Associate Professor Dr. Mohd Hair Bejo

Professor Dr. Mohd Hair Bejo
Doctor of Philosophy (1990 ) - University of Liverpool, England
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (1985) - Universiti Pertanian Malaysia

E-mail	:	mdhair@vet.upm.edu.my
Telephone	:	603-89468311
Field of expertise	:	Veterinary Pathology/Avian Pathology
Teaching	:	VPK 3700 - Introductory Clinical VPK 3701 - Introductory Clinical VPK 3710 - Veterinary Clinic I VPK 3711 - Veterinary Clinic II VPD 4901 - Project VPD 4902 - Applied Veterinary Sciences VPM 3112 - Veterinary Pathology II VPM 3113 - Veterinary Pathology III VPM 4110 - Avian Pathology VPM 4710 - Veterinary Pathology Practice
Research interest	:	Studies on avian diseases
Current research	:	Development of infectious bursal disease vaccine and diagnostic kits for the control and prevention of the disease in poultry
Selected publications	:	Nurulfiza, I., Hair-Bejo, M., Omar, A.R. and I. Aini (2006). Molecular characterisation of recent infectious bursal disease virus isolates from Malaysia. Acta Virologica, 50: 47-53. Sharma, K., Hair-Bejo, M., Omar, A.R. and I. Aini (2005). Molecular characterisation of infectious bursal disease virus isolates from Nepal based on hypervariable region of VP2 gene. Acta Virologica, 49: 59-64. Tan, D.Y., Hair-Bejo, M., Omar, A.R. and I. Aini (2004). Pathogenicity and molecular analysis of an infectious bursal disease virus isolated from Malaysian village chickens. Avian Diseases, 48(2):410-416. Hair-Bejo, M., Phong, S.F., Omar, A.R. and I. Aini (2004). Characteristic clinical signs, gross and microscopic lesions of infectious bursal disease (IBD) in chicken caused by very virulent IBD virus (vvIBDV) of Malaysian isolate. Annals of Microscopy, 4:88-95. Tan, D.Y., Hair-Bejo, M., Omar, A.R., Aini, I. and Y.M. Goh (2004). Base usage, dinucleotide frequency of infectious bursal disease virus. Virus Genes, 28(1): 41-53. Thapa, B.R., Omar, A.R., Arshad, S.S. and M. Hair-Bejo (2004). Detection of avian leukosis virus subgroup J in chicken flocks from Malaysia and their molecular characterization. Avian Pathology, 33(3):359-363. Hair-Bejo, M., Oii, P.T. and W.S. Phang (2004). Emerging of avian leukosis sub-group J (ALV-J) infections in broiler chickens in Malaysia. International Journal of Poultry Science, 3(2): 115-118. Hair-Bejo, M., Chan, K.K. and C.C. Wong (2004). Feed based infectious bursal disease vaccination in broiler chickens. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 3(2): 107-111. Hair-Bejo, M., Ng, M.K. and H.Y. Ng (2004). Day old vaccination against infectious bursal disease in broiler chickens. International Journal of Poultry Science, 3(2): 124-128. Kong, L.L., Omar, A.R., Hair-Bejo, M., Aini, I. and H.F. Seow (2004). Sequence analysis of both genome segments of two very virulent infectious bursal disease virus field isolates with distinct pathogenicity. Archives of Virology, 149: 425-434. Kong, L.L., Omar, A.R., Hair-Bejo, M., Aini, I. and H.F. Seow (2004). Comparative analysis of viral RNA and apoptotic cells in bursa following infection with infectious bursal disease virus. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 27:433-443. Hair-Bejo, M., Tee, L.W. and U. Chulan (2004). Response of gut associated lymphoid tissues of chickens to very virulent infectious bursal disease virus of Malaysian isolate. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 3(3):142-147. Tan, D.Y., Hair-Bejo, M., Omar, A.R. and I. Aini. (2004). Detection and characterisation of an infectious bursal disease virus isolated from an outbreak in layer chickens. Annals of Microscopy, 4:88-95. 48-54. Hasmah, S. Omar, A. R., Wan, K. F., Hair-Bejo, M. and I. Aini (2004). Genetic diversity of chicken anemia virus following cell culture passaging in MSB-1 cells. Acta Virologica, 48: 85-89. Voon G.L., Hair-Bejo, M., Omar, A.R. and I, Aini (2004). The potential role of very virulent infectious bursal disease virus of Malaysian isolate as an apoptosis inducer for cancer therapy. Annals of Microscopy, 4:83-87. Sharma, K., Hair-Bejo M, Omar, A.R. and I. Aini (2004). Identification and characterization of infectious bursal disease virus isolated from an outbreak in Nepal. Annals of Microscopy, 4:63-68. Khor, S.F., Hair-Bejo, M., Omar, A.R. and I. Aini (2004). Adaptation and replication of very virulent infectious bursal disease virus of Malaysian isolates in vero cells and chicken embryo fibroblast cell cultures. Annals of Microscopy, 4:78-82. Mustafa, M.F., Alimon, A.R., Zahari, W., Ismail, I. and M. Hair-Bejo (2004). Nutrient digestibility of palm kernel cake for Muscovy ducks. Asian-Australian Journal of Animal Science, 17(4): 514-517. Phong, S.F., Hair-Bejo, M., Omar, A.R. and I. Aini (2003). Sequence analysis of Malaysian infectious bursal disease virus isolate and the use of reverse transcriptase nested polymerase chain reaction enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay for detection of VP2 hypervariable region. Avian Diseases, 47:154-162. Liew, P.K., Zulkifli, I., Hair-Bejo, M., Omar, A.R. and D.A. Israf (2003). Effects of early age feed restriction and thermal conditioning on heat shock protein 70 expression, resistance to infectious bursal disease and growth in male broiler chickens subjected to chronic heat stress. Poultry Science, 82:1879-1885. Chowdhury, S.M.Z.H, Omar, A.R., Aini, I., Hair-Bejo, M., Jamaluddin, A.A. Md-Zain, B.M. and Y. Kono (2003). Pathogenicity, sequence and phylogenetic analysis of Malaysian chicken anaemia virus obtained after low and high passages in MSB-1 cells. Archives of Virology, 148:2437-2448. Zulkifli, I., Liew, P.K., Israf, D.A., Omar, A.R. and M. Hair-Bejo (2003). Effect of early age feed restriction and heat conditioning on heterophil/lymphocyte rations, heat shock protein 70 expression and body temperature of heat-stressed broiler chickens. Journal of Thermal Biology, 28: 217-222.