Publications

Year 2015

Research Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals: 1. Yunus, A.W., M. Sulyok, and J. Böhm. 2015. Mycotoxin cocktail in the samples of oilseed cake from early maturing cotton varieties associated with cattle feeding problems. Toxins. 7: 2188-2197. 2. Latif, S., I.A. Qamar, M.F.U. Khan, D.M. Bukhari, and A.W. Yunus. 2015. Effects of ensiling Dab grass (Desmostachya bipinnata) with maize and different molasses combinations on proximate composition and digestibility in goats. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 25: 60-64. 3. Ghazanfar, S., M. I. Anjum, A. Azim and I. Ahmed. 2015. Effects of dietary supplementation of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisae) culture on growth performance, blood parameters, nutrient digestibility and fecal flora of dairy heifers. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 25: 53-59. 4. Javaid, S., N. Sadiq, M. I. Anjum and J. Lund. 2015. Growth performance and nutrient digestibility in Red Sindhi calves fed on di 5. fferent weaning diets. Inter. J. Vet. Sci., 3: 22-25. 6. Javaid. S., M. I. Anjum and N. Sadiq. 2015. Meat quality of recycled layers during molt and post molt- production cycle: Proximate composition and organoleptic properties of breast meat. Inter. J. Vet. Sci., 3: 26-29. 7. Anjum, M. I., and M. Afzal. 2015. Influence of substituting wheat straw with corncobs in fattening rations for growth rate and nutrient digestibility in buffalo calves.J. Anim. Plant Sci. 25: In press. 8. Anjum, M. I., and A.U. Cheema. 2015. Feeding value of millet harvested as silage or hay fed to buffalo calves supplemented with concentrate on growth performance and nutrient digestibility. Pakistan J. Zool. in press

Conference Proceedings: 1. Yunus, A.W., M. Sulyok, and J. Böhm. 2015. Mycotoxin cocktail in early maturing cotton oilseed cake varieties associated with cattle feeding problems. 35th Mycotoxin Workshop, Bratislava.

Year 2014

Research Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals: 1. Anjum, M. I., I. H. Mirza and M. S. Saghar. 2014. Effects of compensatory growth on puberty age in Sahiwal cattle heifers fed low followed by high energy based total mixed rations. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 24: 20-23. 2. Anjum, M. I., I. H. Mirza, I. Begum and S. Javaid. 2014. Effects of varying levels of calcium in rations for buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves on growth rate and nutrient digestibility. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 24: 24-29.

Year 2013

Research Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals: 1. Yunus, A. W., S. Kröger, A. Tichy, J. Zentek, and J. Böhm. 2013. Electrophysiological response of chicken’s jejunal epithelium to increasing levels of T-2 toxin. Mycotoxin Res. 29: 23-27. 2. Yunus, A. W., and J. Böhm. 2013. Serum cation profile of broilers at various stages of exposure to deoxynivalenol. Mycotoxin Res. 29: 113-117. 3. Anjum M. I., I. H Mirza and M. Afzal. 2013. Effects of compensatory growth pattern on growth rate, reproduction and lactation performance in stall fed buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) heifers. Inter. J. Vet. Sci., 2: 128-132. Conference Proceedings: 1. Yunus, A. W., T. Aziz, M. Mahmood-ul-Hassan, and S. Asad. 2013. Vorläufige untersuchungen an Baumwollsaatprodukten, die zu Futterverweigerung und Vergiftungsfällen bei Rindern in Pakistan führten [Preliminary investigations on cottonseed cake implicated with feed refusal and cattle poisoning problems in Pakistan]. 67th Conf. Soc. Nutr. Physiol., 19-21 Mar 2013, Göttingen. Gesellschaft Ernährungsphysiol. Proc. 22/2013: numb. 69.

Extension Articles: 1. Ghazanfar, S. 2011. Improving livestock productivity in Pakistan. daily Nation, 10 Feb 2011.

Year 2012

Research Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals: 1. Anjum, M. I., A. Azim, M. A. Jabbar, M. A. Nadeem and I. H. Mirza. 2012. Effect of low energy followed by high energy based total mixed diets on growth rate, blood haematology and nutrient digestibility in growing buffalo heifers. Pakistan J. Zool. 44: 399-408. 2. Anjum, M. I., A. Azim, M. A. Jabbar, M. Anwar and I. H. Mirza. 2012. Age and weight at puberty in Nili-Ravi buffalo heifers reared on three dietary energy restriction periods followed by compensatory growth. Pakistan Vet. J. 32: 367-371. 3. Javaid, S, M. I. Anjum and M. Akram. 2012. Effect of dietary protein and energy level on proximate composition of breast thigh meat in white leghorn layers at molt and post molt production stages. Pakistan Vet. J. 31: 483-487. 4. Shakira, G., I. H. Mirza, A. Latif. 2012. Scope of common DNA based methods for the study of rumen bacterial population. Bangladesh J. Anim. Sci. 41: 141-146. 5. Yunus, A. W., A. Blajet-Kosicka, R. Kosicki, M. Z. Khan, H. Rehman, and J. Böhm. 2012. Deoxynivalenol as a contaminant of broiler feed: intestinal development, absorptive functionality, and metabolism of the mycotoxin. Poult. Sci. 91: 852-861. 6. Yunus, A. W., K. Ghareeb, M. Twaruzek, J. Grajewski, and J. Böhm. 2012. Deoxynivalenol as a contaminant of broiler feed: effects on bird performance and response to common vaccines. Poult. Sci. 91: 844-851.

