Dr. Umair Riaz

1. Won competitive scholarship from China Scholarship Council for PhD from 2018-2022.
2. Awarded with travel grant from Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB) for oral presentation in the ‘International Conference on Animal and Dairy Sciences’ (ICADS 2015), from 21-22 May 2015, Berlin, Germany.
3. Awarded Merit Scholarship throughout DVM program, 2006-11.
4. Nominated for Merit Scholarship in M.Phil. program, 2011.

Local Publications:

1. Z. Batool, M. Lashary, U. Farooq, M. Idris, U. Riaz, M. Ali. ‘A preliminary study on certain blood biomarkers of Cholistani breed of cattle being reared under nomadic pastoralism at various stages of pregnancy’. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 2018. IF: 0.407
2. Adili Abulaiti, Hadeel Samy El-Qaliouby, Umair Riaz and Liguo Yang. ‘Estrous Synchronization Efficiency of Buserelin of Different Doses in Combination with Mifepristone and Timed Artificial Insemination in Holstein Cattle’. International journal of agriculture & biology.2019. IF: 0.869
3. Umer Farooq, Waseem Abbas, Umair Riaz, Musadiq Idris, Sajid Hameed, Mushtaq Hussain Lashari and Muhammad Khalid. ‘An approach towards measurement of sexual behavior in Cholistani service bulls and its association with serum testosterone levels’.2020. Pure Appl. Biol., 9(1): 369-375.

International Publications:

1. Ahmad N., Ahmad E., Naseer Z., Riaz U.,Husnain A. ‘Effect of Improving Reproductive Management on Dairy Farm Economics.2013. Buffalo Bulletin, Vol.32 (Special Issue 2): 464-467 IF: 0.01
2. Muhammad Rizwan Yousuf, J.P.N. Martins, Ali Husnain, Umair Riaz, Hasan Riaz, Abdul Sattar, Khalid Javed, Nasim Ahmad. Effect of oestradiol benzoate on oestrus intensity and pregnancy rate in CIDR treated anoestrus nulliparous and multiparous buffalo.2015. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 159; 104–108 IF: 1.51
3. Mubbashar Hassan, Ali Husnain, Muhammad Ilyas Naveed, Umair Riaz, Nasim Ahmad. Effect of Ovsynch vs. ‘Prostaglandin F2α protocol on oestrus response, ovulation rate, timing of ovulation and pregnancy per AI in Sahiwal cows’. Animal Science Journal, 2016 IF: 0.96
4. Musadiq Idris, Rao Zahid Abbas, Sabiqaa Masood, Tauseef Rehman, Umer Farooq, Wasim Babar, Riaz Hussain, Ali Raza, Umair Riaz. ‘The anticoccidial potential of antioxidant rich essential oils against avian coccidian’. World's Poultry Science Journal, 2016. IF: 0.974
5. U. Riaz, M. Hassan, A. Husnain, M. I. Naveed, J. Singh, N. Ahmad. ‘Effect of timing of artificial insemination and ovulation in relation to onset of standing heat on pregnancy per AI in Nili-Ravi buffalo’ Animal Reproduction, 2017. IF: 0.991