Omid Ashayerizadeh is currently Associate Professor of poultry nutrition at Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (GUASNR). He earned his Bachelor of animal science at Zabol University in Zabol, IR, in 2003, and his MSc & PhD in animal nutrition from the GUASNR, Gorgan in 2006 and 2014, respectively, working with Prof. Behrouz Dastar. In his thesis work he investigated the possibility of probiotic production from poultry waste and its effects on performance, microbial population of digestive tract, morphology of intestinal villi and hepatic IGF-I gene expression in broiler chickens. In 2015, Ashayerizadeh accepted an Assistant Professor position at the GUASNR, Department of Animal & Poultry Nutrition, where he has been since that time. He has received numerous research grants as principal investigator from government and private institutions in Iran. He published more than 50 articles (in Persian & En) and participated in national and international conferences with oral presentations. Also, two of his inventions have been patented nationally. His primary research interests are Poultry nutrition (broilers, layers, turkeys), Poultry production management, Manipulation of gastrointestinal tract microbiota, Waste reduction and redirection, Novel feed ingredients, and Antinutrients.
Poultry nutrition (broilers, layers, and turkeys), Poultry production management, Manipulation of gastrointestinal tract microbiota, Waste reduction and redirection, Novel feed ingredients, Antinutrients