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

Position:  Associate Professor

HEC Approved Supervisor:  YES

Research Intersts:  My research interest is in induced molting of laying hens for the times to come in the light of animal welfare issues and devising better molting methods yielding more number of egg.

Publications:  

1. Nawaz, M. S. , M. Sharif, F. Ahmad, M. Yousaf, and Z. Alam, 2015, Effect of varying levels of probiotic on the performance of broiler chicks, American Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 9, 1-6
2. Sohail, R. , M. Saeed, S. Chao, R. N. Soomro, M. A. Arain, I. H. R. Abbasi, S. Raza, G. Lu, and M. Yousaf, 2015, Comparative effect of different organic acids (benzoic, acetic and formic) on growth performance, immune response and carcass traits of broilers, Journal of Animal Production Advances, 5, 757-764
3. Ahmad, S. , A. U. Haq, Z. Kamran, M. Yousaf, A. U. Rehman, M. U. Sohail, Z. Iqbal, A. Manzoor, and M. T. Riaz, 2014, Supplemental effects of canola oil as a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin A on production performance,blood metabolites and immune response in laying hens., Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, 14, 499-510
4. Ansari, J. , S. H. Khan, A. U. Haq, and M. Yousaf, 2014, Effect of the levels of Azadirachta indica dried leaf meal as phytogenic feed additive on the growth performance and haemato-biochemical parameters in broiler chicks., Journal of Applied Animal Research , 40, 336-345
5. Ahmad, S., A. Haq, M. Yousaf, Z. Kamran, A. Rehman, M.U. Sohail and S. Rahman. , 2013, Effect of feeding whole linseed as a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids on performance and egg characteristics of laying hens kept at high ambient temperature. , Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic. , 15(1), 21-25
6. S. Ahmad, Ahsan-ul-Haq, M. Yousaf, Z. Kamran, Ata-ur-Rehman, M.U. Suhail and H.A. Samad, 2013, Effect of canola oil and vitamin ‘A’ on egg characteristics and egg cholesterol in laying hens during hot summer months, Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 33, 346-349
7. S. Ahmad, Ahsan-ul-Haq, M. Yousaf, Z. Kamran, Ata-ur-Rehman and M.U. Suhail, 2013, Production of n-3 PUFA Enriched eggs by feeding various dietary ratios of n-6 to n-3 fatty ac ids and vitamin a levels to the laying hens in hot climates., The Journal of Poultry Science, , Jan-22
8. F. Ahmad, S. Mahmood and M. Yousaf, 2013, Production performance and leg abnormalities of broilers as affected by different feeding manipulations, Int. J. Agri. Biol., 15, 145-150
9. Ahmad, S. , A. U. Haq, M. Yousaf, M. A. Sabri, and Z. Kamran, 2012, Response of laying hens to Omega-3 fatty acids for performance and egg quality: A review , Avian Biology Research, 5, 1-10
10. Najam Ul Islam, M. Zargham Khan, M. Kashif Saleemi, Ahrar Khan, Sheraz Ahmed Bhatti, Muhammad Yousaf and Zahoor-ul-Hassan., 2011, Clinicopathological Studies on Gentamicin Toxicity in White Leghorn Commercial Layers. , Pak Vet J, , 31(4), 305-308
11. Haq, A., S, Rehman, M. Akhtar and M. Yousaf., 2011, Integrating poultry production, food safety and human health. In Proceed. IX Annual Conference and National Symposium on “Veterinary Public Health: , New Horizon for integrating animal production, food safety and human health, 28-29 Jan., , ,
12. Yousaf, M., N. Ahmad and S. Khan., 2008, Effect of non-feed withdrawal induced molting techniques on feather molt scoring and egg production of cages hens., Sarhad J. Agric. , 24:00:00, 331-337.

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yousaf@uaf.edu.pk, muhammad.yousaff@yahoo.com