Zia-ur-Rehman
Associate Professor
PhD Nematode Physiology
Research Supervision Capacity
About Me
Dr Zia Ur Rehman is a veterinarian (DVM) with PhD in Physiology from Massey University, New Zealand. During his PhD, Dr Rehman served as student representative on Doctoral Research Committee, (highest forum of policy developing, conflict resolution and day-to-day matters of doctoral candidates of Massey University). He is engaged in higher education and research since 2007 and served in different national and international institutes including Massey University, New Zealand and Medical University of Graz, Austria. Presently he is working as Associate Professor of Physiology at The Islamia University of Bahalwapur-Pakistan. During his service at IUB, among other administrative roles, he served as Chairman, Department of Physiology. He has several international publications to his credit. Dr Rehman is a certified trainer of Bio-Risk Management in Pakistan. Among other professional memberships, he is a proud member of Council of Asian Science Editors (CASE) and Research representative of Pakistan in South Asian Association of Physiologists (SAAP). In recognition of his teaching and research practices he has been awarded the prestigious “Associate Fellowship of Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)” from National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE), UK. Dr Rehman is supervising various M.Phil and PhD students at IUB, UVAS, BZU and The Time institute. Dr Rehman is serving as a reviewer PG theses of various universities and prestigious national and international journals.
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1. Farooq, Umer, Mushtaq Hussain Lashari, Zia Ur Rehman, Musadiq Idris, Haroon Rashid, Shagufta Nasreen, Farah Laraib, Rubaisha Ameer, Maryam Chauhdary, and Iram Fatima. 2025. “Performance evaluation of Rayto RT-7600Vet hematology analyzer in side-by-side comparison with manual hematological methods for apparently healthy Cholistani cattle blood.” Plos one 20. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Performance+evaluation+of+Rayto+RT-7600Vet+hematology+analyzer+in+side-by-side+comparison+with+manual+hematological+methods+for+apparently+healthy+Cholistani+cattle+blood&btnG=
2. Sattar, S., Amjad, W., Sagheer, S., Lashari, M.H., Farooq, U., Abbas, S., Rashid, H., Idris, M., Khan, M.A. and Sharif, M.,. 2025. “Performance evaluation of 3-part multispecies hematology analyzers for white blood cell counting in sheep. .” Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science 68. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=PERFORMANCE+EVALUATION+OF+3-PART+MULTISPECIES+HEMATOLOGY+ANALYZERS+FOR+WHITE+BLOOD+CELL+COUNTING+IN+SHEEP&btnG=
3. Qadir, S., Latif, M., Wu, W.F., Feng, F., Alonazi, W.B., Amjad, A., Chen, C.C., Ur Rehman, Z., Khan, A. and Iqbal, F.,. 2024. “Exposure to Imidacloprid under variable conditions disturbs the muscle fatty acid profile of a fresh water non target fish: Labeo rohita. .” Animal Biotechnology 35. https://doi.org/10.1080/10495398.2024.2307020
4. Ayesha Mushtaq1, Areeba Fatima1, Muhammad Rafiq1, Aiman Saeed1, Muhammad Rizwan1, Zia Ur Rehman2, Farzana Abbasi1, Khawar Ali Shahzad1*. 2024. “Five-striped Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus pennanti), a silent vector of human Bartonellosis in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.” Biomedical Letters 10. https://doi.org/10.47262/BL/10.2.20240703
5. Areeba Fatima1, Ayesha Mushtaq1, Muhammad Rafiq1, Aiman Saeed1, Muhammad Rizwan1, Zia Ur Rehman2, Mushtaq Hussain Lashari1, Khalid Javed Iqbal1, Khawar Ali Shahzad1*. 2024. “Prevalence and identification of zoonotic haemoparasites on bullfrogs (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) as potential vectors for diseases in humans .” Biomedical Letters 10. https://doi.org/10.47262/BL/10.2.20240621
