This study was conducted at Erbil plain, Kurdistan region- Iraq during the period from July/2015 to June/2016. The study included 189 Kurdi ewes and 21 rams. The study aimed to estimate the Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) values of sires for daily milk yield and to study the effect of the non-genetic factors (Age of dam, sex and type of birth, estrous sequences cycle and ewes weights at lambing) and to estimate the heritability and repeatability for average daily milk yield. The overall mean of daily milk production was 384.56g. The weight and age of dam showed a significant effect (p<0.05) on the daily milk yield. Ewes aged 5 years recorded a higher Milk yield (433.33gm) compared with

This study was conducted at quail's field of Agriculture Collage/University of Basrah for the period from 21/8/2016 to 21/10/2016 to examine the effect of adding date palm pollen to feed on some Physiological and reproductive traits of Japanese quail birds. The study was included (240) chicks one day old of brown quail. They were randomly distributed to five treatments each treatment contained 48 chicks with three replicates each one 16 chicks, the treatments as the following, first (T1), second (T2), third (T3), fourth (T4) and fifth (T5) in these treatments, were fed on a diet supplemented the date palm pollen amount (0, 250, 500, 750 and 1000

To determine the polymorphisms of Insulin gene INSg and its relationship with some productive traits such as rate of initial and weekly body weight, average weekly body gain, live body weight, carcass weight, dressing %, cuts weight and weight for abdominal fat on broiler  in both sexes for Ross 308  hybrid, 200 one – day old chicks, reared on closed system tagged and weighted initially and weekly for 35 days, polymorphisms for Insulin gene were determined by using MSPI restriction enzyme and PCR-RFLP technique. Results showed two genotypes were detected only for INSg differ highly significantly P<0.01 between them and on its effect on studied treats was differ sig

The objective of this study was to evaluate the genotoxic effects of exposure to environmental agent's pollutants in many doses data. The experimental data (1.553, 2.190: 1.515, 1.516) respectively, suggest that the DNA damage parameters (Tail length, Tail width l) were found higher value in exposed population when compared with the ratio of the length to width that cells exhibiting no decampment when having a ratio of one. The percentage and distribution of cells in exposed population also Proportional in values. This study demonstrates that, utilizing sensitive techniques, it is possible to detect environmental agent's risks at an early stage.

A field experiment was conducted in Al-Furat village-Heet district-Al-Anbar governorate-Iraq, in fall season-2017 aimed to evaluate some calculating methods of sprinkler irrigation losses calculated according to each of catch, athelen, and electrical conductivity methods. The experiment included two factors, first; operational pressure (P) with three levels; 250(p₁), 300(p₂), and 350(p₃) kPa, while the second factor; sprayer arrangement (A) with two arrangements; rectangular (A₁) with a space (24*18) m and square (A₂) with a space (18*18) m. The results showed that the operational pressure 250 KPa with rectangular arrangement gave the highest percentage of sprinkler irrigatio

To investigate the correlation coefficients among the anatomical body structure and udder characteristics with each of body weight and milk production, 54 lactating Meriz does were randomly selected, kidded within 2 weeks in March, 2018. At weaning body weight as well as 6 body measurements and 8 udder and teat measurements were recorded. Also, Milk yield was recorded at weekly intervals till the does are dried-off. Results revealed moderate positive correlations between body measurements and milk production, while highest correlations were observed between udder measurements and milk production. Also, there was a strong positive correlation between body weight and body measurements. Four components were found me

The current protozoal study was intended to explore the presence and the evolutionary history of Theileria spp in ticks that infecte 150 out of 200 cows in Al-Diwaniyah City, Iraq. For these purposes, 10 ticks were collected from each cow, identified morphologically, and crushed for extract Theileria-based DNA from the tick tissues. The extracted DNA was examined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique for molecularly identificationusing special primer of 18S rRNAgene. The PCR-targeted products of the 18S rRNA gene were subjected to sequencing for further confirmation of the diagnosis of the Theileria spp. The results revealed 2 distinct sequenced protozoa, SP1 and SP2. After performing database searching and comparing the c

 The aim of this experiment was to study effect of welding heat-input on microstructure and corrosion resistance of butt weld joint pipes in irrigation pipe used in South of Iraq. For this purpose, a single V-butt joint was carried out on low carbon steel pipes type (AISI 1005) welded in different parameters; welding current, welding voltage and heat input. The results are found, an increase of weld heat input lead to increase Widmanstatten ferrite (WF), acicular ferrite (AF) and polygonal ferrite (PF) phases in fusion zone (FZ) region.  Also  it is noted the Icorr of weld joint increases with increase of welding heat input, and subsequent increasing in corrosion rate, corrosion rate increased up to (0.0757µm/yr.)

