Dr. Abdullah Saghir Ahmad

Assistant Professor

Parasitology — Faculty of Veterinary Sciences

Email: abdullahsaghirahmad@cuvas.edu.pk
Phone: +923332999733. +923000500522
Office: Academic Block 1
ORCID: 0000-0002-8901-2280

Biography

Dr. Abdullah Saghir Ahmad is an Assistant Professor at the Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (CUVAS), Bahawalpur, Pakistan. He has undertaken PhD research at the University of Melbourne, Australia, strengthening his academic and research expertise in veterinary and biological sciences. His academic interests primarily focus on veterinary parasitology, molecular parasitology, and the epidemiology and control of parasitic and vector-borne diseases of livestock.

His research focuses on the molecular detection and characterization of tick-borne pathogens, molecular epidemiology of haemoparasites, genetic diversity of parasitic organisms, and the development and application of diagnostic approaches for important livestock diseases. He is also interested in anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes, particularly Haemonchus contortus, and the influence of environmental and climatic factors on the distribution and transmission of tick-borne diseases.

In addition to his teaching and research responsibilities, Dr. Ahmad serves as Senior Tutor and Public Relations Officer (PRO) at CUVAS. These appointments reflect his involvement in student affairs, institutional communication, academic coordination, and university administration. Through his academic, research, and administrative contributions, he aims to promote quality veterinary education, strengthen research capacity, and advance sustainable approaches to livestock health and disease management.

Research interests

Research Interests Veterinary Parasitology: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases Molecular Characterization and Epidemiology: Molecular Diagnostics and Phylogenetics: Veterinary Haemoparasitology: Anthelmintic Resistance: Climate Change and Vector-Borne Diseases: Livestock Health and Disease Surveillance:

Educational information

Year	Degree	Board / University
2018	PhD	Uvas Lahore
2013	Mphil	Uvas Lahore
2012	DVM	Uvas Lahore

Academic experience

From	To	Post held	Organisation
November 2018	To Date	Assistant Professor	CUVAS, Bahawalpur

