Dr. Saima Ashraf

DVM(UVAS), Mphil(UVAS), PhD(UVAS)
Assistant Professors

saima.ashraf@uvas.edu.pk 
Tel : +92 42 99211374 Ext. 237

Biography

Dr. Saima Ashraf joined the Department of Anatomy & Histology as a Teaching Assistant and was selected as a lecturer in 2006.  She did her Phd in Anatomy and Histology from the UVAS. Her major responsibilities are teaching and research.

Area of interest

  1. Cell biology, histophysiology of gut.

Publications


 

 

  1. Usman MM, Zaneb H, Masood S, A K Mehmood, Ashraf S, Ijaz S, S. Qaiser and Rehman H. 2017. Morphometry of udder, teat, and milk vein in Nili Ravi buffalo (Bubalis bubalis) and its relationship with milk yield. Proceedings of international Buffalo symposium. November15-18. Chitwan Nepal.
  2. Zaneb H, I. Ali, M.Aslam, I.Ahmad, MA, Khan, Ashraf S, Masood S,  Usman MM, HF  Rehman,  S. Qaiser, S. Aslam and Rehman H. Comparative hoof volume assessment of Nili-Ravi Buffalo being reared on different flooring systems. Proceedings of international Buffalo symposium. November15-18. Chitwan Nepal.
  3. M.G.Khan, Masood S, Zaneb H, Yousaf MS, Ashraf S, Usman MM, Rehman, HF Rehman, Rehman H and Khan I. 2017. Effect of Moringaolifera leaf powder (MOLP) supplementation on histomorphometry of intestine, liver and kidney in rats exposed to cyclic heat stress. Proceedings of international conference on recent advances in clinical research. Pg # 17. 19-20 December, UVAS Lahore.
  4. Rehman HF, Zaneb H, Masood S, Yousaf MS, Ashraf S, Khan I, Shah M, Khilji MS,Rehman H. 2017. Effect of Moringa oleifera leaf powder supplementation on meat quality and morphometric characteristics of bone in broilers. Proc of  1st International Conference on Poultry Processing: Farm to Fork Management, November 1-2, Lahore, Pakistan p02.
  5. Saima Ashraf, Hafsa Zaneb, Saima Masood and Habib Rehman. Effects of β-Galacto-oligosaccharides (β-GOS) supplementation on relative weights of viscera, thyroid and adrenal hormone levels in heat stressed broilers. Proceedings of 20th Congress of the European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (ESVCN). September 15-17, 2016. Berlin, Germany.
  6. Hafsa Zaneb, Saima Ashraf, Saima Masood and Hafiz Faseeh Rehman, Mirza Muhammad Usman, Shahbaz Yousaf and Habib Rehman. Comparative effects of different dietary levels of novelly-linkaged β-Galacto-oligosaccharides (β-GOS) supplementation on intestinal morphometry of cold-stressed broilers. Proceedings of 20th Congress of the European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (ESVCN). September 15-17, 2016. Berlin, Germany.
  7. Saima Ashraf, Hafsa Zaneb, Saima Masood, Habib Rehman, Sahar Ijaz, Mirza Muhammad Usman. Effect of dietary β-galactooligosaccharides supplementation on performance parameters in heat stressed broiler. 11-14 July 2016. New Orleans USA.
  8. Saima Masood, Saqib Saleem Abdullah, Hafsa Zaneb, Shela Gul Bokhari, Muti ur Rehman Khan and Saima Ashraf .Morphometric study of Tibial bone characteristics and Body weight gain in Broilers in response to bacterial phytase supplementation.5-9 September. 25th World poultry conference Beijing China.
  9. Sikandar A, Zaneb H, Younus M, Muti S, Aslam A, Ashraf S, , Yousaf MS, and Rehman H. Morphological changes in immune related organs, humoral and cell mediated immune response and Intraepithelial lymphocytes evaluation of broiler chickens fed Bacillus subtilis or Zinc Bacitracin. 5-9 September. 25th World poultry conference Beijing China.
  10. Ashraf S, Zaneb H, Muti S, Rehman H, Ijaz S. -EFFECT of dietary supplementation of β- galacto-oligosaccharides on intestinal microarchitecture of broiler reared under cyclic heat stress. gut health symposium. 9-11 Nov 2015. Kensas city Missouri.
  11. Zaneb H, Ashraf S, Sohail U, Yousaf MS. 2011. Dietry Supplementation of Lactobacillus-based Probiotic to Help Alleviate the Effects of heat Stress in Broilers. Proc 3rd International Conference of Indonesian Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria, Jan 21-22, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
  12. Zaneb H, Ashraf S, Sohail U, Yousaf MS. 2011. Dietry Supplementation of Lactobacillus-based Probiotic to Help Alleviate the Effects of heat Stress in Broilers. Proc 3rd International Conference of Indonesian Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria, Jan 21-22, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
  13. Zaneb H, Ashraf S, Muti S, Yousaf MS, Usman MM, Sohail MU, Ijaz A, Rehman H. 2011. Effect of dietary supplementation of prebiotics and probiotics on goblet cells histochemistry in broilers reared under cyclic heat stress. Proc 15th Congress European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition, pp 127 Sep 14-16, Zaragosa Spain.
  14. M. U. Sohail, I. Ahmad, H. Rehman, K. Ashraf, M. S. Yousaf, S. Ashraf, H. Zaneb. 2010. Effect of dietary supplementation of mannan-oligosaccharides and lactobacillus-based probiotics on indigenous intestinal bacterial ecology and intestinal microarchitecture of broilers reared under heat stress. 2010 ADSA®-PSA-AMPA-CSAS-WSASAS-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA, July 11-15. P100.
  15.  Ashraf S, Zaneb H, Muti, Usman MM, Sohail MU, Ijaz A, Rehman H. 2010 Effect of dietary supplementation of mannan oligosaccharides on intraepithelial lymphocytes in broilers reared under cyclic heat stress. Proc XXVIIIth Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists. July 28-31, Paris France.
  16. Usman MM, Ashraf S, Zaneb H, Muti S, , Sohail MU, Ijaz A, Rehman H. 2010 Effect of dietary supplementation of mannan oligosaccharides on goblet cell histochemistry in broilers reared under cyclic heat stress. Proc XXVIIIth Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists. July 28-31, Paris France.

