Department:  Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences

Position:  Lecturer

HEC Approved Supervisor:  NO

Research Intersts:  Dairy cattle breeding: Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) for dissection of diversity in animal populations and identification of QTL/ genes affecting economic traits especially growth and prolificacy in farm animals. Genomic characterization of signatures of selection for environmental adaptation in tropical livestock. Rumen metagenomics for identification of genes controlling fibre degrading enzymes in buffaloe

Publications:  

1. Saeed, M. , D. Babazadeh, M. Naveed, M. A. Arain, F. Hassan, and S. Chao, 2017, Reconsidering betaine as a natural anti-heat stress agent in poultry industry: a review, Tropical Animal Health and Production, 49, 1329–1338
2. Ali, M. A. , L. A. Lodhi, M. M. Awais, F. Hassan, and W. Ahmad, 2016, Effect of birth weight and sex of the calf on incidence of calving disorders in buffaloes in Punjab Province, Pakistan (A Case Study). , Science International, 28(3), 3179-3182
3. Bruford, M. W. , C. Ginja, I. Hoffmann, S. Joost, P. Orozco-terwengel, F. Alberto, A. Amaral, M. Barbato, F. Biscarini, L. Colli, M. Costa, I. Curik, S. Duruz, M. Ferencakovic, D. Fischer, R. Fitak, L. Groeneveld, S. Hall, O. H. Hanotte, F. Hassan, P. Helsen, L. Iacolina, J. Kantanen, K. Leempoel, J. A. Lenstra, P. Ajmone_marsan , C. Masembe , H. Megens, M. Miele, M. Neuditschko, E. Nicolazzi, F. Pompanon, J. Roosen, N. Sevane, A. Smetko, A. Štambuk, I. Streeter, S. Stucki, C. Supakorn, L. Telo_da_gama, M. Tixier-boichard, D. Wegmann, and X. Zhan, 2015, Prospects and Challenges for the Conservation of Farm Animal Genomic Resources, 2015-2025, Frontiers in Genetics, 6, 314
4. Khan, M.S., M.S. Muhammad, M. Abdullah, F. Hassan, A. Waheed, M. Ashfaq, R.C. Bett, I. Baltenweck, J. Poole, M.N.M. Ibrahim and A.M. Okeyo. , 2013, Livestock keepers’ perception of indigenous goat breeds and their contribution to livelihoods in Pakistan. , Egypt. J. Sheep Goat Sci. , 8(1), 17-27
5. Hassan, F. and M.S. Khan. , 2013, Performance of crossbred dairy cattle at military dairy farms in Pakistan. , J. Anim. Plant Sci. , 23(3), 705-714
6. Rehman, Z., M.S. Khan, M.S. Rehman and F. Hassan., 2013, Genetic control and association among economic traits in Sahiwal cattle: a review., J. Anim. Plant Sci., 23(3), 678-691
7. Hassan, F. , and M. S. Khan, 2013, First Lactation Performance of Crossbred Dairy Cattle at Military Dairy Farms in Pakistan, The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 23, 705-714
8. Khan, M. S., F. Hassan, M. S. Rehman, S. Ahmed and Z. Rehman, 2009, Days open and seasonality of calving in buffaloes and cattle in Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 9, 195-199
9. M. S. Khan, M. S. Rehman and F. Hassan, 2009, Breeding buffalo in genomic era- issues of recording and evaluation, Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 9, 215-219
10. Hassan, F., M. S. Khan, M. S. Rehman, M. Sarwar, and S. A. Bhatti, 2007, Seasonality of calving in Nili-Ravi buffaloes, Sahiwal purebred and crossbred cattle in Pakistan, Italian Journal of Animal Science, 6(2), 1298-1301
11. Khan, M. S., F. Hassan, M. S. Rehman, A. U. Hyder and I. R. Bajwa, 2007, Genetic control of milk yield from lactations of different duration in Nili-Ravi buffaloes, Archives of Animal Breeding, 50(3), 227-239
12. Bhatti, A. A., M. S. Khan, A. U. Hyder and F. Hassan, 2006, Selection of Sahiwal cattle bulls on pedigree and progeny, Asian Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 20(1), Dec-18
13. M.S. Khan, AA. U. Hyder, I. R. Bajwa, M. S. Rehman and F. Hassan, 2005, Prediction of lactation yield from last-record day and average daily yield in Nili-Ravi buffaloes, Pakistan Vet. Journal, 25(4), 175-178

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