Department of Poultry Production

Projects

COMPLETED 

1

Project Title: Development and commercialization of antibiotic alternatives: phages and nutraceuticals for Pakistan poultry production
Funding Agency:  International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada
Total Approved amount:  ~ 330 million

Prof. Dr. Athar Mahmud (Co-Principal Investigator)

2

Project Title: Utilization of poultry waste as an entrepreneurship
Funding Agency:  HEC project Establishment of Technology Development Fund (TDF)
Total Approved amount: 6.010 million

Prof. Dr. Athar Mahmud (Principal Investigator)

3

Project Title: Development of meat type Japanese Quail with higher body weight (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) acclimatized to indigenous managemental conditions through 6 generations of selective breeding program (2014)
Funding Agency:  PARB

Total Approved amount:   14.440 million

Dr. Jibran Hussain (Principal Investigator)

4

Project Title: Enhancing growth and productive performance in native Aseel chickens employing integrated selective breeding and identification of growth markers for poverty alleviation in rural areas
Total Approved Amount: 26.210 million
Funding Agency: PARB

Dr. Jibran Hussain (Team member)

5

Project Title: Development and Establishment of Model Poultry-Cum-Fish Farming with Nutrient Recycling: An Integrated Approach
Funding Agency:  PARB
Total Approved amount: 16.695 million

Prof. Dr. Athar Mahmud, Dr. Shahid Mehmood, Dr. Jibran Hussain (Collaborating Scientist)

6

Project Title: Assessing the economic viability of artificial insemination in poultry production through different interventions at commercial scale
Funding Agency:  PPA
Total Approved amount:  3.9 million

Dr. Shahid Mehmood (Principal Investigator)

 7

Project Title: Utilization of poultry farm litter and dead birds compost as livestock feed ingredient and agriculture fertilizer (2019)
Funding Agency:  PARB
Total Approved amount: 22.8 million

Prof. Dr. Athar Mahmud (Principal Investigator)

8

Project Title: Genetic improvement of selected indigenous Naked Neck by crossing with exotic poultry breeds of Rhode Island Red and Black Australorp (2018)
Funding Agency:  ALP, PARC
Total Approved amount: 4.8 million

Prof. Dr. Athar Mahmud (Principal Investigator)

9

Project Title: Development of Ostrich Farming in Punjab (2017)
Funding Agency:  Livestock & Dairy Development, Government of Punjab
Total Approved amount:   ~ 70 million

Prof. Dr. Athar Mahmud (Project Director)

10

Project Title: Effect of different storage periods, temperature and age group of breeder eggs on the quality of broiler chickens (2001-2002)
Funding Agency:  University Grants Commission
Total Approved amount:   ~ 0.1 million

Prof. Dr. Athar Mahmud (Principal Investigator)