Publications

Batool, F., Haider, A., Ahmad, A.S., Saddique, M.A., Waqas, M.U., Hussain, K., Prince, K., Ahmad, B., Shahbakht, R.M., Rehman, A. and Raza, M.A — Antimicrobial resistance and tetA gene mediated tetracycline resistance in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli from broiler farms in Multan, Pakistan., Pakistan Veterinary Journal2026
Rais, A., Ahmed, W., Ahmad, A.S., Ahmad, M., Prince, K., Sadia, H., Hayat, D., Manzoor, A.W., Qureshi, T.M., Mushtaq, A. and Anwar, A — Antimicrobial Peptides in Poultry Farming: A Multi-Omics Approach to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, Pakistan Journal of Zoology2026
Ahmed, R., Ahmed, W., Siddique, F., Ahmad, A.S., Sadia, H., Hayat, D., Manzoor, A.W., Mushtaq, A. and Sultana, R — Unveiling Cancer Proteoforms: Insights into Biomarker Discovery and Therapeutic Strategies, Pakistan Journal of Zoology2026
Hayat, D., Ahmed, R., Siddique, F., Naseer, O., Ahmad, A.S., Manzoor, A.W., Mushtaq, A., Chughtai, S.A. and Waqar, H.M — Development and Immunogenicity Evaluation of an Inactivated Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Vaccine in Small Ruminants, Pakistan Journal of Zoology2026
Nazir, M., Ahmed, R., Siddique, F., Naseer, O., Malik, M., Hayat, D., Ahmad, A.S., Manzoor, A.W., Mushtaq, A., Chughtai, S.A. and Waqar, H.M — Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Profiling of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Isolates from Small Ruminants in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Zoology2026
Ali Shah, S.Q., Mehmood, K., Rashid, M.I., Naz, H., Sohail, M.L., Naseer, O., Ali, S., Shabir, S., Hassan, M.A., Ayaz, M.M. and Munawar, A,AS. Ahmad — Prevalence, Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Lernaea cyprinacea Isolated from Major Carps of Southern Punjab, Pakistan., Pakistan Veterinary Journal2025
Rasheed, S., Shah, S.Q.A., Naz, H. and Ahmad, A.S — Prevalence and antibiotic resistance profiles of quinolone-resistant bacteria from freshwater fish farms in Southern Punjab, Pakistan., Pakistan Veterinary Journal2025
Rabbani, A.H., Naseer, O., Hussain, K., Shahid, M., Ullah, Q., Ahmad, A.S., Sohail, M.L. and Wadood, F — Comparative analgesic efficacy for intraperitoneal administration of bupivacaine, ropivacaine, and ropivacaine-tizanidine combination during ovariohysterectomy of cats, Kafkas Univ Vet Fak Derg2024
Ali, S., Ahmad, A.S., Ashraf, K., Khan, J.A. and Rashid, M.I — Rearing of Rhipicephalus annulatus ticks on rabbits for the biological transmission of Anaplasma marginale, Veterinary World2024
Ali, S., Ahmad, A.S., Ashraf, K., Khan, J.A. and Rashid, M.I., — Insights into the involvement of male Hyalomma anatolicum ticks in transmitting Anaplasma marginale, lumpy skin disease virus and Theileria annulata, Tropical Animal Health and Production2023
Rabbani, A.H., Naseer, O., Hussain, K., Shahid, M., Ullah, Q., Ahmad, A.S., Sohail, M.L. and Wadood, F — Small Animal Ovariohysterectomy and Avoidance of Associated Complications in Pet Practices Across Pakistan: A Current Perspective, Small Animal Advances2023
S Ali, M Hasan, K Ashraf, AS Ahmad, JA Khan, MI Rashid — Molecular prevalence of Anaplasma marginale in ruminants and Rhipicephalus ticks in Northern Pakistan., Tropical Biomedicine2023
Rabbani, A.H., Safwan, M., Waheed, A., Ali, S., Hussain, K., Ali, A., Khan, Y.R. and Ahmad, A.S — Pharmacological therapeutics and implications of opioid administration in veterinary practices: A current perspective, Pure and Applied biology2023
Naseer, O., Khan, J.A., Shahid, M., Rabbani, A.H., Ahmad, A.S., Sohail, M.L., Naseer, J., Bilal, M., Abbas, W., Saleem, M.U. and Khan, Y.R — Growth, hematological and histopathological responses to Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) and salinomycin sodium for ameliorating deleterious effects of coccidiosis, Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi2022
Shahid, M., Khan, Y.R., Naseer, O., Ali, A., Rabbani, A.H., Ahmad, A.S. and Slunsky, P — Ultrasonography of the spinal cord and the collection of cerebrospinal fluid from the Atlanto‐occipital space in goat, Anatomia, histologia, embryologia2022
Shafique, L., Wu, S., Aqib, A.I., Ali, M.M., Ijaz, M., Naseer, M.A., Sarwar, Z., Ahmed, R., Saleem, A., Qudratullah and Ahmad, A.S — Evidence-Based Tracking of MDR E. coli from Bovine Endometritis and Its Elimination by Effective Novel Therapeutics, Antibiotics2021
Khan, M.A., Shabir, S., Azeem, S., Gill, W., Ashraf, K., Azhar, M., Rashid, I., Ashraf, M., Avais, M., Ahmad, A.S. and Younas, M — Documentation of Trypanosoma evansi in captive tigers and lions in Punjab (2016–2018), Pakistan, BioOne2021
Cabezas-Cruz, A., Allain, E., Ahmad, A.S., Saeed, M.A., Rashid, I., Ashraf, K., Yousfi, L., Shehzad, W., Indjein, L., Rodriguez-Valle, M. and Estrada-Peña, A — Low genetic diversity of Ehrlichia canis associated with high co-infection rates in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.), Parasites & vectors2019
Shahid, M., Ahmad, A.L.I., Khan, Y.R., Naseer, O., Rabbani, A.H., Hussain, K., Ahmad, A.S., Muhammad, S.A.A.D., Sohail, M.L. and Prince, K — Biceps Tendon Rupture in Two Beetal Goats, Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi2019
Muhammad Rashid, Haroon Akbar, Imran Rashid, Khalid Saeed, Liaquat Ahmad, Abdullah Saghir Ahmad, Wasim Shehzad, Saher Islam, Shahid Farooqi — Economic significance of tropical theileriosis on a Holstein Friesian dairy farm in Pakistan, The Journal of parasitology2018
Sohail, M. L., Khan, M. S., Ijaz, M., Naseer, O., Fatima, Z., Ahmad, A. S., & Ahmad, W — Seroprevalence and risk factor analysis of human leptospirosis in distinct climatic regions of Pakistan, Acta tropica2018
Ahmad, A.S., Imran Rashid, I.R., Kamran Ashraf, K.A., Wasim Shehzad, W.S., Matiullah Khan, M.K., Kashif Hussain, K.H., Farooqi, S.H., Amjad Khan, A.K. and Sohail, M.L — Molecular occurrence of canine babesiosis in rural dog population in Pakistan., Tropical Biomedicine2018
Hussain, K., Ijaz, M., Durrani, A.Z., Anjum, A.A., Nasir, A.A., Farooqi, S.H., Aqib, A.I. and Ahmad, A.S — Bacterial count and predisposing factors of Clostridium perfringens (targeting CPA gene) infection along with antimicrobial sensitivity in diarrheic sheep in Pakistan., Tropical Biomedicine2018
Omer Naseer, O.N., Khan, J.A., Khan, M.S., Omer, M.O., Junaid Naseer, J.N., Sohail, M.L., Saleem, M.U., Waqas Ahmad, W.A. and Ahmad, A.S — Effect of dietary aflatoxins (AFB1) on hematological and biochemical indices of male buffaloes., CABI digital Library2018
Kashif Hussain, K. H., Muhammad Ijaz, M. I., Durrani, A. Z., Anjum, A. A., Farooqi, S. H., Aqib, A. I., & Ahmad, A. S — Molecular Typing of Clostridium perfringens Toxins (α, β, ε, ι) and Type ‘A’ Multidrug Resistance Profile in Diarrheic Goats in Pakistan, Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi2017
Ahmad, A.S., Saeed, M.A., Rashid, I., Ashraf, K., Shehzad, W., Traub, R.J., Baneth, G. and Jabbar, A — Molecular characterization of Hepatozoon canis from farm dogs in Pakistan, Parasitology research2013

