Dr. Zia Ullah

DVM, M.Phil (theori), PhD (Scholar),
CPD (UAE), CPD (RVC), RVMP

Lecturer/Vet Surgeon

Cell: +92 321 847 7847
Ph: +92 42 99211 499-50, Ext: 199
E-mail: ziaullah.mughal@uvas.edu.pk

Area of Interests:

  1. Radiology (Radiography and Ultrasonography)
  2. Soft and Hard Tissue Surgery in Pet and Exotic Animals
  3. Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Zoo, Wild and Pet Animals.
  4. Prosthetic and Rehabilitation Surgery
  5. Endoscopy

Biography:

Dr. Zia Ullah is Lecturer/Veterinary Surgeon for Pets and Exotics at Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Dept of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore Pakistan. He holds a DVM degree from UVAS and M. Phil degree in Animal Reproduction. He has been working with The City Vet Clinic, Dubai UAE, for three years and then moved back to this current position. Meanwhile he is working as consultant to WWF Pakistan for Common Leopard Conservation Project and Indian White back vulture Breeding and Conservation Project, Lahore Zoo Lahore and Punjab Wildlife Dept.

He is certified Avian Orthopedic Surgeon and has special interests in companion animal orthopedics.

He has won two research grants from WWF Pakistan in Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan Areas. He is co-author of 73 New DNA sequences of Mitochondrial D-loop region in Urial, Mouflon and 4 sheep breeds (Kachi, Kajli, Thalli, Karakul) in GenBank, NCBI USA. (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov).

IV. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Modified TTA, TPLO and TPO in Canine CCL Repair
  • Avian Orthopedics
  • Small Animal Dental Radiography
  • Small Animal Transfusion Medicine
  • Endoscopic Training from Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Canine and Feline Osteoarthritis Management Course

V. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

  • Life Long Member - Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (PVMC)
  • Member - American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV)
  • Lifelong member -  Society for Animal Reproduction of Pakistan (SARP)
  • Member - Asiatic Lions Protection Society, India
  • Member Technical Committee - Pakistan Wildlife Foundation (PWF)

VII. RESEARCH PROJECTS/GRANTS WON:

  • Co-Principal Investigator:
    “GENOMIC STUDY FOR GENETIC DIVERSITY, PHYLOGENY AND CONSERVATION OF URIAL (Ovis orientalis vignei) IN PAKISTAN”
    Status: completed
    Funding Agency: WWF Pakistan
  • Co-Principal Investigator:
    “Distribution, habitat assessment and population status of Asciatic Rock Python (Python molurus) in Punjab, Pakistan”
    Status: Completed
    Funding Agency: WWF Pakistan

Publication 


 

 