Conference Proceedings: 1. Yunus, A. W., and J. Böhm. 2012. Serum mineral profile of chickens at various stages of th exposure to aflatoxin B1. 34 Mycotoxin Workshop, 14 to 16 May 2012, Braunschweig.

Extension Articles: 1. Azim, A., M. I. Anjum and M. A. Nadeem and I. H. Mirza. 2012. Reduction in pubertal age of buffalo and cattle heifers through nutritional manipulation. (translated title from Urdu-leaflet). Pub. Animal Nutrition, NARC, Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Year 2011

Research Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals: 1. Azim A., S. Ghazanfar, A. Latif, and M. A. Nadeem. 2011. Nutritional evaluation of some top fodder tree leaves and shrubs of district Chakwal, Pakistan in relation to ruminants requirements. Pak. J. Nutr. 10: 54-59. 2. Azim, A., A. G. Khan, M. I. Anjum, and M. A. Nadeem. 2011. Effect of milk replacer and early weaning diets on growth performance of buffalo calves during weaning period. Pak. Vet. J. 31: 23-26. 3. Ghazanfar, S., A. Latif, I. H. Mirza, and M. A. Nadeem. 2011. Macro-minerals concentrations of major fodder tree leaves and shrubs of District Chakwal, Pakistan. Pakistan J. Nutr. 10: 480-484. 4. Ghazanfar, S., I. H. Mirza, A. Latif, and A. Azim. 2011. Proximate Analysis of Fodder Tree Leaves of District Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pak. J. Livestock Sci. 3: 188-191. 5. Kamran, Z., M. Nisa, M. A. Nadeem, M. Sarwar, S. S. Amjad, R. H. Pasha, and M. S. Nazir. 2011. Effect of low protein diets with constant metabolizable energy on performance of broiler chicken from one to thirty five days of age. Indian J. Anim. Sci. 81: 1165-1172. 6. Mahmood, A, S. M. H. Andrabi, M. Anwar, and M. Rafiq. 2011. Estrous synchronization and artificial insemination in goats during low breeding season-a preliminary study. Pak. Vet. J. 31: 157- 159. 7. Yunus, A. W., and J. Böhm. 2011. A simple method for producing aflatoxin on rice medium for use in experimental animal feeds. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 21: 303-304.

8. Yunus, A. W., E. Razzazi-Fazeli, and J. Böhm. 2011. Aflatoxin B1 in affecting broiler’s performance, immunity, and gastrointestinal tract: a review of history and contemporary issues. Toxins. 3: 566-590. 9. Yunus, A. W., K. Ghareeb, A. A. M. Abd-El-Fattah, M. Twaruzek, and J. Böhm. 2011. Gross intestinal adaptations in relation to broiler performance during a chronic aflatoxin exposure. Poult. Sci. 90: 1683-1689. 10. Yunus, A. W., W. A. Awad, S. Kröger, J. Zentek, and J. Böhm. 2011. Dose dependent increase and decrease in active glucose uptake in jejunal epithelium of broilers after acute exposure to ethanol. Alcohol. 45: 411-414.

Conference Proceedings: 1. Yunus, A. W., M. Z. Khan, H. Zaneb, H. Rehman, B.-K.Anna, K. Robert, K. Ghareeb, A. A. M. Abd-El-Fattah, M. Twaruzek, G. Jan, and J. Böhm. 2011. Development of deoxynivalenol-induced morphological changes in relation to broiler performance during chronic exposure to the toxin. 100 th Annual Meeting PSA, 16-19 July 2011, St. Louis, Missouri. Poult. Sci. 90(E-Suppl. 1): 3-4. 2. Yunus, A. W., K. M. Ghareeb, J. Grajewski, and J. Böhm. 2011. New aspects regarding deoxynivalenol in chicken. 33rd Mycotoxin Workshop, 30 May to 1 June 2011, Freising. 3. Yunus, A. W., M. Z. Khan, H. Zaneb, H. Rehman, A. A. M. Abd-El-Fattah, K. Ghareeb, J. Jan, and J. Böhm. 2011. Intestinal adaptation in chicken to chronic mycotoxin challenge involves specific reduction of unit absorptive surface while increase in length. 33rd Mycotoxin Workshop, 30 May to 1 June 2011, Freising.

Extension Articles: 1. Anjum, M. I. 2011. Stair-step feeding cost effective methods to achieve early puberty in buffalo heifers. Published in national news “The Pakistan Time on 28th October, 2011”. 2. Mirza, I. H. 2011. DodhailJanwaronKeeKhorak Kay AhamAsool. Monthly Nida-e-Kissan, Lahore, June, 2011.

