DR ASMAD KARI
Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Tembila Campus
22200 Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
Tel (Office) :+6096993689
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Scientific Career/ Employments
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Sept 2008 – present |
Lecturer, School of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, University Sultan Zainal Abidin. |
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July 2008 – Sept 2008 |
Tutor, School of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, University Sultan Zainal Abidin. |
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Sept 2005 – July 2008 |
Tutor, Biohealth and Biotechnology Programs, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya. |
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July 2007 – Jun 2008 |
Assistant Fellow of Ungku Aziz Residential College, University of Malaya. |
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July 2005 – Aug 2005 |
Research Assistant, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya. |
Education
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2010 – 2014 |
Massey University, New Zealand (PhD, Animal Science) |
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2005 – 2008 |
University of Malaya, Malaysia (MSc., Animal Biotechnology) |
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2002 – 2005 |
University of Malaya, Malaysia (BSc., Biotechnology) |
Research Experience
Reproduction in farm animals
Artificial Insemination (AI) and sperm cryopreservation in farm animals
Research Interest
My research interest is on the effects of nutrition/herbs on animal reproduction; focusing on ovarian and testicular cell development.
The study on manipulation of estrus synchronization, artificial insemination (AI) and application of sperm cryopreservation to optimize animal production.
List of Publications
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Journal
- Asmad K., Wan Khadijah, W. E. and Abdullah, R. B. (2010).The effects of different stages of cryopreservation of red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) sperm and the variability between 3 individual fish in response to cryopreservation. Journal of Agrobiotechnology, pp, 17-23.
- Asmad, K., Kenyon, P. R., Pain, S. J., Parkinson, T. J., Peterson, S. W., Lopez-Villalobos, N., & Blair, H. T. (2014). Effects of dam size and nutrition during pregnancy on lifetime performance of female offspring. Small Ruminant Research, 121(2–3), 325-335.
Thesis
- Asmad, K. (2005). The effect of equilibration time on cryopreservation of spermatozoa in red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). B.Sc. Thesis. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Asmad, K. (2008). Effects of glycerol molarity, equilibration time, vapour temperature and exposure time on cryopreservation of sperm in red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). M.Sc. Thesis. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Asmad, K. (2014). The effect of ewe nutrition during pregnancy on the reproductive system of the offspring. Ph.D Thesis. Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Proceedings
- Asmad, K., Wan Khadijah W. E., and Abdullah, R. B. (2008). Effect of different molarities of glycerol in extender on cryopreservation of red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) sperm. Proceedings of the 29th Malaysian Society of Animal Production Annual Conference, pp, 112-113.
- Asmad, K., Paten, A. M., Loureiro, M. F. P., Kenyon, P. R., Pain, S. J., Parkinson, T. J., and Blair, H. T. (2011). Brief communication: The effects of dam nutrition during pregnancy on the growth of male offspring. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 71, 59-61.
- Asmad, K., Nakagawa, S., Lopez-Villalobos, N., Kenyon, P. R., Pain, S. J., & Blair, H. T. (2012). Effects of maternal nutrition during pregnancy on the growth and reproductive development of male sheep: a meta-analysis. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 72, 51-57.
- Asmad, K., Kenyon, P. R., Pain, S. J., Parkinson, T. J., Lopez-Villalobos, N., & Blair, H. T. (2012). Effect of dam size and nutrition during pregnancy on fetal ovary development of offspring. The 17th International Congress of Animal Reproduction (ICAR), p596 (Abstract no: 3252), Vancouver, Canada.
- Asmad, K., Kenyon, P. R., Parkinson, T. J., Pain, S. J., Lopez-Villalobos, N., & Blair, H. T. (2013). Effect of dam size and nutrition during pregnancy on fetal testicular development in sheep. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 73, 41-44.