6. Amjad, Warda, Saba Sattar, Mushtaq Hussain Lashari, Sikander Abbas, Umer Farooq, Zia Ur-Rehman, Haroon Rashid et al. 2024. “Assessing the diagnostic precision of multispeciesautomated hematology analyzers for red blood cell counting in sheep: A method comparison study.” A method comparison study 0. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Assessing+the+diagnostic+precision+of+multispeciesautomated+hematology+analyzers+for+red+blood+cellcounting+in+sheep%3A+A+method+comparison+study&btnG=
7. Rehman, Z.U., Farooq, U., Lashari, M.H., Idris, M., Asif, M., Hameed, R. and Chaudhary, M.,. 2024. “Dynamics of Physiological Poikilocytosis and Anisocytosis in Cholistani Cattle Blood. .” Tropical Animal Science Journal, 47. https://doi.org/10.5398/tasj.2024.47.4.493
8. Javeria Ilyas1, Khalid Javed Iqbal1, Zia Ur Rehman2, Khawar Ali Shahzad1*. 2024. “Impact of somatic complaints on the mental health of bank sector employees: An empirical study .” Biomedical Letters 10. https://doi.org/10.47262/BL/10.2.20230220
9. Sumaira Anjum1, Maryam Ijaz1, Mubashra Salim1, Babar Ali2, Ahmad Ali2, Muhammad Ali1, Abdul Razzaq1, Zia ur Rehman3 and Furhan Iqbal1*. 2024. “Exposure to Sub-Lethal Concentration of Zinc Sulphate Drastically Affects the Hematological and Serum Biochemical Profile of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) .” Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 57. https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20230809095953
10. Nawaz, M., Ullah, R., Rehman, Z.U., Naeem, M., Khan, A., Bourhia, M., Sohail, M.M., Ali, T., Khan, A., Hussain, T. and Iqbal, F.,. 2024. “ Leading report of molecular prevalence of tick borne Anaplasma marginale and Theileria ovis in yaks (Bos grunniens) from Pakistan. .” Archives of Microbiology, 206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-024-03916-6
11. Habib, M., Ul-Rahman, A., Shahid, M.A., Sarwar, N., Bilal, M., Imran, M.S., Munir, M., Abbas, S. and Shabbir, M.Z.,. 2023. “ Comparative immunocompetence and interspecies transmission of avian orthoavulavirus-1 in feral birds originating from rural and urban settings.” Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases, 100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2023.102036
12. Shams, R., ul Ain, Q., Rabbani, I., Majeed, K.A., ur Rehman, H., Yousaf, M.S., Rehman, Z.U. and Anjum, A.A.,. 2023. “ Catharanthus roseus extract attenuates E. coli toxin-induced short circuit current in isolated jejunal epithelium of goat and buffalo. .” Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, 35. 10.9755/ejfa.2023.v35.i11.3170
13. Farooq, U., Idris, M., Sajjad, N., Lashari, M.H., Ahmad, S., Rehman, Z.U., Rashid, H., Mahmood, A. and Hameed, S.,. 2023. “. Investigating the potential of packed cell volume for deducing hemoglobin: Cholistani camels in perspective.” PloS one, 18. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0280659
14. Naz, S., Hussain, R., Guangbin, Z., Chatha, A.M.M., Rehman, Z.U., Jahan, S., Liaquat, M. and Khan, A.,. 2023. “ Copper sulfate induces clinico-hematological, oxidative stress, serum biochemical and histopathological changes in freshwater fish rohu (Labeo rohita). .” Front Vet Sci. 0. 10.3389/fvets.2023.1142042
15. Farooq, U., Sharif, M., Lashari, M.H., Idris, M., Hussain, M. and Tasleem, M.W.,. 2023. “ EFFECT OF MORINGA OLEIFERA LEAVES ON HEMATOLOGICAL AND SERUM CHEMISTRY ATTRIBUTES OF APPARENTLY HEALTHY RABBIT DOES.” Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 33. https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2023.2.0617
16. Shahbaz Ahmad, Umer Farooq, Mushtaq Hussain Lashari, · Musadiq Idris, Zia Ur Rehman,·Nasrullah Khan·and Nouman Sajjad. 2022. “Devising and validating a pen?side hematological formula for hemoglobin estimation in Cholistani cattle.” Tropical Animal Health and Production 54. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36344692/
17. Usman, A., Hassan, M., Rehman, Z.U. and Sial, A.Q.,. 2022. “ Legal framework in aid of biological diversity and statutory deficiencies in Pakistan.” Brazilian Journal of Biology, 84. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.262695
