Dr. Muhammad  Nasir
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Dr. Muhammad Nasir

Assistant Professor
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Food Technology from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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Biography

Dr. Muhammad Nasir is Assistant Professor at Department of Food & Nutrition, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. He holds B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. (Hons.) and Ph.D. degrees in Food Technology. He also conducted significant part of his Ph.D. research at Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, USA and published 04 peer reviewed papers from that research. He is the Program Coordinator for the Postgraduate program in Food Safety, Hygiene & Border Control. Dr. Nasir’s fundamental expertise is in the field of Food and Nutrition, especially development of Nutraceuticals/functional foods and to explore their impact on Human Health & Disease Management. Besides, other research area of interest is value addition of foodstuff using indigenous resources and assessment of their acceptability, efficacy and safety using animal and human models. Dr. Nasir being the member of Technical Committee also played key role in revising The Punjab Pure Food Rules 2007 and drafting The Punjab Pure Food Rules 2011. Dr. Nasir has more than 25 peer reviewed research publications, 18 conference proceedings, 02 international books and 02 international book chapters to his name. He presented research findings in 17 international and national scientific conferences in various countries including USA and UK. So far, he has produced around 15 postgraduate students under his supervision. Being Associate Editor, ha has also the key role in publishing The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences a bimonthly, peer reviewed impact factor journal. Dr. Nasir being the member of various professional bodies including Institute of Food Technologist, American Society of Nutrition, Nutrition Society of UK, American Association of Cereal Chemists, and Functional Food Center USA etc. is contributing for the uplift of scientific knowledge in the field of Food Science & Human Nutrition and to translate this knowledge for improvement of lives of masses in the country. He is also member various bodies including Board of Studies (BOS) Department of Food Science Government College University Faisalabad, BOS Department of Food & Nutrition UVAS, Faculty BOS Faculty of Animal Production & Technology UVAS, Synopsis Review Committee Institute of Public Health Lahore.

Area of Interest:

