CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Details:

Title Dr. Forenames Hamed Midden name Mohamed Surname Gaafar
Date of birth May 17, 1962 Place of birth Kafr El-Sheikh
Nationality Egyptian Religion Muslim
Gender Male Martial status Married
Address Egypt, Kafr El-Sheikh, Sakha Animal Production Research Laboratories
Postcode 9011 Home Telephone No 0020473239156
Mobile No 0020163087881 Work Telephone No 0020473225128
National Insurance No. 47758237 E-mail dr.gaafar@hotmail.com

Education:

College/University Degree obtained Subjects of study Dates
From To
Kafr El-Sheikh, Fac. of Agric., Tanta Univ. B. Sc. of Animal Production Animal Sciences 1981 1985
Kafr El-Sheikh, Fac. of Agric., Tanta Univ. M. Sc. of Animal Nutrition Metabolism of some minerals in cattle and buffaloes 1989 1994
Kafr El-Sheikh, Fac. of Agric., Tanta Univ. Ph. D. of Animal Nutrition Performance of growing calves fed ration containing corn silage 1997 2001

Employment History:

Employer Position Dates
From To
Special Sector Engineer of Animal Production 1/7/1988 24/9/1995
Ministry of Agriculture Engineer of Animal Production 25/9/1995 5/11/1996
Animal Production Research Institute Engineer of Animal Nutrition 6/11/1996 30/8/2001
Animal Production Research Institute Associate Researcher of Animal Nutrition 1/9/2001 20/12/2001
Animal Production Research Institute Researcher of Animal Nutrition 21/12/2001 12/1/2007
Animal Production Research Institute Senior Researcher of Animal Nutrition 13/1/2007 Till now

Training:

Training attended Place Dates
From To
Ruminant Nutrition Animal Production Research Institute 17/5/1997 22/5/1997
Dairy Animals Husbandry Sakha Dairy Training Unit 7/6/1997 12/6/1997
Animal Nutrition Sakha Dairy Training Unit 21/6/1997 26/6/1997
Computer level 1 Tanta University 1/10/1997 31/10/1997
Intensive English Language Tanta University 21/3/1998 3/5/1998
Ruminant Nutrition Animal Production Research Institute 13/6/1998 24/6/1998
Planning farm (Feed & Animal Nutrition) Sakha Dairy Training Unit 13/2/1999 4/3/1999
Computer level 2 Tanta University 1/4/1999 30/4/1999

Fields of interest:

1- Research work with regard of the following subjects:
 Ruminant feeding.
 Treatment of by-products and roughage.
 Conservation of green forages.
 Utilization of residues of processing of agriculture products.
 New sources of feedstuffs for ruminants.
 Environmental pollution.
 Analysis of feedstuffs.
2- Introduction of new technology of animal nutrition into farms of different area of Egypt.
3- Training/ supervising of village extension of different areas of Egypt with following subjects:
 Fodder conservation (silage and hay).
 Urea and ammonia treatment of straws.
 Dairy cows and buffaloes feeding.
 Calf rearing.
 Least cost ration formulation.
4- Supervising of graduate student study M. Sc. and Ph. D.
5- Member of scientific societies:
 Egyptian Society of Animal Production.
 Egyptian Society of Nutrition and Feeds.
 Saudi Society for Life Sciences.



Conferences:

1- The 1st Scientific Conference of Animal and Fish Production, 24-25 September, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Egypt.
2- The 9th Scientific Conference of Animal Nutrition, 14-17 October 2003, Hurghada City, Egypt.
3- The 2nd Scientific Conference of Animal Production Research Institute, 27-29 September 2005, Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
4- The 14th Scientific Conference of Egyptian Society of Animal Production and the 3rd Scientific Conference of Animal Production Research Institute, 17-18 December 2008, Cairo, Egypt.
5- FAO/IAEA International Symposium on Sustainable Improvement of Animal Production and Health, 8–11 June 2009, Vienna, Austria.
6- XVth International Silage Conference Proceedings, 27-29 July 2009, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
7- 8th International Symposium of Animal Biology and Nutrition. National Research Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition, 25 September 2009, Bucharest, Rommania.
8- The 12th Scientific Conference of Animal Nutrition, 20-23 October 2009, Sharm El-Sheikh City, Egypt.
9- The 14th International Symposium Forage Conservation, 17-19 March 2010, Brno at Czech Republic.
10- Food, Feed, Energy and Fibre from Land - a vision for 2020, An International Conference to address future challenges for land use. Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 12-14 April 2010.
11- Adapting Animal Production to Changes for a Growing Human Population International Conference. Lleida, Spain, May 19-21, 2010
12- Australian Society of Animal Production, 28th Biennial Conference, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, 11 - 15 July 2010.
13- The 4th International Conference on Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture (GGAA2010), Banff, Alberta, Canada, October 3-8, 2010.