18. Liaquat, A.R., Farooq, U., Hussain, T., Babar, M.E., Idris, M. and Ur REHMAN, Z., ,. 2022. “A preliminary study on libido and seminal attributes of Dajal breeding bulls. .” Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science 65. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=A+PRELIMINARY+STUDY+ON+LIBIDO+AND+SEMINAL+ATTRIBUTES+OF+DAJAL+BREEDING+BULLS&btnG=
19. Khosa, T., Ben Said, M., Rehman, Z.U., Ali, M., Jamil, S., Fatima, Q., Hussain, H., Iqbal, R., Khan, A. and Iqbal, F.,. 2022. “Varying doses of rare-earth-metal-based neodymium zirconate zinc sulfide nanocomposite disrupt blood and serum parameters, as well as markers of oxidative stress in the selected organs of albino mice. .” Genes, 13. https:// doi.org/10.3390/genes13122262
20. Muhammad Zubair Shabbir and Tayyebah Sohail and Aziz Ul-Rahman and Tariq Abbas and Qasim Ali and Zia Ur Rehman and Iahtasham Khan and Tahir Yaqub and Javed Muhammad and Sohail Ahmad Khan and Muhammad Saeed Imran and Muhammad Abdul Basit and Saleem Ullah a. 2020. “Sentinel surveillance of selected veterinary and public health pathogens in camel population originating from Southern Punjab province.” Acta Tropica / Elsevier BV 205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105435
21. MH Lashari and U Farooq and M Idris and Z U Rehman and A Aslam and I Shafiq and S Bibi and M J Majeed and A Rasheed. 2020. “PHYSIOLOGICAL SERUM CHEMISTRY VARIABLES AND BRIX\% FOR ASSESSING STATUS OF PASSIVE TRANSFER IN GOAT KIDS.” The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences / Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum 30. https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2020.5.0151
22. Imtiaz Rabbani and Habib Rehman and Holger Martens and Khalid Abdul Majeed and Muhammad Shahbaz Yousaf and Zia Ur Rehman. 2020. “Carbonic anhydrase influences asymmetric sodium and acetate transport across omasum of sheep (Accepted, In Press).” Asia-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences.
23. Muhammad Nauman Zahid and Muhammad Akbar Shahid and Hafiz Muhammad Imran and Muhammad Oneeb and Mushtaq Ahmed and Zia ur Rehman and Nida Arooj and Tahir Yaqub3. 2020. “Integrins and Heparan Sulfate Play Crucial Role in Pathogenesis of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (Accepted, In-Press).” Pakistan Veterinary Journal.
24. 2020. “Sentinel surveillance of selected veterinary and public health pathogens in camel population originating from Southern Punjab province.” Acta Tropica / Elsevier BV.
25. 2020. “PHYSIOLOGICAL SERUM CHEMISTRY VARIABLES AND BRIX\% FOR ASSESSING STATUS OF PASSIVE TRANSFER IN GOAT KIDS.” The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences / Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum.
26. 2020. “Carbonic anhydrase influences asymmetric sodium and acetate transport across omasum of sheep (Accepted, In Press).” Asia-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences.
27. 2020. “Integrins and Heparan Sulfate Play Crucial Role in Pathogenesis of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (Accepted, In-Press).” Pakistan Veterinary Journal.
28. MUSHTAQ HUSSAIN LASHARI1, UMER FAROOQ, AMMARA ARSHAD, MUHAMMAD NAEEM TAHIR, MUSADIQ IDRIS, ANAM KHURSHID & ZIA UR REHMAN. 2019. “Sex determination through Barr Bodies of Neutrophils in cattle and buffalo.” Biologia 65.
29. Sumera, S., Farooq, U., Rehman, Z.U., Sial, N., Ahmad, F., Afzal, F., Aktar, M.S., Nawaz, M. and Gulshan, A.B.,. 2019. “The Effect of Smoking on the Lipid Profile of Inhabitant Smokers of Hasilpur, District Bahawalpur, Pakistan. .” RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Sciences, 10. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Effect+of+Smoking+on+the+Lipid+Profile+of+Inhabitant+Smokers+of+Hasilpur%2C+District+Bahawalpur%2C+Pakistan&btnG=
30. 2019. “Sex determination through Barr Bodies of Neutrophils in cattle and buffalo.” Biologia.
31. MUSHTAQ HUSSAIN LASHARI, RABIA HAMEED, UMER FAROOQ, MUSADIQ IDRIS & ZIA UR REHMAN. 2018. “Sex determination through Barr bodies of neutrophils in Humans and Dogs .” Veterinary Parasitology / Elsevier BV 64.
