University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Faculty of Sciences

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Zoology & Fisheries

Department of Zoology

Dr. Muhammad Javed

The Department of Zoology came into being as a result of bifurcation from the Department of Entomology just after the inception of the University in 1961. Later, in 1982, it was renamed as the Department of Zoology and Fisheries to extend the scope and area of its activity to include the discipline of Fisheries.

After the creation of the Faculty of Sciences and with the shifting of the Department of Entomology to the New Campus, the building of the Department of Entomology fell to the share of this department which continues to be housed in the same building to this day. This building comprises two lecture rooms, 8 postgraduate well-equipped research laboratories, one seminar room, one computer room and 7 other rooms to serve as offices of the teaching staff. The office rooms which operate into an outside verandah constitute the face of the building which puts up an elegant and impressive look due to its being a good model of the architectural design of the old days of the British rule. The Natural History Museum of the Department, without doubt, is one of the best in the country.

javeddr1@hotmail.com

The Academic Staff comprises of four Associate Professors, three Assistant Professor and one Lecturer. The Department offers study courses at M. Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. levels. The degree programs are partially based on thesis research. The students after qualifying their degree programs are serving for prestigious institutions like Fisheries, Wildlife and Marine Fisheries departments and others as Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), National institute for Biotechnology and Genetic engineering (NIBGE), Pakistan agricultural Research Council (PARC), Banks, Universities and Educational Departments of Federal and Provincial government. The number of postgraduates, so far, trained and turned out by the Department and the present enrollment strength in the above degree programs are as under:

DEGREE PROGRAMME SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS PRESENT ENROLLMENT STRENGTH

I. M. Sc. 453 70

II. M. Phil. 122 27

III. Ph. D. 14 24

FISHERIES RESEARCH FARMS

The Department of Zoology & Fisheries has a well-equipped fisheries research center developed with the exclusive purpose of enabling the department to undertake training of post-graduate students to meet the shortage of trained fisheries experts in the country. Presently, the Fisheries Research Farm is doing its role by providing teaching and research facilities to the students of M. Sc., M. Phil. and Ph. D. degree programs.

FACULTY

NAME

DR. MUHAMMAD JAVED

POSITION

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY & FISHERIES

OFFICER IN-CHARGE, FISHERIES RESEARCH FARMS

EXPERTISE

Freshwater Fisheries and Aquatic Toxicology

E-MAIL	Javeddr1@hotmail.com
PHONE	Office: 92 41 9200198 ; 9200161- 70 Ext 3302,3303, Res., 92 41 625114

NAME	DR. SHEHNAZ AKHTAR
POSITION	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
EXPERTISE	Ecology and biology of vertebrate pests and Biosystematics.
E.MAIL	kzma-pk @ yahoo.com
PHONE	Office: 92 41 9200161–70 Ext. 3302, Res.: 92 41 632963

NAME	DR. IFTIKHAR AHMAD
POSITION	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
EXPERTISE	Fish pond culture system

E.MAIL	Nil
PHONE	Office: 92 41 9200161 - 70 Ext. 3302, Res.: 92 41 625379

NAME	DR. SHAKEELA KHALID
POSITION	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
EXPERTISE	Biosystematics of spiders

E-MAIL	Nil
PHONE	Office: 92 41 9200161 – 70 Ext. 3302
NAME	DR. MUHAMMAD SALIM
POSITION	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
EXPERTISE	Fish Nutrition

E.MAIL	Nil
PHONE	Office: 92 41 9200161 – 70 Ext. 3302, Res.: 92 41 718642
NAME	MR. HAMMAD AHMAD KHAN
POSITION	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
EXPERTISE	Avian Ecology.

E-MAIL	Nil
PHONE	Office: 92 41 9200161-70 Ext. 3302, Res. 92 41 643987

NAME	MR. MUHAMMAD AFZAL
POSITION	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
EXPERTISE	Water quality for fish farming

E-MAIL	Nil
PHONE	Office: 92 41 9200198
NAME	MR. NASIR AHMAD
POSITION	LECTURER
EXPERTISE	Use of inorganic and organic fertilizers in fish farming.
E-MAIL	Nil
PHONE	Office: 92 41 9200198, Res.: 92 42 6815271