Associate Professor Tahir Usman
Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan

Biography:

Dr. Tahir Usman is an Asistant Professor at the College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan. He did his undergraduation in Veterinary Medicin, master in Animal Genetics Breeding & Reproduction and master in Sociology from the renowned universties in Pakistan. Dr. Usman did PhD in Animal Genetics Breeding & Reproduction from China Agriculture University under Chinese Governament Scholarship (CSC) at the age of 28 years. He then joined the University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan as Assistant Professor and thus remained youngest Assistant Professor of the university. Dr. Usman was declared as a fourth best young scientists in all field of veterinary and animal sciences in Pakistan during the year 2013. He did Post Doctorate at the Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) Dummerstorf, Germany under DAAD-Post Doctorate Fellowship. He has published more than 30 reseach papers and bastracts in reputable peer review journals, published a book and got a couple of national & international awards including the national award and research productivity award during his PhD studies at China Agriculture University. He is serving as a reviewer and editor with various journals. He has remained a member of different scientific societies and conferences. He traveled a dozen of countries and is presently writing a travel book of his vast traveling history around the world. His research focus is on genetic and epigenetic bases of production and disease resistance traits in dairy cattle.