Samawal Sadi Abdullah Al-Tikriti^*(1)

(1) Dept. of animal production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tikrit, Iraq

(*Corresponding author: Dr.Samawal Al- Tikriti, Email:  Samawal_1976@yahoo.com).

              Received: 19/11/2021                         Accepted: 18/01/2022

Abstract: 

 This study was carried in poultry farm of animal production department – Faculty of agriculture, Tikrit University  for the period from 22/10/2018 to 1/6/2019.The aim of the study was carried out to evaluate the genetic parameters of some egg production traits in the brown local quail (30 males and 90 females) feathers and selected at the age of four weeks depending on the body weight.  The packed cell volume (PCV ), packed red blood cells , white blood cells and the concentration of hemoglobin were 42.12% ,  2.78 million cells / mm³ , 25.90 10³ cells / ml and 12.76 g / 100 ml, respectively. The characteristics of egg production was the rate of egg weight and average number of eggs produced percent during the first days of the beginning of the development of the first egg and the rate of egg mass 12.21 grams and 73.07 egg and 892.18 grams, respectively. The results showed that all of the volume of packed blood cells and the number of red blood cells and the concentration of hemoglobin correlated phenotypic and genetically negative and highly significant with egg production quantity studied while the phenotypic correlation and genetic between the number of white blood cells with the characteristics of egg production is positive. We conclude that the possibility of improving the qualities of egg production depending on the characteristics of some blood with (packed cell volume and red blood cell count and concentration of hemoglobin) because of the genetic and phenotypic correlations high significant ​​and heritability medium and high for traits blood.

Keywords: quail, phonotypic and genetic correlation, egg weight, egg number, blood.

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Razan Balloul ^(1)*, Mohamad Ghalyah  ⁽¹⁾ , and Adib Zieni ⁽¹⁾

(1) zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria.

(*Corresponding author: Razan Balloul, E-Mail: razanhasanballol@tishreen.edu.sy)

              Received: 19/11/2021                Accepted: 18/01/2022                                                   Abstract: 

The study was conducted for the period from  25/7/2018 to 17/7/2019, To shows the species composition of animal vital enemies of fish in 16 Tishreen lake and their seasonal changes, the samples were collected by using sen-net (Amphibians) and Gill nets (for Fish), while data were collected by observation from the beach (for Mammals). The results showed that the presence of seven animal species was the vital enemies of the fish founa in the lake and floating floating cages system (devouring eggs, larvae and young fish. One of fish predatory was represented by the species: the Clarias lazera, the amphibians were represented by three species belonging to three genera and these species are namely: the tree frog Hyla arborea, Rana ridbunda, Rana esculenta pondfrog, Bufo viridis and Salamandra salamandra. There was one species of represented Reptiles is an  a water snake Natrix natrix. Lutra lutra was the only represented Mammals species  which registered in the floating cage area in 16/5/2019.

Keywords: Lake dam 16 Tishreen , Fish fauna, , Vital Enemies,Mammals Lutra lutra.

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Khalid William M. Farnar^*(1)

(1) Department of Marine Vertebrate, Marine Science Center, University of Basrah, Iraq.

(*Corresponding author: Khalid Farnar. E-Mail: khaled_msc62@yahoo.com).

Received: 12|10|2021                Accepted:22|01|2022

Abstract: 

  The experiment was designed to study the effect of using fertilizing on the growth of grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella juvenile reared floating cages developed in an earthen ponds of marine science center, The study continued for six weeks of period from 1/4/2020 to 15/5/2020. The cages was (30 x 30 x 60) cm³ in size , the cages immersed to a depth of 40 cm. six cages were used, with a duplicate of each cage. In cage A the fishes was feed on a standard diet, cage B adding a birds droppings as an organic fertilizer, in cage C urea used as a chemical fertilizer, 20 juveniles of the experimental fish were placed in each cage. the fishes depend on a natural dissolves oxygen in the ponds, the result  shows that the rate of the length and weight in the cage A 4.8 cm and 121.16 g, cage B 5.3 cm and 173.26 g, cage C 5.1 cm and 132.78 g, with weight increased 54.76 , 97.95 , 57.17% and with a relative growth rate of 160.68 , 230.06, 175.62% , with a survival rate 70%, 98% , 85% for the cages A, B and C respectively. The results showed that organic fertilizing increased the growth rates of the experiment fishes clearly in the cage C  compared to other cages without any side effects and it was the best way to using a fertilize.

