Green Alternatives to Antibiotics in Animal Health

Rifat Ullah Khan is an Associate Professor at The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan. He holds a PhD in Veterinary Physiology from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. His research focuses on animal nutrition, poultry physiology, gut health, feed additives, and sustainable livestock production, with particular interests in alternative feed resources, insect-based nutrition, probiotics, phytogenic additives, and strategies to improve animal health and productivity. He has published extensively in internationally indexed journals, collaborated with researchers worldwide, supervised numerous postgraduate students, and actively contributes to academic and research development in animal and veterinary sciences.

Shabana Naz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology at Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad. Her research covers wildlife biology, animal nutrition, toxicology, nanotechnology, parasitology, and animal sciences, with a focus on poultry, livestock, fisheries, and wildlife. Her work includes nutritional interventions such as probiotics, phytobiotics, enzymes, organic minerals, and alternative feed resources, as well as studies on biologically synthesized nanoparticles, environmental toxicology, oxidative stress, heavy metal contamination, and molecular approaches to animal health and productivity. Dr. Naz has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and collaborates with researchers on animal nutrition and health-related research.