Published papers:

1994:

1- Abdel-Raouf, E.M.; M.K. Mohsen; S.A. Mahmoud and H.M.A. Gaafar (1994). Hair and blood plasma as indicators of minerals status in cattle and buffaloes. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 19: 103.

2001:

2- Bendary, M.M.; S.A. Mahmoud; E.M. Abdel-Raouf; M.K. Mohsen and H.M.A. Gaafar (2001). Economical and nutritional evaluation of ensiling corn crop. Egyptian J. Nutrition and Feeds, 4: 89.
3- Mohsen, M.K.; S.A. Mahmoud; E.M. Abdel-Raouf; M.M. Bendary and H.M.A. Gaafar (2001). Performance of growing Friesian calves fed rations containing corn silage. 1- Nutrient digestibility, rumen activity, live body weight gain and economic evaluation. Egyptian J. Nutrition and Feeds, 4: 485.

2003:

4- Mahmoud, S.A.; Mohsen, M.K.; M.M. Bendary; E.M. Abdel-Raouf and H.M.A. Gaafar (2003). Performance of growing Friesian calves fed rations containing corn silage. 2- Blood constituents and carcass traits. Egyptian J. Nutrition and Feeds, 6: 727.
5- Gaafar, H.M.A. (2003). Saliva and urine as indicators of mineral status of buffaloes. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 28: 147.
6- Shitta, A.A. and H.M.A. Gaafar (2003). Effect of replacing berseem hay by vegetable marketing waste silage in the rations on some productive and physiological traits of lactating cows. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 28: 5957.

2004:

7- Gaafar, H.M.A. (2004). Effect of grain content in corn hybrids on nutritive value of whole plant corn silage. Egyptian J. Nutrition and Feeds, 7: 1.
8- Gaafar, H.M.A.; A.A. Shitta and S.A. Ibrahim (2004). Some factors affecting on productive performance of suckling Friesian calves. Egyptian J. Basic and Appl. Physiol., 3: 273.
9- Gaafar, H.M.A.; A.A. Shitta; E.E. Ragheb; A.M.A. Mohi El-Din and A.F. Mehrez (2004). Effect of dietary phosphorus supplementation on productive and reproductive performance of lactating Friesian cows. J. Agric. Res. Tanta Univ., 30: 542.
10- El-Nahas, H.M.; G.H. Ghanem; H.M.A. Gaafar and E.E. Ragheb (2004). Effect of feeding berseem and orange wastes silages on productive performance of lactating Friesian cows. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 29: 6137.

2005:

11- Ghanem, G.H.A.; M.M. Bendary; H.M.A. Gaafar; A.E. Draz and M.I. Abou Youssef (2005). Utilization of rice straw for feeding ruminants. 1- Productive performance of lactating cows fed berseem and different forms of rice straw. Animal Production Research Institute, 2nd Conference, 27-29 September. p. 155.
12- Gaafar, H.M.A.; A.M.A. Mohi El-Din; M.E. Omara; A.E. Abdel-Khalek and M.A. Abu El-Hamd (2005). Effect of dietary cadmium and lead contamination on growing rabbits. 1- Productive performance. Animal Production Research Institute, 2nd Conference, 27-29 September. p. 669.
13- Gaafar, H.M.A.; A.A. Shitta and E.A. Omer (2005). Probiotic supplementation for suckling Friesian calves. 1- Productive performance. Egyptian J. Nutrition and Feeds, 8: 163.
14- Gaafar, H.M.A.; R.M. Abou-Aiana; G.H.A. Ghanem and Maha A. Ali (2005). Accumulation of some heavy metals and histological aspects of body tissues of growing Friesian calves fed poultry litter and corn silage. Egyptian J. Anim. Prod., 42: 95.
15- Gaafar, H.M.A.; M.A. Tag El-Din and R.M. Abou-Aiana (2005). Some factors affecting productive and reproductive performance of Friesian heifers. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 30: 819.

2006:

16- Bendary, M.M.; G.H.A. Ghanem and H.M.A. Gaafar (2006). Utilization of rice straw for feeding ruminants. 2- Productive performance of lactating buffaloes fed rice straw silage. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 31: 5025.
2007:
17- Eweedah, N.M.; M.S. Saleh; H.M.A. Gaafar; E.M. Abdel-Raouf and W.M. Hagag (2007). Evaluation of different kinds of silage supplemented with limestone. J. Agric. Res. Kafr El-Shiekh Univ., 33: 16.
18- Abou-Aiana, R.M.; H.M.A. Gaafar; K.F.A. El-Riedy and M.E. Omara (2007). Effect of feeding level and yeast culture supplementation on productive and reproductive performance of growing Friesian calves. J. Agric. Res. Kafr El-Shiekh Univ., 33: 480.
19- Shamiah, Sh.M.; A.A. Shitta and H.M.A. Gaafar (2007). Some factors affecting twinning rate and its effects on postpartum reproductive performance of Friesian cows. Egyptian J. Anim. Prod., 44: 111.