This research was aimed shedding light on some indicators that reflect the ability of the society to achieve an adequate degree of food security from the wheat crop. The length of the two periods of production adequacy and coverage of imports for local consumption of wheat and the stability of these periods were estimated. The period of the annual change in the rate of self-sufficiency, the per capita share and the gap between the per capita share and the need for wheat in Iraq for the period 1990-2015was estimated. It was found that the rate of self-sufficiency of the wheat crop was 54%. The annual increase in the period of production adequacy for the domestic consumption of the wheat crop was estimated at 11.5 days, or about 5.

This research aims to study the economic evaluation of meat Broiler projects province of Diyala for 2017 by identifying the economic merit of the production projects of the meat broiler by applying some economic evaluation criteria using questionnaire form. Data were collected randomly from a sample of 40 meat Broiler breeders representing 20.41% of  total 196 poultry fields which established in Diyala Governorate. The sample was divided into three categories: the first category was 21 breeders, the second category was 15 breeders, the third category was 4 breeders, and the design capacity of each category (1-50) thousand Broiler, (51-100) thousand Broiler, more than 100 thousand Broiler respectively. The results showed that

A field experiment was carried out in loam soil at the research station of the College of Agriculture University of Baghdad, using randomized complete block design. The experiment included three local biofertilizers types (Bacillus megaterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Azotobacter chrococcum) and an imported biofertilizer (Nitrosoil) by Iraqi’s Ministry of Agriculture, beside, two levels of mineral fertilization (50% and 75%) of the mineral fertilizer recommendation with use of two types of carriers (corn cobs residue, broth liquid medium) in addition to the control treatments. Three replicates for each treatment were used on growth and yield of potato

A field experiment was carried out to study the role of humic acid in improving some growth characters of corn (Zea mays L.) under water stress conditions during fall of seasons 2016, 2017, by using randomized complete block  design within split plot arrangement and three replications. The study consisted of three levels of water stress, when depleting 50, 60 and 70% of available water which was equivalent to 580, 420 and 340 mm season^-1 respectively, and occupied the main plot, while the levels of humic acid 0, 40, 60 and 80 kg^-1 were in sub plots. The results showed no significant differences between the treatments of depletion 50% and 60% of the available water in number of days to tasseling

Afield experiment was conducted during in fall season 21 /7/2016 to screen  100 top crosses ,which is  represented   S3 generation, derived from  popcorn population AGR-2,  After one cycle of reciprocal recurrent selection (RRS). as The genotypes AGR-2 and Suror used  vtesters and evaluated with top crosses with control variexy. The experiment was carried out using 10x10 partial balance lattice design with two replications. Three statistical criteria for screening were used, First, standard error, the second duplicated standard error value and the third standard division value. All the values  statistical criteria were added to total mean. The results were  showed  a significant d

This study aim was  antioxidant production from local fungal isolate, Twenty six purified isolates of Aspergillus sp. were obtained by using different sources ( soil, Spoiled fruits, wheat, barley, maize and Spoiled bread). The isolates were examined for their aflatoxins production, Non-aflatoxins producing isolates were used as phenolic compounds producer. The highest phenolic compounds (45.3 µg/ml) was obtained from  Aspergillus sp.BP1 isolate. This isolate was identified by 5.8 rRNA gene sequecing as Aspergills niger (accuracy of 100%), which was matched with the sequence of Aspergills niger strain YMCHA 55 recorded in Gene bank under the ID:&nbsp

Vital wheat gluten was extracted from broken wheat (Triticum aestivum) and durum wheat (Triticum durum) flour and used to improve the rheological and staling characteristics of bread made using flour from two varieties of barley (IPA 99, IPA 265) which were obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture / Agricultural Research Center. The recent study included seven treatments being, Wheat flour was used as control treatment in bread making (T1), and barley class   IPA99 flour (T2) , IPA 265  flour (T3), IPA99 flour with  durum wheat gluten (T4), , class IPA 265, flour with durum wheat gluten (T5),   IPA99 flour with broken wheat gluten(T6), IPA 265 flour with broken wheat gluten(T7). The bread samples we

