Dr. Mohammad Mijanur Rahman

Senior Lecturer
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Agricultural Science from Kagoshima University, Japan

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Area of Interest:

Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Animal Biotechnology
Forage Science
Animal Nutrition
Poultry Science

Selected Publications

  1. Rahman, M.R., M.M. Rahman, W.W. Khadijah and R.B. Abdullah, 2017. Effect of supplementation of hCG or GnRH on ovulation and subsequent embryo production of eCG superovulated goats. Indian J. Anim. Res., 51: 438-443.
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  2. Rahman, M.M., M.R. Rahman, M. Niimi, W.E.W. Khadijah, R. Akashi and R. Bin Abdullah, 2017. Effects of different levels of oxalic acid administration on feed intake and nutrient digestibility in goats. Sains Malaysiana, 46: 515-519.

  3. Abdullah, R.B., C.Y.A. Phua, M.M. Rahman and W.E. Wan Khadijah, 2017. PCR-based sexing of caprine embryos using Sry/Aml-X duplex PCR and Sry/DVEPC041 duplex PCR. Indian J. Anim. Sci., 87: 951-955.

  4. Rahman, M.R., M.M. Rahman, W.W. Khadijah and R.B. Abdullah, 2016. Interaction effect of donor age and body weight on superovulation and embryo production performance in goats. Indian J. Anim. Sci., 86: 887-891.

  5. Rahman, M.M., W.E.W. Khadijah and R.B. Abdullah, 2016. Feeding soywaste or pellet on performance and carcass characteristics of post-weaning kids. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 48: 1287-1290.
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  6. Rahman, M.M., W.E. wan Khadijah and R.B. Abdullah, 2016. Comparison between urea and goat manure as sources of nitrogen for Napier grass grown on terraced hill. Malaysian J. Anim. Sci., 19: 83-93.
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  7. Rahman, M.M., R.B. Abdullah, W.E. Wan Khadijah, T. Nakagawa and R. Akashi, 2015. Feed intake and growth performance of goats fed with Napier grass and oil palm frond supplemented with soya waste. J. Applied Anim. Res., 43: 256-260.
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  8. Rahman, M.M., M.R. Rahman, T. Nakagawa, R.B. Abdullah, W.W. Khadijah and R. Akashi, 2015. Effects of wet soya waste supplementation on the intake, growth and reproduction of goats fed Napier grass. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 199: 104-112.
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  9. Phua, A.C.Y., M.M. Rahman, K. Wan and R.B. Abdullah, 2015. Influence of in vitro maturation duration on embryo yield in goats. Malaysian J. Anim. Sci., 18: 23-28.

  10. Farizah, A.H.N., M.M. Rahman, W.E. Khadijah and R.B. Abdullah, 2015. The effects of in vitro maturation duration on maturation rate and intracytoplasmic sperm injection-derived embryonic development in goats. Indian J. Anim. Res., 49: 764-769.
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  11. Farizah, A.H.N., M.M. Rahman, K. Wan and R.B. Abdullah, 2015. Effect of repeated laparoscopic ovum pick-up on yield and quality of oocytes in goats. Malaysian J. Anim. Sci., 18: 55-59.

  12. Abdullah, R.B., A.M. Syazwan, M.M. Rahman and K. Wan, 2015. Level of nutrition affects semen characteristics and freezability of Malaysian bucks. Malaysian J. Anim. Sci., 18: 61-66.

  13. Siti, K., M.M. Rahman, R.B. Abdullah and K. Wan, 2014. Comparison of bovine embryonic development of parthenogenetically activated oocytes by different combinations of chemical treatments. Malaysian J. Anim. Sci., 17: 85-94.

  14. Raja-Khalif, R.I.A., M.M. Rahman, W.E. Wan Khadijah and R.B. Abdullah, 2014. Pregnancy diagnosis in goat by using two different ultrasound probes. J. Anim. Plant Sci., 24: 1026-1031.
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  15. Rahman, M.R., M.W. Rahman, W.W. Khadijah and R.B. Abdullah, 2014. Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) dosage based on body weight enhances ovulatory responses and subsequent embryo production in goats. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 27: 1270-1275.
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  16. Rahman, M.R., M.M. Rahman, W.E. Wan Khadijah and R.B. Abdullah, 2014. Comparison of superovulatory effect of eCG and pFSH on embryo production in crossbred (Boer × katjang) goats. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 819-826.

  17. Rahman, M.M., T. Nakagawa, R.B. Abdullah, W.K.W. Embong and R. Akashi, 2014. Feed intake and growth performance of goats supplemented with soy waste. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 49: 554-558.
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  18. Rahman, M.M., R.B. Abdullah, W.W. Khadijah, T. Nakagawa and R. Akashi, 2014. Feed intake and growth performance of goats offered Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) supplemented with concentrate pellet and soya waste. Sains Malaysiana, 43: 967-971.