2008:


20- Abou-Aiana, R.M.; H.M.A. Gaafar, M.A. Tag El-Din and A.M.A. Hussien (2008). Effect of antiparasitic drugs on growth rate and semen quality of friesian bulls. Kafrelsheikh Vet. Med. J., 6: 348.
21- Gaafar, H.M.A.; A.M.A. Mohi El-Din and K.F.A. El-Riedy (2008). Effect of biological treatment of corn stover silage on chemical composition, fermentation characteristics and ruminal degradability. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 33: 7101.
22- Gaafar, H.M.A. (2008). Accumulation of some heavy metals in hair, plasma and milk of cattle and buffaloes grazing berseem or reed plants in Egypt. Egyptian J. Anim. Prod., 45: 71.
23- Abou-Elhamd, M.A.; R.M. Abou-Aiana; Sh.M. Shamiah and H.M.A. Gaafar (2008). Some factors affecting on reproductive performance of Friesian cows. Kafrelsheikh Vet. Med. J., 6: 530.
24- Mohi El-Din, A.M.A.; H.M.A. Gaafar; H.M. El-Nahas; E.E. Ragheb and A.F. Mehrez (2008). Effect of natural feed additives on performance of growing Friesian calves. Egyptian J. Anim. Prod., 45 (Suppl. Issue):501.
25- Mohi El-Din, A.M.A.; H.M.A. Gaafar and S.A. Swiefy (2008). Effect of yucca extract supplementation on productive performance of growing Friesian calves. Egyptian J. Anim. Prod., 45 (Suppl. Issue):



2009:

