Dr. Rahman Jahanian

Profile

Poultry nutritionist and avian pathologist with two PhDs: in Poultry Nutrition and Immunology (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad) and in Avian Pathology (Utrecht University, the Netherlands). He was a professor at Isfahan University of Technology for nine years, led poultry research centres, and has advised feed mills and more than 200 poultry and dairy farms.

Experience

• present
  Senior ConsultantVetanico, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
• since 2016
  Head, Poultry Nutrition Research CenterBioscitech Research Institute, Isfahan, Iran
• 2007 – 2016
  Professor (academic staff), Department of Animal SciencesIsfahan University of Technology, Iran
• 2008 – 2015
  Head, Poultry Research CenterIsfahan University of Technology, Iran
• since 2008
  Technical and nutrition consultant to feed millsMazraeh, Zarrin Javdaneh, Partak, Dorsa Daneh Nasim Darya, Namavaran Naghsh Jahan, Azaran Tak-Morgh Sabalan (Iran)
• since 2009
  Scientific adviserSana Dam Pars Co., Tehran, Iran
• since 2008
  Managing directorAndisheh Mehvar Gostar Isfahan (OMEGA), agricultural and livestock automation
• Consultant to more than 200 farmsLayers, broilers, broiler and layer breeders, quail, pheasant, ostrich, turkey, sheep and dairy cows

Education

• 2009 – 2012
  PhD in Avian PathologyFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, the NetherlandsThesis: Detection of sub-serotypes of Newcastle disease virus using biomarkers in a laying hen model
• 2005 – 2008
  PhD in Poultry Nutrition and ImmunologyFerdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran · ranked 1st in department and facultyThesis: Bioavailability of different zinc sources and their interactive effects with arginine and threonine on performance and immune responses of broiler chicks
• 2003 – 2005
  MSc in Animal Science (Poultry Nutrition)Isfahan University of Technology, Iran · ranked 1st in departmentThesis: Effect of enzyme supplementation on wheat and inedible pasta utilization in broiler diets
• 1999 – 2003
  BSc in Animal Science{'en': 'Isfahan University of Technology, Iran', 'uz': 'Isfahan texnologiya universiteti, Eron', 'ru': 'Исфаханский технологический университет, Иран'}

Research interests

• Nutrition and immune function
• Factors affecting gut health
• Physiological and biotechnological aspects of poultry nutrition
• Amino acid digestibility and protein quality of poultry feedstuffs
• Poultry feed additives
• Interactions of minerals, vitamins and amino acids

Teaching and training

Taught 27 university courses at BSc, MSc and PhD level, including:

12 workshops and seminars for farmers, feed mills and veterinarians, on topics such as:

• Gut health and immune responses in poultry
• Production efficiency and eggshell quality in layer flocks
• Mycotoxins in poultry: effects and prevention
• Management and nutrition of broilers, layers and turkeys
• Extruded protein sources and synbiotics in poultry diets

Editorial work and peer review

• Editorial board member of 7 scientific journals, including Research Journal of Immunology, Current Research in Poultry Science and Research Journal of Veterinary Sciences (associate editor)
• Reviewer for more than 40 international journals, including Poultry Science, British Poultry Science, Animal Feed Science and Technology, Journal of Animal Science, Livestock Science, BMC Veterinary Research and PLOS ONE
• Member of scientific committees of 6 conferences, including HAICTA 2017

Patents and books

• Patent: poultry feed formulation software based on least-cost rations (2011)
• 2 further patents on precision control systems for irrigation pipes (2011)
• Editor of the book “Rumen Microbiology”, Isfahan University of Technology Publishing (2011)

Selected publications

1. R. Jahanian, M. Khalifeh-Gholi (2018). Marginal deficiencies of dietary arginine and methionine could suppress growth performance and immunological responses in broiler chickens. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition.
2. M. Laika, R. Jahanian (2017). Increase in dietary arginine level could ameliorate detrimental impacts of coccidial infection in broiler chickens. Livestock Science.
3. S. Allahyari-Bake, R. Jahanian (2017). Effects of dietary fat source and supplemental lysophosphatidylcholine on performance, immune responses, and ileal nutrient digestibility in broilers fed corn/soybean meal- or corn/wheat/soybean meal-based diets. Poultry Science.
4. M. Ghasemian, R. Jahanian (2016). Dietary mannan-oligosaccharides supplementation could affect performance, immunocompetence, serum lipid metabolites, intestinal bacterial populations, and ileal nutrient digestibility in aged laying hens. Animal Feed Science and Technology.
5. R. Jahanian, E. Rasouli (2016). Effect of extrusion processing of soybean meal on ileal amino acid digestibility and growth performance of broiler chicks. Poultry Science.
6. R. Jahanian, E. Rasouli (2015). Dietary chromium methionine supplementation could alleviate immunosuppressive effects of heat stress in broiler chicks. Journal of Animal Science.
7. R. Jahanian, M. Ashnagar (2015). Effect of dietary supplementation of mannan-oligosaccharides on performance, blood metabolites, ileal nutrient digestibility, and gut microflora in Escherichia coli-challenged laying hens. Poultry Science.
8. R. Jahanian (2009). Immunological responses as affected by dietary protein and arginine concentrations in starting broiler chicks. Poultry Science.

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Memberships

• Asian Council of Science Editors (since 2015)
• Animal Biotechnology Center, Isfahan University of Technology (since 2010)
• Poultry Science Association, USA (2009–2010)
• Iranian Animal Sciences Society (since 2008)

Software

• Statistics: SAS, SPSS, MSTAT-C
• Feed formulation: UFFDA, WUFFDA, NRC, CNCPS, CPM Dairy, Spartan, FeedSoft, OMEGA and others

Languages

• Persian (native)
• English