Keyword: fertilizing , cages, ,organic fertilizer,urea.

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Balqees S. Al-Ali *⁽¹⁾,  Hamed  T. Al-Saad⁽²⁾,  and Abdulaziz M.Abdullah⁽³⁾

(1) Marine Science center, Basrah University, Basrah, Iraqi.    

(2) Faculty of marine sciences, Basrah University, Basrah, Iraqi.    

(3) faculty of Agriculture, Basrah University, Basrah, Iraqi.    

(*Corresponding author: Balqees  Al-Ali, E-Mail : balqis.abbas@uobasrah.edu.iq).

Received: 23/06/2022                 Accepted:5/09/2022

Abstract: 

The present study was included limitation ,distribution, spread and resources of pesticides Alburnus mossulensis  fish from three stations Al-harrir , Al-sulal and Al-burka). This study was extended from January ,2009 to December,2009 during low tide times .12 compound will found in this study which are aldrine, dieldrine , endrine , chlordane , lindane, heptachlore,  methoxychlore, P,P-DDE , O,P-DDD ,O,P-DDT , P,P-DDD and P,P-DDT the highest concentrations 236.09 µg/ kg  was found in A. mossuleusis for chlordane pesticides at July in Al-harrir station and the lowest concentrations 0.003 µg/ kg  was found for Aldrin at January in Al-sulal station  . while the highest total concentration

key word: Insecticides  , fish , Alburnus mossulensis   , Al-Hammar Marshes.

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Alaa Assi *⁽¹⁾

(1) Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Damascus University, Syria.

(*Corresponding author: Alaa Assi ,Email: allaaasi24@gmail.com )

Received:5\09\2021                 Accepted:18\01\2022

Abstract: 

This study was conducted to discover. The effect of administration methods on infectious Bronchitis vaccine for levels of immunity in broiler’s chicken. One hundred and thirty broiler chicks were used breed (Ross). Ten chicks from them were slaughtered at one day old to study the maternal immunity by ELIZA. The titer of maternal immunity was (4142),so the first vaccine was administrated at (10) day old. The chicks from one day old were divided into two equal groups of (60) each, and each one was subdivided into two frequencies of (30) each. The condition breedving and feeding were the same for all the birds, but the vaccination method was different .The first group was given the vaccine by drinking water and the second group was given the vaccine by eye drops. The titer of antibodies in eye drops administration method gave higher significant difference than drinking water method on P<0.05.Wich gave priority to using this method to vaccinate broiler’s chicken.                                      

Keywords: Infectious Bronchitis Disease (IB), Level of immunity (Titer), Enzyme Linked  Immunosorbent Azzay (ELIZA).

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Faten alsafadi*⁽¹⁾, Abdel Mohsen Marie⁽²⁾, Ramzi Murshid⁽³⁾ and Hesham Alatwani⁽¹⁾

(1) Sweida Research Center, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), Syria.                                                                                                          

(2) General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research, Damascus, Syria.            

(3) Department of  Horticulture Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of              

Damascus, Damascus, Syria.                                                                                        

(*Corresponding author: Dr. Faten alsafadi. E-Mail. f.alsafadi@gmail.com).                         