26- Gaafar, H.M.A. (2009). Some factors affecting on nutritive value of whole plant corn silage. XVth International Silage Conference Proceedings July 27-29, 2009 – Madison, Wisconsin, USA, p. 383.
27- Gaafar, H.M.A. (2009). Status of some minerals in Friesian calves fed different levels of concentrate feed mixture and corn silage. XVth International Silage Conference Proceedings July 27-29, 2009 – Madison, Wisconsin, USA, p. 385.
28- Gaafar, H.M.A.; M.I. Basiuoni, M.E. El-Gendy and K.F.A. El-Riedy (2009). Effect of protected protein on performance of crossbred ewes and their offspring. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 34: 7696.
29- Basiuoni, M.I.; H.M.A. Gaafar; M.F.E. Ali; A.A.Shitta and A.Sh.E. Shamas (2009). Utilization of zinc methionine supplementation to lactating Friesian cows. 1- Productive performance. Egyptian J. Nutrition and Feeds, 12:3 (Special Issue): 1.
30- Mehany, S.B.; A.M.A. Mohi El-Din; H.M.A. Gaafar and E.A. Omer (2009). Effect of supplementing lactating cows and buffaloes by protected fat and protected protein on productive and reproductive performance. Egyptian J. Nutrition and Feeds, 12:3 (Special Issue): 29.
31- Gaafar, H.M.A.; G.H.A. Ghanem; M.M. Bendary; F.I. Zein; A.A.I. Atwa and Hamida M.A. El-Sanafawy (2009). Effect of polluted irrigation water on accumulation of some heavy metals in clay soil, berseem and milk of cows and buffaloes. Egyptian J. Nutrition and Feeds, 12:3 (Special Issue): 71.
32- El-Nahas, H.M., I.M.E. Shakweer; Gaafar, H.M.A. and R.M. Abou-Aiana (2009). Productive performance and semen physical characteristics of Friesian calves fed different proportions of sugar beet tops and corn stover silages. Egyptian J. Nutrition and Feeds, 12:3 (Special Issue): 193.
33- Gaafar, H.M.A.; A.M.A. Mohi El-Din; M.I. Bassiouni and K.F.A. El-Riedy (2009). Effect of concentrate to roughage ratio and baker's yeast supplementation during hot season on performance of lactating buffaloes. Slovak J. Anim. Sci., 42(4): 188. http://www.cvzv.sk/slju/09_4/Gaafar.pdf
2010:
34- Gaafar, H.M.A.; M.I. Bassiouni, M.F.E. Ali; A.A.Shitta and A.Sh.E. Shamas (2010). Effect of zinc methionine supplementation on somatic cell count in milk and mastitis in Friesian cows. Archiva Zootechnica 13:2, 36-46, http://www.ibna.ro/arhiva/AZ%2013-2/...4%20Gaafar.pdf
35- H. M. A. GAAFAR, Sh. M. SHAMIAH, A. A. SHITTA, H. A. B. GANAH (2010). Factors affecting retention of placenta and its influence on postpartum reproductive performance and milk production in Friesian cows. Slovak J. Anim. Sci., 43(1): 6. http://www.cvzv.sk/slju/10_1/Gaafar.pdf
36- H M A Gaafar, N M Eweedah, E M Abdel-Raouf and W M Hagag (2010). Effect of limestone supplementation on ruminal degradability of fiber fractions for different kinds of silage. Livestock Research for Rural Development 22 (5). http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd22/5/gaaf22094.htm
37- M I Bassiouni, H M A Gaafar, A M A Mohi El-Din, A M Metwally and M A H Elshora (2010). Evaluation of rations supplemented with fibrolytic enzyme on dairy cows performance 3. Productive performance of lactating Friesian cows. Livestock Research for Rural Development 22 (6). http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd22/6/bass22117.htm
38- M Mohsen, H Gaafar, M Khalafallah, A Shitta, A Elsheikh (2010). Effect of rumen protected choline supplementation on milk production and composition of lactating Friesian cows. The Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science constitute summaries of papers presented at the Society's, 12-14 April, Annual Conference in Belfast, UK. http://www.bsas.org.uk/downloads/ann...10/pdf2010.pdf
39- H.M.A. Gaafar, E.M. Abdel-Raouf and K.F.A. El-Reidy (2010). Effect of Fibrolytic Enzyme Supplementation and Fiber Content of Total Mixed Ration on Productive Performance of Lactating Buffaloes. Proc. Aust. Soc. Anim. Prod. vol. 28, p. 36. http://www.asap.asn.au/asap28/files/gaafar036.pdf
40- GAAFAR H.M.A., EWEEDA N.M., ABDEL-RAOUF E.M., HAGAG W.M. (2010). Effect of limestone supplementation on ruminal degradability of fiber fractions for different kinds of silage. 14th International Symposium FORAGE CONSERVATION. Brno, Czech Republic, March 17-19, 2010 http://www.isfc.eu/materials/sbornik_en.pdf
41- Gaafar, H.M.A.; A.I.A. Abd El-Lateif and Salwa B. Abd El-Hady (2010). Effect Of Partial Replacement Of Berseem Hay By Corn Silage On Performance Of Growing Rabbits. Report and Opinion, 2(9): 68.
42- Gaafar, H.M.A.; A.I.A. Abd El-Lateif and Salwa B. Abd El-Hady (2010). Effect Of Partial Replacement Of Berseem Hay By Ensiled And Dried Sugar Beet Tops On Performance Of Growing Rabbits. Researcher, 2 (9): 10.
43- H. M. A. Gaafar & Sh. M. Shamiah & M. A. Abu El-Hamd & A. A. Shitta & M. A. Tag El-Din (2010). Dystocia in Friesian cows and its effects on postpartum reproductive performance and milk production. Trop. Anim. Health Prod., DOI 10.1007/s11250-010-9682-3, Published online: 11 September 2010. http://www.springerlink.com/content/...w/fulltext.pdf
44- Gaafar, H.M.A.; A.M.A. Mohi El-Din and K.F.A. El-Riedy (2010). Productive And Reproductive Performance Of Friesian Cows Under Different Feeding System. Report and Opinion, 2(10): 33.
45- Gaafar, H.M.A.; A.M.A. Mohi El-Din and M.I. Bassiouni (2010). Productive and reproductive performance of lactating cows and buffaloes fed total mixed rations (TMR). Greenhouse gases and animal agriculture conference, October 3‐8, 2010, Banff, Canada.



Under published papers:

1- Ganah, H. A.B.; H.M.A. Gaafar and A.A. Shitta. Productive performance of twinning Friesian calves.
2- Gaafar, H.M.A.; A.M.A. Mohi El-Din; M.A. Abu El-Hamd and M.E. Omara. Effect of dietary cadmium and lead contamination on performance of growing rabbits. 2- Accumulation in body tissues and histological aspects
3- Abd El-Lateif, A.I.A.; H.M.A. Gaafar and Salwa B. Abd El-Hady. Effect of substitution of berseem hay by berseem silage on performance of growing rabbits.
4- Abd El-Lateif, A.I.A.; H.M.A. Gaafar and Salwa B. Abd El-Hady. Effect of substitution of berseem hay by ensiled and dried sweet potato vines on performance of growing ra