure as an additive Economic importance of sugarcane pith as a non conventional feed resource for growg rumant Comparison of the fermentation characteristics of whole crop maize versus maize stover silages under laboratory conditions. Sarhad J. Agric. Vol. 17 (4): Effects of feedg whole crop maize versus mott grass silages on milk yield and its composition Sahiwal cows Effect of substitution of whole crop maize versus stover silages with commercial concentrates on milk yield and its composition Sahiwal cows Comparison of the nutritive value of whole crop maize versus maize stover silages under laboratory conditions Effect of ensilage on chemical composition of whole crop maize, maize stover and mott grass Pakistan Veterary Journal Vol. 24 (3): Cell walls digestion of ryegrass and Lucerne by cattle Sarhad J. Agric vol 23 (2): Effect of dietary probiotic supplementation on performance of broilers Economic importance of probiotic broiler rations: a case study of district Mansehra NWFP Economic importance of exogenoudenzymes broiler rations Sarhad J. Agric vol 23 (2): Substitution of traditional concentrates with Grewia oppositifolia leaves sheep

5 14 Sarzam K., Q. sobhan & Altaf, U. R Feed supplementation preventspost conception decle milk progesterone concentrations stress dairy buffaloes 15 M. ayaz, S. khan & Altaf, U. R Prevalence of avian fluenza and its economic impact on poultry population of Hazara region of Pakistan Sarhad J. Agric. vol 26 (4): Altaf, U. R., K. Sarzam & K. Daulat Probiotics as an immune enhansor broilers. Sarhad J. Agric. 25 (3): Altaf, U. R., K. Sarzam & K. Daulat Use of probiotics broiler diets at starter phase. Sarhad J. Agric. 25 (3): Altaf, U. R., K. Daulat & K. Sohail Nutritional importance of exogenous enzymes broiler ration at fisher phase. Sarhad J. Agric. 25 (3): Morphological characterization of kutta the native sheep breed from northern Pakistan. Sarhad J. Agric. vol 25 (2) Effect of seed scarification, rhizobium oculation and phosphorus fertilization root development of barseem and soil composition Effect of various combation of layer poultry litter treatment on the vitro organic matter digestibility (INVDOM) of sugarcane pith with urea nitrogen Supplementation of straw based ration with Energy concentrates for growg rumants Effect of Driselase-1 (enzymes mixture) on the growth performance of broiler chicks at starter phase Effect of freezg on nutritive value of untreated or enzyme-treated maize stover silage Effect of freezg or enzyme treatment before ensilg on the nutritive value of maize silage Bove rumen liquor and faeces as sources of micro-organisms for the vitro gas production technique assessed usg twelve gramaceous

6 Research Grants and Contracts. Other Research or Creative Accomplishments forages.the 8 th World conf. on Anim. Prod. vol 1: pp Seuil National Univ. Korea Practical Trag Programme for the Rural Broiler Raisg Poultry Farmers Peshawar May to July Funded by USAID TIPAN List patents, software, new products developed, etc. nil Selected Professional Presentations

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