Year 2010

Research Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals: 1. Begum, I., A. Azim, S. Akhter, M. I. Anjum and M. Afzal. 2010. Mineral dynamics of Blood and Milk in Dairy Buffalo Fed on Calcium and Phosphorus supplementation. Pakistan Vet. J. 30: 105-109. 2. Ghazanfar, S., A. Azim, M. Suleri, M. I. Anjum and I. Begum. 2010. Metagenomics and its application in soil microbial community studies: biotechnological prospects. J. Anim. Plant. Sci. 6: 611-622. 3. Kamran, Z., M. Sarwar. M. Nisa, M. A. Nadeem, and S. Mehmood. 2010. Effect of low levels of dietary crude protein with constant metabolizable energy on nitrogen excretion, litter composition and blood parameters of broilers. Int. J. Agric. Biol. 12: 401-405. 4. Yunus, A. W., H. Valenta, S. M. Abdel-Raheem, and J. Böhm. 2010. Blood plasma levels of deoxynivalenol and its de-epoxy metabolite in broilers after a single oral dose of the toxin. Mycotoxin Res. 26: 217-220. 5. Yunus, A. W., W. Awad, S. Kröger, J. Zentek, and J. Böhm. 2010. In vitro aflatoxin B 1 exposure decreases response to carbamoylcholine in the jejunal epithelium of broilers. Poult. Sci. 89: 1372- 1378.

Conference Proceedings: 1. Yunus, A. W., K. Ghareeb, A. Abdelfattah, M. Hollmann, J. Grajewski, T. Magdalena, A. Blajet- Kosicka, R. Kosicki, and J. Böhm. 2010. Effects of low and high dietary deoxynivalenol on growth performance and response to vaccines in broilers. 32nd Mycotoxin Workshop, 14-16 June 2010, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby. 2. Yunus, A. W., W. Awad, S. Kröger, J. Zentek, and J. Böhm. 2010. The dilemma of using aliphatic alcohols as solvent: effects on electrophysiological variables of chicken’s jejunal epithelium. 32 nd Mycotoxin Workshop, 14-16 June 2010, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby.

3. Yunus, A. W., W. Awad, S. Kröger, J. Zentek, and J. Böhm. 2010. In vitro aflatoxin B 1 exposure increases apical anion secretion in the jejunal epithelium of broilers. 32nd Mycotoxin Workshop, 14-16 June 2010, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby. 4. Yunus, A. W., H. Valenta, S. M. Abdel-Raheem, S. Döll, S. Dänicke, and J. Böhm.2010. Kinetics of deoxynivalenol and its de-epoxy metabolite in blood plasma of broilers after a single oral dose of the toxin. 32nd Mycotoxin Workshop, 14-16 June 2010, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby.

Year 2009

Research Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals: 1. Arshadullah, M., M. Anwar, and A. Azim. 2009. Evaluation of various exotic grasses in semi- arid conditions of pabbi hills, Kharian range. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 19: 85-89. 2. Ghazanfar, S., and A. Azim. 2009. Metagenomics and its application in rumen ecosystem potential biotechnological prospects. Pak. J. Nutr. 8: 1309-1315. 3. Yunus, A. W., M. K. Nasir, T. Aziz, and J. Böhm. 2009. Prevalence of poultry diseases in district Chakwal and their interaction with mycotoxicosis: 2. Effects of season and feed. J. Anim. Plant Sci. 19: 1-5.

Conference Proceedings: 1. Yunus, A. W., E. Razzazi-Fazeli, J. Zentek, and J. Böhm. 2009. Lack of effects of T-2 Toxin on glucose uptake & electrophysiological parameters in jejunum of broilers. 31st Mycotoxin Workshop, 15-17 June 2009, Münster.p. 15.

2. Yunus, A. W., W. Awad, E. Razzazi-Fazeli, J. Zentek, and J. Böhm. 2009. Effects of aflatoxin B1 on the glucose- and carbachol-induced electrophysiological parameters in the jejunum of broilers. 31st Mycotoxin Workshop, 15-17 June 2009, Münster.p. 102.

Book Chapters: 1. Mirza, I. H., and R. S. N. Janjua. 2009. Feed and Forage Evaluation Techniques. In: Handbook of Dairy Nutrition – Pakistan. Editors P. H. Robinson and U. Krishnamoorthy. pp. 219-234. (ISBN # 6714- 062009-500).

Extension Articles: 1. Mirza, I. H. 2009. JanwaronKayleayMukhtalifGhazaiAjza, UnkayZaaraayWaEhmiat, in weekly Watan, No. 26, October 28 to November 3, 2009. 2. Mirza, I. H. 2009. JanwaronKayleayMutawazanAurSasteeGhizaAurUskeyEhmiat, in weekly Watan Islamabad No. 20, September 17 to September 23, 2009.