  19. Rahman, M.M., M. Tateyama, M. Niimi, R.B. Abdullah, W.E. Khadijah and O. Kawamura, 2014. Changes in oxalate and some mineral concentrations of Setaria sphacelata under cutting and uncutting conditions. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 17: 586-589.
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  20. Ishigaki, G., T. Gondo, M.M. Rahman, N. Umami and R. Akashi, 2014. Spontaneous appearance of polyploids in plants regenerated from embryogenic calli derived from seedling‐meristems of ruzigrass (Brachiaria ruziziensis Germain et Everard). Grassland Sci., 60: 24-30.
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  21. Farizah, A.H.N., M.M. Rahman, W.E. Wan Khadijah and R.B. Abdullah, 2014. Duration effect from human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) injection to oocyte retrieval on intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) performance in mice. Malaysian J. Sci., 33: 63-67.
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  22. Xiao, Z.C., W. wan Khadijah, R.B. Abdullah and M.M. Rahman, 2013. Effects of hormonal administration and locality influence on superovulatory responses in goats. Indian J. Anim. Sci., 83: 927-929.

  23. Rahman, M.M., R.B. Abdullah, W.K.W. Embong, T. Nakagawa and R. Akashi, 2013. Effect of palm kernel cake as protein source in a concentrate diet on intake, digestibility and live weight gain of goats fed Napier grass. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., 45: 873-878.
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  24. Rahman, M.M., R.B. Abdullah, W.E.W. Khadijah, T. Nakagawa and R. Akashi, 2013. Feed intake, digestibility and growth performance of goats offered Napier grass supplemented with molasses protected palm kernel cake and soya waste. Asian J. Anim. Vet. Adv., 8: 527-534.
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  25. Rahman, M.M., R.B. Abdullah and W.E. Wan Khadijah, 2013. A review of oxalate poisoning in domestic animals: tolerance and performance aspects. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr., 97: 605-614.
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  26. Rahman, M.M., M. Ikeue, M. Niimi, R.B. Abdullah, W.E. Wan Khadijah, K. Fukuyama and O. Kawamura, 2013. Case study for oxalate and its related mineral contents in selected fodder plants in subtropical and tropical regions. Asian J. Anim. Vet. Adv., 8: 535-541.
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  27. Idris, S.K., R.B. Abdullah, W.K. Wan Embong and M.M. Rahman, 2013. Comparison between different combinations of chemical treatment on parthenogenetic activation of mouse oocytes and its subsequent embryonic development. Anim. Cells Syst., 17: 196-202.
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  28. Umami, N., T. Gondo, H. Tanaka, M.M. Rahman and R. Akashi, 2012. Efficient nursery plant production of dwarf cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica L.) through mass propagation in liquid culture. Grassland Sci., 58: 201-207.
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  29. Umami, N., T. Gondo, G. Ishigaki, M.M. Rahman and R. Akashi, 2012. Efficient nursery production and multiple-shoot clumps formation from shoot tiller-derived shoot apices of dwarf napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.). Nihon Danchi Chikusan Gakkaihou, 55: 121-127.
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  30. Rahman, M.M., T. Nakagawa, M. Niimi, K. Fukuyama and O. Kawamura, 2011. Effects of feeding oxalate containing grass on intake and the concentrations of some minerals and parathyroid hormone in blood of sheep. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 24: 940-945.

  31. Rahman, M.M., T. Nakagawa, M. Niimi, K. Fukuyama and O. Kawamura, 2011. Effects of calcium fertilization on oxalate of napiergrass and on mineral concentrations in blood of sheep. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 24: 1706-1710.
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  32. Rahman, M.M. and O. Kawamura, 2011. Oxalate accumulation in forage plants: Some agronomic, climatic and genetic aspects. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 24: 439-448.
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  33. Rahman, M.M., Y. Ishii, M. Niimi and O. Kawamura, 2010. Interactive effects of nitrogen and potassium fertilization on oxalate content in napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum). Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 23: 719-723.
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  34. Rahman, M.M., Y. Ishii, M. Niimi and O. Kawamura, 2010. Effect of application form of nitrogen on oxalate accumulation and mineral uptake by napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum). Grassland Sci., 56: 141-144.
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  35. Rahman, M.M., Y. Ishii, M. Niimi and O. Kawamura, 2009. Effect of clipping interval and nitrogen fertilisation on oxalate content in pot-grown napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum). Trop. Grasslands, 43: 73-78.
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  36. Rahman, M.M., Y. Ishii, M. Niimi and O. Kawamura, 2009. Change of oxalate form in pot‐grown napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach) by application of calcium hydroxide. Grassland Sci., 55: 18-22.
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  37. Rahman, M.M., Y. Ishii, M. Niimi and O. Kawamura, 2008. Effects of levels of nitrogen fertilizer on oxalate and some mineral contents in napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach). Grassl. Sci., 54: 146-150.
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  38. Rahman, M.M., Y. Ishii, M. Niimi and O. Kawamura, 2008. Effect of salinity stress on dry matter yield and oxalate content in napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach). Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 21: 1599-1603.
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  39. Rahman, M.M., M. Yamamoto, M. Niimi and O. Kawamura, 2008. Effect of nitrogen fertilization on oxalate content in Rhodesgrass, Guineagrass and Sudangrass. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 21: 214-219.