The present study was designed to evaluate oil extraction from locally cultivated sesame seeds using three extraction methods: soxhlet, cold extraction and batch hydraulic pressing. The soxhlet method was the most effective one. The highest performance value was obtained using n-hx as a solvent in the soxhlet at 60°C/ 6 h. The percentages of oil from unroasted dehulled sesame seeds was significantly higher than those extracted from roasted and unroasted undehulled sesame seeds. Lignans were isolated from roasted and unroasted sesame seeds oil, and the lignans purity was confirmed by analysis. The antioxidant activities of lignans were evaluated by DPPH and

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary inclusion of raw sesame seeds (RSS) on performance, serum biochemistry, carcass characteristics and digestive physiology of broiler chickens between hatch and 35 days of age. Three inclusion levels (0, 5 or 10 g/kg) of RSS were included in the starter, grower and finisher diets on either wheat- or maize-based diets. At first 10 days, birds tended (P < 0.06) to eat more with increasing concentrations of RSS. At day 35, there was an interaction (P < 0.05) between the level of RSS and the grain, depressing the serum cholesterol in birds that received RSS at the medium concentration in wheat-bas

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Eucalyptus Camaldulensis leaves powder (EUP) and oil (EUO) to alleviate cold stress and their effects on broiler performance, duodenum morphology and enzyme secretion, microbial counts, oxidative index expression levels of heat shock protein, vitamin E and TBARS (thiobarbi­turic acid-reactive substances) and meat sensory evaluation. Six hundred thirty-one day-old unsexed  chicks were randomly divided

Melanin is a pigmented material varies from yellow to black color dependent on the type of melanin. Not all the microorganisms can produce this material, most industrial researchers are looked after about melanin that produced from environmental microorganisms and little is known about from pathogenic bacteria and its role in pathogenesis. Therefore this study is aimed to focus on the role of melanin produces by one pathogenic bacteria(Klebsiella pneumoniae  ) isolated from an infected wound on host immune responses.The results of this study showed, that the increasing melanin concentration leads to decrease in the phagocytic index. and in vivo tests are done by using different concentration of extracted mi

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 80 type 2 diabetic patients aged 20-60 years in Baghdad and 20 non diabetic persons as controls. Laboratory assessment of glucose related parameters; Fasting blood sugar (FBS), Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), Insulin and Insulin resistance (IR), renal function test; Blood urea, serum creatinine, Calcium (Ca) and Phosphorus (P), Calcium regulating hormones; Parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcitonin and vitamin D, cytokines, Adiponectin and Tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) and comparison these parameters between patients and controls. The results: a high significant (p˂0.01) increase in FBG level in the patients (211.34 ± 11.20 mg/dl) as compared with control (85.8

The aim of this study is to evaluate the water quality of Tigris river by measuring the physicochemical parameters of the river within Baghdad city in Iraq from the period of February 2017 to February 2018. Four sites were selected from upreach, reach and downreach. Temperature of air and water, pH, electrical conductivity, salinity and water flow were measured in the field, While, the laboratory measurements included total dissolved substances (TDS), total suspended substances (TSS), turbidity, nutrients (nitrite, nitrate and phosphate), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), dissolved oxygen (DO), organic matter and total organic carbon (TOC), these parameters were used to indicate the p

The objective of this study to investigating and predicting the hazardous effects of monthly Ferrin temperature on horticultural and agricultural products at the North bar of Iran. For this purpose, the first stage data were obtained for the whole station temperature over a period of 30 years. Then, using Anfis adaptive neural network model, the data were analyzed for prediction and prediction for the next 6 years. Then, to measure the land suitability of Iran's northern strip for cultivating based on the predicted data, two models of Vikor and Topsis were used. Both the Topsis and Vikor multivariate decision making models combined the minimum temperature of the stations well, but did not reflect well at the maxi