 

  1. Ashraf S, Zaneb H, Yousaf MS, Ijaz A, Sohail MU, Muti S, Usman MM, Ijaz S, Rehman H. 2013. Effect of dietary supplementation of prebiotics and probiotics on intestinal microarchitecture in broilers reared under cyclic heat stress. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 97: 68-73 (IF = 1.215)
  2. A. Sikandar, H. Zaneb, M. Younus, S. Masood, A. Aslam, F. Khattak, S. Ashraf, M. S. Yousaf, H. Rehman. 2017. Effect of sodium butyrate on performance, immune status, microarchitecture of small intestinal mucosa and lymphoid organs in broiler chickens. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Science, 30(5):690-699.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.16.0824.
  3. A Sikandar, H Zaneb, M Younus, S Masood, A Aslam, S Ashraf, M Adil and Habib Rehman. Protective Effect of Sodium Butyrate on Growth Performance, Immune Responses and Gut Mucosal Morphometry in Salmonella-Challenged Broiler Chickens.
  4. S. Ashraf, H. Zaneb, S. Masood, S. Yousaf, M. M. Usman, H. F. Rehman, A.Sikandar & H. Rehman. Influence of β-galacto-oligosaccharide on growth performance and components of intestinal barrier in broiler during heat stress. South African Journal of Animal Science 2017, 47 (No. 1)
  5. S. Ashraf, H. Zaneb, S. Masood, S. Yousaf, M. M. Usman, H. F. Rehman A. Sikandar, M. Shah and H. Rehman. Growth performance, hormonal dynamics and intestinal microarchitecture in broilers fedβ-galacto-oligosaccharides during cyclic cold stress. (Accepted)

 

Conferences / Trainings (Participation)

  1. One day workshop on the Construction of the Mcqs held at UVAS 2009
  2. In Service Teaching Training Programme arranged by the department at UVAS 2010
  3. Resource person (Microteaching session) workshop on the Teachers training arranged by PCEPT at UVAS March 2010 .
  4. Three days hands-on training workshop on “Canine Radiographic Anatomy”(21st-23rd Feb, 2013), At UVAS, Lahore.
  5. National Workshop on the “Electron and confocal microscopy” at NIBGE Faislabad from 6-15 December 2010.
  6. National workshop on “Molecular diagnostics” at UVAS Lahore from 11-12 January 2011.
  7. Attended Two days “Project Formulation Workshop” by Pakistan Science Foundation (27th-28th March, 2014.
  8. Attended a symposium on gut health in production of food animals (9-11 November) Kansas City USA.

Conferences / Trainings (Organizer / Resource Person)

  1. Resource person (Microteaching session) workshop on the Teachers training arranged by PCEPT at UVAS(2010).
  2. Resource person:Teaching methodologies and resource management for veterinary anatomy and histology courses. Department of Anatomy and Histology. 18-29 July, 2016.
  3. Resource person:Teaching methodologies and resource management for veterinary anatomy and histology courses. Department of Anatomy and Histology & Center for Educational Policy and Administration. 3-7 October, 2016.
  4. Resource person and training co-ordinator: Hands-on-training on mice handling, blood and oocyte collection
  5. Resource person and training co-coordinator, Training on Conventional Paraffin Impregnation Technique and Haematoxylin & Eosin Staining Protocol. Department of Anatomy and Histology. 23rd -24th October 2017.
  6. Resource person, Management of teaching resources for outcome based education. Department of Anatomy and Histology, 16th-17th November, 2017.
  7. Resource person, Research methodology (Research tools session). Center for Educational Policy and Administration UVAS Lahore. 11-13 December, 2017.
  8. Resource person, Recent advances in clinical research (RACR) Satellite workshop, Blood and viscera collection from laboratory mice. 19-20 December, 2017.