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Dr. Muhammad Shahbaz Zafar is currently serving as a Lecturer in the Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan. He earned his DVM degree from the University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, in 2018 and completed his M.Phil. in Animal Nutrition from UVAS, Lahore, in 2020. As a scholar, he is about to complete his Ph.D. from UVAS, Lahore. His core expertise are in the field of Animal Nutrition, especially Poultry Nutrition. He has also worked as a Research Associate in the PARB-funded project in the Department of Animal Nutrition. From 2022 to 2025, he was actively involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate theory and practical classes in the Department of Animal Nutrition at UVAS, Lahore. As part of departmental development activities, he contributed to the operation of the Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yaqoob Malik Amino Acid Analysis Laboratory, the Poultry Bio-Digestibility Determination Facility, and the Modern Animal Nutrition Lab at UVAS Ravi Campus, Pattoki.

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Research Interests

Assessment of digestibility of various indigenous feedstuff in poultry
Nutritional Profile Evaluation Of Indigenous Feedstuff
Enhancing Growth Performance and Gut Health Of Broilers By Various Dietary Manipulations

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  • Muneeb, M., Khan, E. U., Ali, M., Suleman, M., Shaheen, M. S., Zafar, M. S., & Ahmad, S. , 2025 , Effects of replacing antibiotics with probiotics and antimicrobial peptides on performance, gut health, carcass traits, meat quality, and welfare in broilers infected with Eimeria and Clostridium perfringens , Tropical Animal Health and Production , 57, 184, IF: 1.7 , Web Link : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11250-025-04441-4
  • Salad, A. A., Ahmed, S., Khan, E. U., Zafar, M. S., Mohsin, I., Ahmad, M., Ahmed, Z. A., & Uzair, M. , 2025 , Effects of Dietary Bypass Fat Supplementation and Varying NDF Levels on Growth Performance, Feed Efficiency, Blood Metabolites and Nutrients Digestibility in Beetal Goat Bucks. , Sarhad Journal of Agriculture , 41, 1,
  • Tariq, M. N., Ahmed, S., Chishti, G. A., Zafar, M. S., Saadullah, M., Usman, M., Ali, M., & Qadir, G. , 2024 , Effects of Cysteamine Hydrochloride Supplementation on Nutrients Digestibility in Beetal Bucks. , Sarhad Journal of Agriculture , 40, 4,
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