32. Farooq, U., Idris, M., Iqbal, M., Khurshid, A. and Rehman, Z.U., ,. 2018. “ Accreditation and evaluation of veterinary medical institutes–a Pakistani perspective. .” Rev. Sci. Tech. Off. Int. Epiz 37. 10.20506/rst.37.3.2886
33. U. FAROOQ and M. IDRIS and M. IQBAL and A. KHURSHID and Z.U. REHMAN. 2018. “Accreditation and evaluation of veterinary medical institutes \textendash a Pakistani perspective.” Revue Scientifique et Technique de l\textquotesingleOIE / O.I.E (World Organisation for Animal Health) 37. https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.37.3.2886
34. 2018. “Sex determination through Barr bodies of neutrophils in Humans and Dogs .” Veterinary Parasitology / Elsevier BV.
35. 2018. “Accreditation and evaluation of veterinary medical institutes \textendash a Pakistani perspective.” Revue Scientifique et Technique de l\textquotesingleOIE / O.I.E (World Organisation for Animal Health).
36. Khalid Abdul Majeed and Muhammad Shahbaz Yousaf and Hafsa Zaneb and Imtiaz Rabbani and Zia Ur Rehman and Habib Rehman. 2017. “In vitroevaluation of the effect of dibutyl phthalate on electrogenic sodium-linked glucose transport in isolated rabbit ileum.” Toxicological \& Environmental Chemistry / Informa UK Limited 99. https://doi.org/10.1080/02772248.2017.1393540
37. Tanveer Hussain and Masroor Ellahi Babar and Akhtar Ali and Asif Nadeem and Zia Ur Rehman and Muneeb M. Musthafa and Faiz MMT Marikar. 2017. “Microsatellite based genetic variation among the buffalo breed populations in Pakistan.” Journal of Veterinary Research / Walter de Gruyter GmbH 61. https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0057
38. 2017. “In vitroevaluation of the effect of dibutyl phthalate on electrogenic sodium-linked glucose transport in isolated rabbit ileum.” Toxicological \& Environmental Chemistry / Informa UK Limited.
39. 2017. “Microsatellite based genetic variation among the buffalo breed populations in Pakistan.” Journal of Veterinary Research / Walter de Gruyter GmbH.
40. Z.U. Rehman and Q. Deng and S. Umair and M.S. Savoian and J.S. Knight and A. Pernthaner and H.V. Simpson. 2016. “Excretory/secretory products of adult Haemonchus contortus and Teladorsagia circumcincta which increase the permeability of Caco-2 cell monolayers are neutralised by antibodies from immune hosts.” Veterinary Parasitology / Elsevier BV 221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.03.017
41. Muhammad Zubair Shabbir and Muhammad Ali and Muhammad Abbas and Umer Naveed Chaudhry and Zia-ur-Rehman and Muhammad Munir. 2016. “Molecular characterization of infectious bursal disease viruses from Pakistan.” Archives of Virology / Springer Science and Business Media LLC 161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-016-2869-9
42. 2016. “Excretory/secretory products of adult Haemonchus contortus and Teladorsagia circumcincta which increase the permeability of Caco-2 cell monolayers are neutralised by antibodies from immune hosts.” Veterinary Parasitology / Elsevier BV.
43. 2016. “Molecular characterization of infectious bursal disease viruses from Pakistan.” Archives of Virology / Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
44. Z. U. Rehman and J. S. Knight and J. Koolaard and H. V. Simpson and A. Pernthaner. 2015. “Immunomodulatory effects of adultHaemonchus contortusexcretory/secretory products on human monocyte-derived dendritic cells.” Parasite Immunology / Wiley 37. 10.1111/pim.12288
45. 2015. “Immunomodulatory effects of adultHaemonchus contortusexcretory/secretory products on human monocyte-derived dendritic cells.” Parasite Immunology / Wiley.
46. Yasmeen, A., Sherwani, S.K., ur Rehman, Z., Babar, M.E., Ahmad, N., Ullah, Z., Hussain, S.M., Intzar, M., Tahir, M.Z. and Hussain, T.,. 2014. “Major Histocompatibility Complex Class-I Genes: Role in Marker Assisted Selection in Caprine and Ovine Species.” World Applied Sciences Journal, 31. 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2014.31.05.82365
47. K Saeed, MS Khan, ZU Rehman, M Avais, JA Khan and M IJAZ. 2012. “Studis on Calcium and SGOT Enzyme levels of Buffaloes suffering from Milk Fever.” The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences / Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum 22.
