Dr. Muhammad Uzair Akhtar

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1. Uyarlar, C., A. Rahman, E. E. Gültepe, İ. S. Çetingül, Ü. Özçinar, M. U. Akhtar, and İ. Bayram. — Breed-specific variations in blood metabolites and cortisol reduction in response to organic mineral supplementation in Simmental and Holstein calves, Tropical Animal Science Journal2026
2. Yu, L., Rahman, A., Yu, H., Sattanathan, G., Li, L., Mushtaq, M., Younus, M., Khan, M. and Akhtar, M.U. — Optimization of L‐Arginine to meet the dietary requirement of juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Aquaculture Nutrition2026
3. Uyarlar, C., Rahman, A., Gultepe, E.E., Cetingul, İ.S., Akhtar, M.U.* and Bayram, I. — Prepartum dietary supplementation of potassium humate improves postpartum lactation performance, metabolic profile of multiparous cows, and immune response of their calves, Animals2026
4. Pasha, T.N.†, Akhtar, M.U.† and Haque, M.N. — Relation of aflatoxin M1 contamination with milk production, health, and reproductive performance of commercial dairy herds in Punjab, Pakistan, Mycotoxin Research2026
5. Wu, X., Rahman, A.*, Yu, H.*, Akhtar, M.U. *, Ma, C., Zhang, J., Yu, L., Li, L., Sattanathan, G., Sherzada, S. and Lu, B. — Impact of lutein supplementation on liver health, oxidative metabolism, gut microbiota, and growth performance in high-fat diet fed mice, Nutrients2026
6. Haq, S.U., Javaid, A., Manzoor, M.N., Akhtar, M.U. and Khan, M.T. — Impact of emulsifier supplementation with varying levels of metabolizable energy on production performance, egg quality and blood parameters of commercial layers, Pakistan Journal of Zoology2025
7. Arshad, M.T., Javaid, A., Raja, I.H., Akhtar, M.U., Iqbal, Z.M., Ahmad, A., Siddique, F. and Najeeb, S. — Effects of replacing maize stovers with potato culls on in situ digestion kinetics of cannulated buffalo bull, Journal of Agriculture & Veterinary Science2025
8. Bilal, R.M., Rudayni, H.A., Ul Hassan, F., Akhtar, M.U., Prince, K., Alawam, A.S., Allam, A.A., Farag, M.R., Khafaga, A.F., Taha, A.E. and Alagawany, M. — Nutritional application of olive pomace in dairy animals: chemical composition, implications for milk quality and yield, nutrient digestibility, economics, and limitations, Archives Animal Breeding2025
9. Bilal, R.M., Rudayni, H.A., Ul Hassan, F., Akhtar, M.U., Prince, K., Alawam, A.S., Allam, A.A., Farag, M.R., Khafaga, A.F., Taha, A.E. and Alagawany, M. — Nutritional application of olive pomace in dairy animals: chemical composition, implications for milk quality and yield, nutrient digestibility, economics, and limitations, Archives Animal Breeding2025
10. Li, Z., Ali, S., Arain, M.A., Hassan, F.U., Nabi, F., Akhtar, M.U. and Yuan, H. — Postbiotics and parabiotics: A viable health promoting alternative for poultry Industry-A comprehensive review, Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins2025
11. Tahir, H., Naveed, S., Ahmad, N., Azam, B.E., Tausif, M.A., Qamar, S., Anwar, S., Binyameen, M., Hussain, I., Ali, M., Akhtar, M.U., and Haque, M.N. — Effects of dietary starch and protein contents on lactation performance, blood metabolites, and methane production of Nili Ravi buffaloes, Animal Bioscience2025
12. Li, M., Hassan, F.U., Lin, Q., Arshad, M.A., Akhtar, M.U., Peng, L., Yang, C., Liang, X. and Huang, J. — In vitro evaluation of ruminal digestibility, fermentation characteristics, and bacterial diversity of Kenaf crop at various cutting heights, Veterinary Sciences2025
13. Li, M., Hassan, F.U., Akhtar, M.U., Peng, L., Xie, F., Deng, Q., Zhong, H., Wei, K. and Yang, C. — Fibrolytic enzymes and lactic acid bacteria improve the ensiling characteristics of ramie and elephant grass mixed silage, Agriculture2024
14. Akhtar, M.U., Pasha, T.N., Avais, M., Khan, N., Chishti, G.A., Ali, M., Imran, M., Tahir, M.N. and Naveed-ul-Haque, M. — Effects of peripartal glucose precursor supplementation on lactation performance and metabolic health of primiparous and multiparous dairy cows, Animal Bioscience2023
15. Akhtar, M.U., Ahmed, M., Pasha, T.N., Abdullah, M., Shahbakht, R.M., Haq, M.I. and Haque, M.N. — Colostrum production, calf birth weight, and postpartum ovarian follicular activity of dairy cows fed restricted diet with different protein levels during the prepartum period, Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences2022
16. Akhtar, M.U., Saadullah, M., Pasha, T.N., Abdullah, M., Ahmed, M., Shahbakht, R.M. and Haque, M.N. — Effects of prepartum dietary protein level and feed intake on postpartum lactation performance and feeding behavior of multiparous Holstein dairy cows, Journal of Dairy Science2021
17. Hifzulrahman, Abdullah, M., Akhtar, M.U., Bhatti, J.A., Saadullah, M. and Naveed-Ul-Haque, M. — Effects of feeding calcium salts of palm fatty acids on lactation and reproduction performance in Nili Ravi buffaloes, Pakistan Journal of Zoology2020
18. Hifzulrahman, Abdullah, M., Akhtar, M.U., Bhatti, J.A., Pasha, T.N., Ali, Z., Saadullah, M. and Haque, M.N. — Effect of graded supplementation of calcium salts of palm fatty acids on lactation performance of Nili Ravi buffaloes, Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences2020
19. Hifzulrahman, Abdullah, M., Akhtar, M.U., Pasha, T.N., Bhatti, J.A., Ali, Z., Saadullah, M. and Haque, M.N. — Comparison of oil and fat supplementation on lactation performance of Nili Ravi buffaloe, Journal of Dairy Science2019
20. Haque, M.N., Akhtar, M.U., Munnawar, R., Anwar, S., Khalique, A., Tipu, M.A., Ahmad, F. and Shahid, M.Q. — Effects of increasing dietary protein supplies on milk yield, milk composition, and nitrogen use efficiency in lactating buffalo, Tropical Animal Health and Production2018

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