Food Science and Technology
100%
Nutrition
62%
Nutraceuticals
90%
Functional Foods
75%
Human Health
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Khan, N., N.A. Qureshi, M. Nasir, G.W. Vandenberg and M.S. Mughal et al., 2012. Effect of artificial feed on sensory attributes of flesh of Indian major carps (Labeo rohita, Catla catla and Cirrhinus mrigala) fed in monoculture and polyculture systems. Pak. Vet. J., 32: 349-353.
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  2. Fiaz, M., M. Abdullah, T.N. Pasha, M.A. Jabbar, M.E. Babar, J.A. Bhatti and M. Nasir, 2012. Evaluating varying dietary energy levels for optimum growth and early puberty in Sahiwal heifers. Pak. J. Zool., 44: 625-634.
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  3. Fiaz, M., M. Abdullah, M. Nasir, K. Javed, M.E. Babar, T.N. Pasha and M.A. Jabbar. 2012. Effect of varying dietary energy levels during the last trimester of pregnancy on subsequent first lactation performance in Sahiwal heifers. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 44: 975-981.
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  4. Alam, S., N. Khan, M. Nasir, A. Javid, T. Khan, R. Tayyab and N. Zikria, 2012. Chemical and sensory quality changes in wild and farmed fish flesh (Labeo rohita) at frozen storage (-18°C). J. Anim. Plant Sci., 22: 614-618.
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  5. Khan, N., N.A. Qureshi, M. Nasir, F. Rasool and K.J. Iqbal, 2011. Effect of artificial diet and culture systems on sensory quality of fried fish flesh of Indian major carps. Pak. J. Zool., 43: 1177-1182.
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  6. Bacha, U., M. Nasir, A. Khalique, A.A. Anjum and M.A. Jabbar, 2011. Comparative assessment of various agro-industrial wastes for Saccharomyces cerevisiae biomass production and its quality evaluation as single cell protein. J. Anim. Plant Sci., 21: 844-849.
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  7. Nasir, M., M. Siddiq, R. Ravi, J.B. Harte, K.D. Dolan and M.S. Butt, 2010. Physical quality characteristics and sensory evaluation of cookies made with added defatted maize germ flour. J. Food Qlty., 33: 72-84.
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  8. Akhtar, S., S. Naz, M.T. Sultan, S. Mahmood, M. Nasir and A. Ahmad, 2010. Physico-chemical attributes and heavy metal content of mangoes (Mangifera Indica L.) cultivated in different regions of Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 42: 2691-2702.
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  9. Abdullah, M., I. Mohsin, J. Bhatti, K. Javed, M.E. Babar, M. Nasir and M. Jabbar, 2010. Effect of methionine supplementation on the performance of early lactating Nili Ravi buffaloes. Rev. Vet., 21: 642-647.
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  10. Sultan, M.T., M.S. Butt, F.M. Anjum, A. Jamil, S. Akhtar and M. Nasir, 2009. Nutritional profile of indigenous cultivar of black cumin seeds and antioxidant potential of its fixed and essential oil. Pak. J. Bot., 41: 1321-1330.
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  11. Siddiq, M., M. Nasir, R. Ravi, M.S. Butt, K.D. Dolan and J.B. Harte, 2009. Effect of defatted maize germ flour addition on the physical and sensory quality of wheat bread. LWT-Food Sci. Technol, 42: 464-470.
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  12. Siddiq, M., M. Nasir, R. Ravi, K.D. Dolan and M.S. Butt, 2009. Effect of defatted maize germ addition on the functional and textural properties of wheat flour. Int. J. Food Prop., 12: 860-870.
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  13. Shakeel, M., M. Abdullah, M. Nasir and N. Akhtar, 2009. Nutritional improvement and value-addition of buffalo milk kurut with soya protein isolate. Pak. J. Zool., 9: 379-384.
  14. Nasir, M., M.S. Butt, F.M. Anjum, A. Jamil and I. Ahmad, 2009. Preparation and evaluation of maize germ oil fortified cakes. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 11: 311-315.
  15. Akhtar, S., S. Mahmood, S. Naz, M. Nasir and M.T. Sultan, 2009. Sensory evaluation of mangoes (Mangifera indica L.) grown in different regions of Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 41: 2821-2829.
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  16. Shahzadi, N., M.S. Butt, M.K. Sharif and M. Nasir, 2007. Effect of guar gum on the serum lipid profile of Sprague Dawley rats. LWT-Food Sci. Technol., 40: 1198-1205.
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  17. Butt, M.S., N. Shahzadi, M.K. Sharif and M. Nasir, 2007. Guar gum: A miracle therapy for hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia and obesity. Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr., 47: 389-396.
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  18. Butt, M.S., N. Shahzadi, M.K. Sharif and M. Nasir, 2007. Canonical correlation: A multivariate technique to determine the contribution of various dependent and independent variables. Int. J. Food Sci. Technol., 42: 1416-1423.
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  19. Ajmal, M., M.S. Butt, K. Sharif, M. Nasir and M.T. Nadeem, 2006. Preparation of fiber and mineral enriched pan bread by using defatted rice bran. Int. J. Food Prop., 9: 623-636.
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  20. Sharif, K., M.S. Butt, F.M. Anjum and M. Nasir, 2005. Improved quality of baked products by rice bran oil. Int. J. Food Saf., 5: 1-8.
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  21. Butt, M.S., M. Nasir, S. Akhtar and K. Sharif, 2004. Effect of moisture and packaging on the shelf life of wheat flour. Internet J. Food Safety, 4: 1-6.
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  22. Butt, M.S., K. Sharif, M. Nasir, M. Iftikhar and K. Rehman, 2004. Preparation and quality evaluation of cookies containing sweet potato flour. Indus J. Plant Sci., 3: 69-76.
  23. Sharif, M.K., M.S. Butt, F.M. Anjum, M. Nasir, R. Minhas and M.N. Qayyum, 2003. Extension of cookies shelf life by using rice bran oil. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 5: 455-457.
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  24. Nasir, M., M.S. Butt, F.M. Anjum, M.K. Sharif and R. Minhas, 2003. Effect of moisture content on the shelf life of wheat flour. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 5: 458-459.
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