48. 2012. “Studis on Calcium and SGOT Enzyme levels of Buffaloes suffering from Milk Fever.” The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences / Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum.
49. Muhammad Zubair Shabbir, 1*, Masood Rabbani, 1 Arfan Ahmad, Tahir Yaqub, 1 Khushi Muhammad2 and Zia ur Rehman3. 2011. “Detection of Rabies Virus From Equines Showing Nervous Signs.” Pakistan Journal of Zoology 43.
50. 2011. “Detection of Rabies Virus From Equines Showing Nervous Signs.” Pakistan Journal of Zoology.
51. Muhammad Zubair Shabbir, Masood Rabbani, Tahir Yaqub, Arfan Ahmad, Zia-ur-Rehman and Saleh Umair. 2010. “Comparative Clinical Epidemiology of Toxocariosis in Dogs and Cats .” Pakistan Journal of Zoology 42.
52. Zia-ur-Rehman*, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Muhammad Avais, Muhammad Aleem, Muhammad Zubair Shabbir and Jawaria Ali Khan. 2010. “Prevalence of Theileriosis in Sheep in Okara District, Pakistan .” Pakistan Journal of Zoology 42.
53. S. U. Rasheed and M. S. Khan and Z. U. Rehman and M. Avais and J. A. Khan, and M. Z. Shabbir. 2010. “A STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND TREATMENT OF ANHIDROSIS IN HORSES.” Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences / Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum 20.
54. 2010. “Comparative Clinical Epidemiology of Toxocariosis in Dogs and Cats .” Pakistan Journal of Zoology.
55. 2010. “A STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND TREATMENT OF ANHIDROSIS IN HORSES.” Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences / Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum.
56. 2010. “Prevalence of Theileriosis in Sheep in Okara District, Pakistan .” Pakistan Journal of Zoology.
57. Jawaria Ali Khan, Muhammad Sarwar Khan*, Muhammad Arif Khan, Muhammad Avais, Azhar Maqbool, Muhammad Salman and Zia ur Rehman. 2009. “Epidemiology of Major Bacterial and Viral Causes of Diarrheoa in Buffalo Calves in Three Districts of the Punjab Province of Pakistan.” Pakistan Journal of Zoology.
58. Muhammad Saeed and Muhammad Sarwar Khan and Muhammad Avais and Muhammad Ijazas and Asim Khalid Mehmood and Zia-ur-Rehman. 2009. “A study on serum calcium, creatine phosphokinase and lactate dehydrogenase concentration in post parturient Nili-Ravi Buffaloes.” Pakistan Journal of Zoology.
59. M. A. Chattha and A. Aslam and Z. U. Rehman and J. A. Khan and M. Avais. 2009. “PREVALENCE OF TOXOCARA CANIS INFECTION IN DOGS AND ITS EFFECTS ON VARIOUS BLOOD PARAMETERS IN LAHORE (PAKISTAN) .” The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences / Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum 19.
60. 2009. “Epidemiology of Major Bacterial and Viral Causes of Diarrheoa in Buffalo Calves in Three Districts of the Punjab Province of Pakistan .” Pakistan Journal of Zoology.
61. 2009. “A study on serum calcium, creatine phosphokinase and lactate dehydrogenase concentration in post parturient Nili-Ravi Buffaloes.” Pakistan Journal of Zoology.
62. 2009. “PREVALENCE OF TOXOCARA CANIS INFECTION IN DOGS AND ITS EFFECTS ON VARIOUS BLOOD PARAMETERS IN LAHORE (PAKISTAN) .” The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences / Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum.
63. M.A. Tarrar, M.S.Khan, K. Prervez, K. Ashraf, J.A. Khan and Z.U. Rehman. 2008. “DETECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY OF Balantidium coli IN BUFFALOES AROUND LAHORE, PAKISTAN.” Pakistan Journal of Agricutural Sciences 45.
64. 2008. “DETECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY OF Balantidium coli IN BUFFALOES AROUND LAHORE, PAKISTAN.” Pakistan Journal of Agricutural Sciences.
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The Islamia University of Bahawalpur was established in the year 1975 by upgrading historical institute of the Jamia Abbasia.
