Biography
Zaeem Sarwar is a native of a small town, Fateh Pur, Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore in 2016 and began his Master of Philosophy program with Dr. Nasim Ahmad at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore. His thesis focused on effects of follicular size on oocytes recovery rate, quality, and in vitro developmental competence in Bos indicus cows. He became a Research Associate in the Department of Theriogenology at UVAS for 1 year and then worked as Teaching Assistant for 1 year. After completion of his MPhil program in 2018, he joined Department of Theriogenology at Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur. Aside from his teaching and research responsibilities, he served as a reproductive consultant on commercial dairy farms. In 2022, he was awarded a scholarship, HEC Knowledge Corridor Program, a combined venture of partial funds from USA and partially from Higher Education Commission, Islamabad to pursue his Ph.D. degree under the mentorship of Dr. José Eduardo P. Santos at the University of Florida. His Ph.D. program focused on impact of nutritional interventions and genetic merit on reproduction and health in dairy cows. Zaeem Sarwar has expertise in reproductive ultrasonography and implementation of improved reproductive management system at commercial dairy herds, reproductive hormonal assays (progesterone and estradiol), gene expression through a real-time polymerase chain reaction, transcriptomics, quantitative metabolomics, and statistical analyses. He is a member of the national and international societies related to dairy animal production, nutrition, and reproduction. His long-term goals include researching impact of nutrients on reproductive physiology and conceptus development in dairy animals.
Research interests
Educational information
| Year | Degree | Board / University |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ph.D. Nutrition and Reproduction | University of Florida, USA |
| 2018 | MPhil, Theriogenology | University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
Academic experience
| From | To | Post held | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2017 | Research Associate | University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| 2017 | 2018 | Teaching Assistant | University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore |
| 2018 | to date | Lecturer | Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur |
Publications
- — Meta-analysis of the effects of replacing sulfate with hydroxychloride sources of trace minerals on performance in dairy cows., Journal of Dairy Science2026
- — Effects of partial replacement of corn silage and oat silage with dried extracted stevia plant on production, feeding behavior, and digestibility in dairy cows., Journal of Dairy Science2026
- — Dietary supplementation of rumen-inert fatty acids and rumen-protected choline modulates the uterine environment of pregnant beef cows., Molecular Reproduction and Development2026
- — Effects of replacing sulfate with hydroxychloride sources of trace minerals on health and reproduction in dairy cows., Journal of Dairy Science2026
- — Effects of replacing sulfate with hydroxychloride sources of trace minerals on mineral status and production performance in dairy cows., Journal of Dairy Science2026
- — Genomic and Therapeutic Analyses of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Cattle Reproductive Tract., BioMed Research International2022
- — Effect of follicle size on oocytes recovery rate, quality, and in-vitro developmental competence in Bos indicus cows., Animal Reproduction2020
- — Effect of photoperiodicity and methods of follicular wave emergence on follicular turn-over, recovery and quality of oocytes, and early in-vitro developmental competence of embryos using ovum pick up in Nili-Ravi buffaloes: preliminary evidence., Theriogenology2020
- — Meta-analysis to determine effects of treatment with FSH when there is progestin-priming on in-vitro embryo production using ovum pick-up in Bos taurus cows., Animal Reproduction Science2020
- — Effect of plasma progesterone on oocyte recovery, oocyte quality, and early in-vitro developmental competence of embryos in Bos indicus dairy cows., Animal Reprodcution Science2019
Awards
| Year | Awarding organisation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore | Silver Medal, MPhil |
Professional memberships
| Organisation | Membership type | Since |
|---|---|---|
| American Dairy Science Association | Annual Member | 2022 |
| Society for Animal Reproduction of Pakistan | Life member | 2016 |
| Financial Aid for Education (FAE), UVAS | Life member | 2017 |
Courses taught
| Code | Course title | Programme | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| THER-501 | Veterinary Reproductive Physiology | DVM | 3(2-1) |
| THER-603 | Theriogenology Clinic II | DVM | 1(0-1) |
| THER-611 | Theriogenology clinic - IV | DVM | 2(0-2) |
| THER-201 | Reproductive Physiology | LAD | 3(2-1) |
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