This study was carried out on Euphrates River, which is one of the main sources of water in Iraq to assess the water quality of Southeast of DhiQar province. Water samples were collected monthly and seasonally at three stations from October 2016 to September 2017. Eight parameters were analyzed, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, total hardness, total dissolved solid, hydrogen ion, turbidity, chloride and electrical conductivity. Monthly variations of water quality index were differing among months in three stations of study area in Euphrates River. The lowest value of WQI in station 1 was poor (1.32) in June, and the highest (2.30) in November, the value was indicated a good water. At station 2, WQI values ranged from 1.28 in

The precise extracting, studying, and interpretation of watershed morphometric database is the constitutional adobe for watershed accurate geomorphological comprehension building. In this work a new approach was adopted by utilizing three different schemes to extract morphometric database, in each scheme the principle of data integration used to define the optimum algorithm for database building; then after extraction; Principle of geographical information intersection applied to form factual geomorphological comprehension for the studied region. In the first scheme according to streams profile it was obvious that geomorphological age decrease with stream order increment (the period generally decrease when oncoming to the watersh

This experiment was carried out at the apple orchard - College of Agricultural Engineering Science - University of Baghdad during the growing seasons 2017 and 2018.  A factorial experiment was conducted within a Randomized Complete Block Design using three replicates and two factors, factor (S) which stands for trees sprayed with potassium silicate as a source of silicon at four levels (0, 2, 4 and 6 ml L^-1), while factor (C) represents trees sprayed with a Calcium and Boron combination using three concentrations (0, 0.5 g L^-1 Ca-EDTA +10 mg L^-1 B, and 1 g L^-1 Ca-EDTA+20 mg L^-1 B). Main results showed that silicon had a significant effect on Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassi

 The aim of this study to improve the growth, production, and fruits quality of cucumber, Two experiments were carried out. firstly; a field experiment to produce cucumber by the soilless culture system. This experiment was to study effect of nutrients solution (A₁, A₂), growth media (C₁, C₂, C_3, and C₄), and methods of flowering management (B₁, B₂, B₃ and B₄). Second experiment was conducted to study the effect of storage methods on the yield of 32 field treatments combination (ABC), for a week in four cases of storage as follows: S₁ repr

This research was conducted at the fields of College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad during spring  and fall seasons 2017 to study the effect of addition methods of Neem leaves extract and organic fertilizer in the productivity and quality of two potatoes cultivars. The experiment was carried out using split plot arrangement within Randomized Complete Block Design, with three replicates. The experiment included two Potato cultivars ,Burren (V1) and Riviera(V2) as the main factors and nutritional treatments as follow: control treatment T1, Recommend fertilizer T2, cows manure 5% of soil weight T3, irrigation with cows manure  T4, cows manure 5%of soil weight+recommend chemical fertilizer T5, Spraying the Neem leave

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of nano fertilizers and application method on growth and yield of date palm. The experiment was carried out at AL- Rabeaa date palms station - Department of Horticulture - Ministry of Agriculture on 10 years old of Khastawi date palm cultivar during 2016 - 2017. Factorial experiment (3×6) within randomized complete block design with three replications .carried out using two factors: the first was three application methods; foliar application, injection with trunk and soil fertilization (A1, A2, A3) respectively. The second factor was different types of fertilizer, seaweed extract of the

The aim of this study is to measure the levels of heavy metals lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chrome (Cr), nickel (Ni), arsenic (As), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) and iron (Fe) in apple fruits with some selected rootstock from the Mitrovica region, Kosovo. The concentrations of heavy metals in soil and apple tissue plants were determined by using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS).  Compared with the reference site in contaminated areas, soil and plant contents of all analyzed metals are higher. The results of this study showed that different types of rootstock have different affinities for heavy metals. The average concentrations ranged from 1.85, 0.37, 6.88, 8.03, 0.05, 2.03, 4.36, 5.09 mg/kg for Pb, Cd, Cr, Ni, As, Zn, Cu and Fe wi

Fig moth E. cautella, considered the most serious pests infest dates and cause economic losses in the field and warehouses in Iraq which produces between 600-700 thousand tons of dates annually. In order to reduce this damage, different pest control methods are used, and mixed radiation considered one of the newest and innovative way to control the Moth that attack stored dates. This research has been done in Nuclear Laboratory of Edu. For pure Sci. / Ibn al-Haitham in 2016, three boxes for each irradiation dose, each one contain 10 date fruits. Dates. Zahdi variety artificially infested by eggs of Ephestia cautella. Eggs and larvae of insect exposed to different doses of gamma