(WG)Group leader of Small-Scale Family Poultry
Dr. Shahid Mehmood is currently working as Associate Professor, Department of Poultry Production, UVAS, Lahore. He has successfully completed his tenure as the chairman department of Poultry Production, UVAS, Lahore. His expertise are in the field of broiler production, Indigenous chicken rearing and poultry waste management. He has worked on “Effect of different management strategies on growth performance, biochemical profile and immune response of broilers” during his PhD research work. Recently, he has successfully completed research projects in collaboration with Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) on Artificial Insemination in broiler breeder and Village School Meal Program in Pattoki. Moreover, he was actively involved in 03 different research projects as Co-PI or member. Parallel to that he has also developed Compost technology that converts poultry waste into efficient bio-fertilizer and played a pivotal role for the establishment of Broiler house, Indigenous Chicken Genetic Resource Center, Model Ostrich Farm and Hatchery Unit at UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki. Dr. Shahid Mehmood is prolific researcher, he has published noteworthy literature in the national and international scientific forum with 80 national and international impact factor research articles and more than 70 abstracts in his credit. He has also published several extension articles in newspapers and magazines for the awareness of general masses. He is also referee of well reputed international and national journals. He has produced 04 PhD and 21 MPhil scholars as major supervisor and 10 PhD and 20 MPhil scholars as a member supervisory committee. He is life member of World Poultry Science Association-Pakistan Branch and member Research Board of Poultry Research Institute, Rawalpindi. He has also got training from abroad (Egypt & Thailand) on Poultry Production. He has a strong liaison with the poultry industry and plays an active role during the Poultry Science Conference at International Poultry Expo.2024, Lahore.