  40. Rahman, M.M., M. Niimi and O. Kawamura, 2007. Simple method for determination of oxalic acid in forages using high-performance liquid chromatography. Grassl. Sci., 53: 201-204.
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  41. Rahman, M.M., M. Niimi, Y. Ishii and O. Kawamura, 2006. Effects of season, variety and botanical fractions on oxalate content of napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach). Grassland Sci., 52: 161-166.
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  42. Huque, K.S., M.M. Rahman and M.R. Islam, 2004. Economics of dairy farms under co- operative dairy production system in selected milk pocket areas of Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Livestock Res., 11: 20-30.

  43. Haque, M.N., A.B.M.M. Islam, A.K.F.H. Bhuiyan and M.M. Rahman, 2003. Effects of breeds and age of bulls of semen characteristics used in artificial insemination in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Vet., 20: 136-142.

  44. Roy, B.K., K.S. Huque, M.R. Islam, M. Hasanuzzaman and M.M. Rahman, 2002. Consumption pattern of milk and milk products among different income levels in some selected areas of Bangladesh. Pak. J. Nutr., 1: 282-287.
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  45. Rahman, M.M., M.N. Islam, S. Faruque and B.K. Roy, 2002. Effect of seasons on the sex ratio and calving frequency of cattle under farm condition. J. Biological Sci., 2: 160-161.
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  46. Rahman, M.M. and K.S. Huque, 2002. Study on voluntary intake and digestibility of banana foliage as a cattle feed. J. Biological Sci., 2: 49-52.
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  47. Islam, M.N., M.N. Islam, M.M. Rahman and S. Faruque, 2002. Reproductive performance of different crossbred and indigenous dairy cattle under Small Holder farming condition in Bangladesh. J. Biological Sci., 2: 205-207.
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  48. Huque, K.S., M.M. Rahman and M.R. Islam, 2002. Farming characteristics of co-operative dairy production system in Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Livestock Res., 9: 17-29.

  49. Huque, K.S. and M.M. Rahman, 2002. Utilization of sugarcane tops and bagasse as roughage sources in growing bulls. Indian J. Anim. Nutr., 19: 227-231.
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  50. Faruque, S., S.S. Husain, M.M. Rahman, B.K. Roy, M.N. Islam and M.S. Islam, 2002. A study on the reproductive performance of does in different genetic groups under village condition. J. Biol. Sci., 2: 325-328.
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  51. Sarker, M.S.K., S.U. Ahmed, S.D. Chowdhury, M.A. Hamid and M.M. Rahman, 2001. Performance of different fast growing broiler strains in winter. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 4: 251-254.
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  52. Rahman, M.M., M.A.S. Khan, M.N. Islam, M.N. Haque and M.S.K. Sarker, 2001. Genetic differences in the performance of local, pure and crossbred cows. Bangladesh J. Anim. Sci., 30: 155-164.

  53. Rahman, M.M. and M.N. Haque, 2001. Productive and reproductive performances of native cows under farm conditions. J. Biol. Sci., 1: 1085-1087.
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  54. Huque, K.S., M.M. Rahman and M.A. Jalil, 2001. Study on the growth pattern of gayals (Bos frontalis) and their crossbred calves. Asian Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 14: 1245-1249.
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  55. Huque, K.S., M.M. Rahman and M.A. Jalil, 2001. Nutritive value of major feed ingredients, usually browsed and their responses to gayals (Bos frontalis) in the hill tract area. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 4: 1559-1561.
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  56. Huque, K.S., M.M. Rahman and A.I. Talukder, 2001. Study on forage crop production on sloping land and fed to Gayals under confinement. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 14: 959-961.

  57. Khan, M.A.S. and M.M. Rahman, 2000. A comparative study on the productive and reproductive performance of local, pure and crossbred cows at the central cattle breeding station, Savar, Bangladesh. Asian Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 13: 333-333.
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