Volume 51 Issue 3

Published: 2023-09-01

Contents


Review Paper
PERFORMANCE OF NATIVE GOATS IN KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ: A REVIEW

Kamal Noaman Mustafa, Jalal Eliya Alkass

Two breeds of goats are native to Kurdistan region- Iraq, namely mountainous black goat is raised mainly for meat and milk production, and Meriz which is raised primarily for hair beside meat and...

Pages: 11-21
THE REALITY OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ACTIVITIES IN THE NINEVEH PLAIN REGION POST LIBARATION (2017-2023)

Shawkat Abdulrazaq Sadeq

The objective is to study the challenges of the agricultural sector including field crops, animal production, and extension in the Nineveh plains region after ISIS liberation. Nineveh Plains is...

Pages: 22-36
RESEARCH
MUTAGENICITY OF KOJIC ACID PRODUCED FROM WILD TYPE Aspergillus oryzae

Tariq Zaid Ibrahim, Salah Omar Ahmed, Younis Ali Younis, Michael Leonidas Chikindas

Kojic acid (KA) is a multipurpose natural compound, commonly used in the food and cosmetics industry. It is produced by different types of molds especially by the species Aspergillus oryzae. In...

Pages: 1-10
INFLUENCE OF FEEDING PANICUM MOMBASA AND ALFALFA GRASS ON CARCASS TRAITS OF ARABI LAMBS

Khalid H. Sultan, Adnan Saeed Hame

To study the effect of feeding two different types of green fodder (Panicum or Alfalfa) on carcass characteristics after a period of ninety days of fattening, twenty-four Arabi lambs were used and...

Pages: 37-45
NEW OCCURRENCE OF TWO EXOTIC HYDROPHYTES AZOLLA FILICULOIDES LAM. AND HYDRILLA VERTICELLATA (L. F.) ROYLE IN TIGRIS RIVER WITHIN MOSUL CITY

basheer Ali Al-Nimaa, Fathi Abdullah Al-Mandeel, Fathi Addullah Al-Mandeel

The present research is a scientific documentation of a historical environmental event, which is the invasion of two species of non-native (exotic) aquatic plants for the Tigris River flowing in...

Pages: 46-55
EVALUATION OF SOME QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF FLAXSEED IN RESPONSE TO FOLIAR APPLICATION OF ZINC AND MANGANESE

Arian Mustafa Abdullah

This research was conducted at Grdarsha Field, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University, Erbil with a GPS reading of (Latitude: 36 4 N and Longitude: 44 2 E- elevation...

Pages: 56-66
EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF NEW ROTARY PLOW BLADES (T-SHAPE) UNDER DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SOIL MOISTURE AND PLOWING DEPTHS AT SOME FIELD INDICATORS

Layth M. Yahya

The study evaluates the performance of a new design of blades (T-shape) rotary plow. The field experiment was carried out on the farm of Al-Quba village, Nineveh, Iraq. In the present research,...

Pages: 67-78
EFFECT OF CASTRATION AND SLAUGHTER WEIGHTS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, CARCASS TRAITS, MUSCLE AND FAT DISTRIBUTION OF BLACK GOAT AND MERIZ KIDS

Chinar S. Hassan, Jalal Ellya Alkass, Ibrahim Aswad Baker

To study the influence of castration and slaughter weight, 24 weaned kids from each of Black goat and Meriz kids were divided equally into two groups, the first was castrated, while the second was...

Pages: 79-91
IMPACT OF DOCKING KARADI LAMBS ON SOME BLOOD BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS

Jalal Elia Alkass, Dler Ali Al-Sherwany

To study the effect of docking on some blood parameters, 12 Karadi lambs were docked at birth and reared by their dams till weaning, and 12 weaned intact Karadi lambs were bought from the market....

Pages: 92-98
IMPACT OF MIXED DIETARY VITAMIN E-SELENIUM POWDER ON REPRODUCTIVE HORMONES' CONCENTRATION OF MALES AND FEMALES IN JAPANESE QUAIL BIRD (COTURNIX COTURNIX JAPONICA)

Mahmood Mohammed Amen, Mohammed Wahhab, Sarmad Muhammad, Shahab Gezh

The Studys goal was to show the effect of dietary supplementation of mixed vitamin E and Selenium powder (Sodium selenite) in Japanese quail on reproductive hormone levels. The study was conducted...

Pages: 99-108
EFFECT OF NPK FERTILIZER AND GROWING MEDIA ON THE GROWTH AND GEL PRODUCTION OF TWO SPECIES OF ALOE PLANT (ALOE VERA AND ALOE BUTTENERI)

Yousif Hussen Hammo

This study was consummated during the period 1st Sep 2021 to 1st Jul 2022, in the Field of Horticulture Department/Agriculture Engineering Science College/ Duhok University/ Kurdistan region Iraq,...

Pages: 109-121