  1. Ziaullah, M., A. Ijaz, M. Aleem, A.K. Mahmood, H. Rehman, S. Bhatti, U. Farooq, M.U. Sohail. (2012) Optimal inclusion level of butylatedhydroxytoluene in semen extender improves the quality of post-thawed canine sperm. Czech J. Anim. Sci., 57, (8): 377-381. IF 1.079
  2. M. A. Khan, M. M. Ali, S. Azeem, A. Safdar, Ijaz A., Ziaullah and M. T. Sajjad. (2011) Ileocolic Intussusception In A Cocker Spaniel Dog: A Case Report. The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 21(3): 635-637. IF 0.585
  3. Yasmeen, A., Hussain T., Sheikh A. A., Khan M. R., Zahid M. N., M. Ziaullah, Sherwani S. K., Hussain S. M., Intizar M. (2013) Cytokines Gene Polymorphism and Potential use as Bio-markers. Journal of Infection and Molecular Biology 1 (2): 20 - 26, ISSN Online: 2307 - 5465, Print: 2307 - 5716.
  4. Yasmeen, A., S. K. Sherwani, Z. Rehman, M. E. Babar, N. Ahmad, Z. Ullah, S. M. Hussain, M. Intzar, M. Z. Tahir and T. Hussain. (2014). Major Histocompatibility Complex Class-I Genes: Role in Marker Assisted Selection in Caprine and Ovine Species. World Applied Sciences Journal. 31 (5): 741-744. IF: 0.234
  5. Tahir M. S, T. Hussain, M. E. Babar, A. Nadeem, M. Naseer, Z. Ullah, M. Intizar, S. M. Hussain. (2014). A Panel of Microsatellite Markers for Genetic Diversity and Parentage analysis of Dog Breeds in Pakistan. The Journal of Animal and Plants Sciences. IF: 0.638
  6. S. Shahzad, M. Y. Tipu, A. Aslam, T. Hussain, Z. Ali, S. Y. Shelly, Ziaullah, M. B. Saleem, A. Yaqub and S. S. Ahmad (2015). Comparative Hemato-Biochemical Study on Theileriosis in Naturally Infected Punjab Urial (Ovis orientalis punjabiensis) and Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) in Pakistan. The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 25(3 Supp. 2) 2015 Special Issue Page: 472-476.
  7. Hussain, T., M. E. Babar, Ziaullah and W.A. Khan. (2016) Hematological and Blood Chemistry Values in Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) from Khunjerab National Park, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. The Journal of Animal and Plants Science, 26(2): 549-551.
  8. Alam MA, Maqbool A, Nazir MM, Lateef M, Khan MS, Ahmed AN, Mughal Z, Lindsay DS. (2014) Prevalence of entamoeba histolytica-like cysts compared to E. histolytica antigens detected by elisa in the stools of 600 patients from three socioeconomic communities in the metropolitan city of lahore, pakistan. J Parasitol. PMID: 25189631
  9. Tanveer Hussain, Kathiravan Periasamy, Rudolf Pichler, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Waseem Ahmad Khan, Zia Ullah and Samuel Shehzad (2015) Mitochondrial DNA D-Loop diversity and evolutionary relationship of wild Punjab Urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis) with closely related taxa. Small Ruminant Research. (IF=1.342)
  10. Tanveer Hussain, MasroorEllahi Babar, Muneeb M. Musthafa, Waseem Ahmad Khan, Ziaullah, Samuel Shehzad and Atif Yaqub (2015) Mitochondrial ATP6 and ATP8 genes based molecular diversity and phylogenetic analysis in Punjab Urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis).The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 25(3 Supp. 2) 2015 Special Issue Page: 311-318.
  11. H. Sadia, S. Manzoor, A. Wajid, M. Tayyab, S. Firyal, A. S. Hashmi, T. Yaqub, Z. U. Mughal, A. K. Mehmood, A. R. Awan, K. Mahmood, M. Y. Khan and M. Wasim (2016) COX-2 and BRCA1 have altered expression profile in different canine tumors. The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 26(1): 2016, Page: 103-115
  12. Rashid Saif, Ali Raza Awan, Leslie Lyons, Barbara Gandolfi, Muhammad Tayyab, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Asim Khalid Mehmood, Zia Ullah, Muhammad Wasim (2016) Hspb1 and Tp53 Mutation and Expression Analysis in Cat Mammary Tumors. Iran J Biotech. 14(3)
  13. Rashid Saif, Ali Raza Awan, Muhammad Tayyab, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Asim Khalid Mahmood, Zia Ullah, Saeeda Zia, Muhammad Wasim (2017) Expression Profi ling of Hspb1 and Tp53 Genes through RT-qPCR in Different Cancer Types of Canis familiaris. Iranian J Biotech. 15(3)

 

 

 

 

 

Projects Won:

  1. Co-Principal Investigator:
    “Genomic Study for Genetic Diversity, Phylogeny and Conservation of Urial (Ovis orientalis vignei) IN Pakistan”
    Status: In process
    Funding Agency: WWF Pakistan
  2. Co-Principal Investigator:
    “Distribution, habitae assessment and population status of Asciatic Rock Python (Python molurus) in Punjab, Pakistan”
    Status: In process (Total Duration 1 year)
    Funding Agency: WWF Pakistan