Conferences

Year	Level	Country	City	Conference
2025	International	Pakistan	Lahore	PARACON
2020	International	Pakistan	Lahore	PARACON First International conference of Parasitology

Professional memberships

Organisation	Membership type	Since
Pakistan Veterinary Mecdical council	life time member	2012

Courses taught

Code	Course title	Programme	Credit hours
PARA-401	General Veterinary Parasitology & Protozoology	DVM	3(2-1)
PARA-402	Veterinary Helminthology	DVM	4(3-1)
PARA-501	Veterinary Entomology & Acarology	DVM	3(2-1)
PARA-405	Medical Parasitology	MLT	3(2-1)
PARA-404	Diagnostic Parasitology	Microbiology	3(2-1)
ENG-612	Technical Report Writing and Presentation	DVM	2(2-0)
PARA-705	Techniques in Molecular Parasitology	Mphil	3(2-1)
PARA-753	Advances in Diagnostic and molecular techniques in parasitology	PhD	3(2-1)
PARA-709	Bioinformatics tools in Parasitology	Mphil	3(2-1)

Supervisions

Title	From	To	Type
Tackling food security by controlling ticks and tick borne diseases in bovines	November 2022	2025	Project supervision
Molecular characterization and antibiotic resistance profile of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli found in raw milk and milk utensils	2024	To Date	Research supervision
Morphological And Molecular-Based Detection Of Food Preferences In Spiny-Tailed Lizard Of Cholistan Desert	2024	To Date	Research supervision
Assessment Of Fatty Acid Composition And Anti-Inflammatory Activity In Fat Oil Of Spiny-Tailed Lizard In Cholistan Desert	2024	To Date	Research supervision
Accumulation Of Heavy Metals In The Body Organs Of Spiny Tailed Lizard Of Cholistan	2024	To Date	Research supervision
PREVALENCE AND ANTIBIOGRAM OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM FRESH WATER FISH FARMING ENVIRONMENTS IN SOUTH PUNJAB, PAKISTAN	2023	2026	Research supervision
GENETIC DIVERSITY OF TICK-BORNE HEMOPARASITES AND EVALUATION OF THE VECTORIAL POTENTIAL OF THE TICKS IN ASSOCIATION WITH SEASONAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL FACTORS	2021	2025	Ph.D. supervision

University services

From	To	Role	Committee / body
2024	To Date	Senior Tutor	Senior Tutor

Books and chapters

Year	Title	Publisher	Your role
2024	Green Nanoparticles; Sustainable Approaches and Applications in Veterinary Medicine	unique publisher	chapter author
2022	Bacterial Diseases Affecting Sheep and Goats	unique publisher	chapter author
2022	Nanoparticles in Targeted Drug Delivery and Therapeutics	unique publisher	chapter author
2021	Parasitic zoonoses and camel	unique publisher	chapter author

Research funding

Year	Funding agency	Project	Amount (PKR)
2019	GCF-HEC	Tackling Food Security by Controlling Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases in Bovines	3.3 million

Active collaborations

From	To	Type	Country	Organisation
November 2018	To Date	Research	Pakistan	UVAS Lahore
August 2017	To Date	Research	Australia	University of Melbourne
2023	To Date	Research	Pakistan	Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture Multan
2023	To Date	Research	Pakistan	Islamia University Bahawalpur

Languages and skills

Category	Details
English	Fluent in english
Punjabi	Fluent
saraiki	fluent

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