Volume 52 Issue 4

Published: 2024-12-01

Contents


RESEARCH
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS RELEASED FROM BARLEY AND SAFFLOWER WITHIN THREE GROWTH STAGES (SEEDLINGS, ELONGATION, AND FLOWERING) ON BARLEY AND SAFFLOWER CROPS GROWTH

ِAlaa Khalid Ibraheem, Wasan Salih Hussain, Salim Hammadi Antar

Experiments were designed according to Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD)to study the effect of barley and safflower leachate at three growth stages (seedlings, elongation, and flowering) on...

Pages: 1-15
ESTIMATION OF THE PERCENTAGE OF LACTOFERRIN AND IMMUNE PROTEINS IgG IN BUFFALO COLOSTRUM WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF BIRTH

Saja Marwan Qasim, Taha Mohammed taki Mohammed, Sumyia Khalaf Badawi

The study aimed to estimate the proportions of lactoferrin and IgG immunoglobulins, and to separate lactoferrin from buffalo colostrum. Buffalo colostrum samples were collected from the first hour...

Pages: 16-28
EVALUATION OF ADDING TWO TYPES OF ORGANIC CHROMIUM ON ENHANCING GROWTH AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION CRITERIA OF COMMON CARP Cyprinus carpio L.

Alaa Abd Aladheem Alkhaledy, Mahmoud Ahmad Mohammad

The study aims to indicate the effect of two types of organic chromium added on growth criteria, namely chromium picolinate, at an amount of 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5 mg/kg feed (T2, T3, and T4), and 0.3,...

Pages: 29-45
PREDICTING SOIL WATER CONTENTS UNDER SEMI-ARID CLIMATE

Khalid Essam Ahmed, Ahmed M. A. Saeed, Ghazwan Ahmed Dahham, Mahmoud Hasan Rafik

One of the worlds critical challenges is the optimal use of water resources for agricultural production. Groundwater scarcity in semiarid conditions and still using traditional tillage systems...

Pages: 46-58
PRIORITIZATION OF WATERSHEDS FOR RUNOFF RISK AND SOIL LOSS BASED ON MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS USING COMPOUND FACTOR AND TOPSIS MODEL

Khalid T. Muhammad

This research was conducted to delineate the prioritization of watersheds for management in respect to runoff risk and soil loss, for that purpose, thirty watersheds within Sulaymaniyah...

Pages: 59-77
THE IMPACT OF FISCAL POLICY TOOLS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION: TÜRKIYE AS A MODEL

Ahmed Ibrahim Hussein Albajjari, Ahmed Fathi Abdul-Majeed, Mohammed Najeeb Albana

The agricultural sector in developing countries (including Iraq) faces inefficient financial policies that have led to low levels of agricultural production and their inability to achieve food...

Pages: 78-87
IMPACT OF ADDING RUBBER STRIPS TO REEL AND SOME INDICATORS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF JOHN DEERE COMBINE HARVESTER 1450 CWS

Yousif Yakoub Hilal, Saleh Sabri Al-Slevani, Othman M. M. Tofeq

There is an increasing interest in developing combine harvesters due to the excessive losses and costs of wheat harvesting. Modifying a new concept can promote the mechanized process for wheat...

Pages: 88-101
IMPACT OF OLIVE LEAVES SUPPLEMENTATION IN AWASSI RATION ON SOME PRODUCTIVE AND BIOCHEMICAL BLOOD TRAITS

Alaa Amer Salh, Khalid Hassani ِSultan

The research was conducted to assess the effects of supplementing olive leaves on growth parameters and serum blood biochemical characteristics of Awassi lambs. Twenty-four (6 lambs/group and 5-6...

Pages: 102-114
RESPONSE OF ANTIOXIDATIVE ENZYMES IN BREAD WHEAT UNDER WATER STRESS AND EXOGENOUS GLYCINE BETAINE

Rahma A. Yahya, Omar Abdulmawjood Abdulkader

The experiment has been conducted in a greenhouse at the University of Mosul - Republic of Iraq, to study the effect of Glycine betaine(GB) on stressed and water-balanced wheat, and the study...

Pages: 115-122
THE ROLE OF MONOVALENT IONS IN THE DETERIORATION OF SOME PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CALCAREOUS SOILS IN NORTHERN IRAQ

Saja K. N. Albarzanjy, Mohamed Ali Jamal Al-Obaidi, Hazim Mahmoud Ahmed

Twelve soil samples of different textures and carbonate minerals were selected from the great soil group (Calciortheds) in northern Iraq. In order to describe the effect of the concept of mono...

Pages: 123-134
STUDYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEMINAL PLASMA ENZYMES AND CHEMICAL ELEMENTS CONCENTRATION WITH THE PHYSICAL SEMEN PROPERTIES OF LOCAL AWASSI RAMS

Abdulnasir Thanoon Alkhashab, Safwan Luqman Shihab, Omar Abdulhameed Al- Kurjia

Semen samples were collected by using ten adult Awassi Rams biweekly via electric ejaculator in one ejaculate/ram. Semen properties, enzyme concentration (AST, ALT, ALP, LDH, ACP), and element...

Pages: 135-150
ASSESSMENT OF SMALL-SCALE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAAWAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, PHILIPPINES: FOUNDATIONS FOR THE TAGBALOGOATS EXTENSION INITIATIVE

Richelle A. Niepes, Mark Anthony T. Maña, Rogie Mar A. Mahusay

Assessment plays a role in extension projects in rural areas, as it facilitates understanding beneficiaries' needs and emphasizes the importance of training needs assessments. The "Tagbalogoats:...

Pages: 151-163