 Received: 25/11/2021                     Accepted:17/01/2022 

Abstract: 

This study was conducted at GCSAR-Swaida research center (Hout station) during the season 2018-2019, to evaluate six melon inbred lines and their 30 F₁ hybrids produced by complete diallel mating design, using RCBD with four replications, to  study genetic indicators as (Broad and narrow sense Heritability, Degree of dominance, Genetic Advance, Genotypic and Phenotypic coefficients of variations) for some fruit quality traits of melon (fruit pulp thickness, dry matter%, total soluble solids%, total sugar%, monosaccharides%, disaccharides%, carotenoids, vitamin C). The results showed that the additive variance was less than dominance variance for all studied traits, except the fruit content of carotenoids, since the degree of dominance was higher than 1 for these traits, this is indicating the importance of non-additive effects in the inheritance of these traits. While, the fruit content of carotenoids was under control of both additive and non-additive variance, and the degree of dominance was close to 1. The Estimates of the broad sense heritability was high in all traits On the other hand, the narrow sense heritability was an intermediate estimate for fruit content of carotenoids associated with a high genetic advance, and intermediate estimate for total soluble solids associated with low genetic advance. The results showed that the estimated of the phenotypic coefficient of variation are higher than the genetic coefficient of variation for all fruit quality traits. The phenotypic coefficient of variation reached the highest value for the characteristic of the fruit content of disaccharides% (49.016%), and the coefficient of genetic variation, it reached high estimates for the fruit content of disaccharides% and fruit content of carotenoids, and intermediate for the fruit content of vitamin C and dry matter%, and low for the rest of the traits.

Keywords: Degree of dominance, Genetic Advance, Genotypic coefficients of variations (GCV), Heritability, Melon, Cucumis melo L., Phenotypic coefficients of variations (PCV).

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Abdul Naser Al-Omar^(1)*, Morshed Kassouha⁽²⁾, Ashraf Alsaleh⁽²⁾

 (1) Hama Research Center, General Commission For Scientific Agricultural Research (GSCAR), Syria.

(2) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hama University, Hama, Syria.

(*Corresponding author: Dr. Abdul Naser Al Omar E-mail: abdnaser64@gmail.com).

Received: 17/10/2022                      Accepted:27/10/2022

Abstract: 

This study was conducted during the years 2021 and 2022 with the aim of revealing the potency of ticks parasites in Syria to carry the Coxiella burnetti bacterium, which causes Q fever using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Tick ​​samples were collected from 45 herds of sheep and goats distributed over the governorates of Hama, Homs and Rif-Damascus. The targeted herds included 36 herds of sheep and 9 herds of goats. The genera of collected ticks was identified and belonged to only two of the genera known to this parasite, genus G. Rhipicephalus and genus G. Hyalomma, with a prevalence rates of 60% and 40%, respectively. 3 Tick parasites were collected in one tube from each flock and DNA was extracted from them as a single sample, and then a PCR test was performed on the extract. The results of the PCR test which was performed on the extracted DNA samples showed that six of them were positive for the presence of Coxiella burnetti in each of the ticks collected from sheep and goats, where the result appeared positive in two samples from goat ticks and four samples from sheep ticks. It was noted that the two positive goat tick samples were from two flocks in which abortion of unknown cause occurred. On the other hand, only one sample was positive in sheep ticks was collected from herd sufferd from abortion. The six positive samples were distributed equally between the two genera Rhipicephalus and Hyalomma (50% each), meaning that the two genera are able to borne and transmit Coxiella burnetti. Also, positive cases were recorded from the three governorates from which samples were collected. This study recommends continuing work on Coxiella burnetti in ruminants in general, and educating the farmers about this common pathogen, with increased interest in controlling ticks, as they are a vector of many bacterial, parasitic and viral diseases in humans and animals.

Keywords: Coxiella burnetii, Ticks, Sheep, Goats, Syria, PCR.

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Qasim jasim. Athfua^(1)*, Abass M. Jasm⁽²⁾, and Awatif. N. Jerry⁽²⁾

(1) Department of Biology, College of Education –Qurna, Unviersity of Basrah, Iraqi.

(2) Department of horticulture and Land Scape design, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah^,

(*Corresponding author: Dr Qasim Athfua,   Email:qasim.athfua@uobasrha.edu.iq)

   Received:28/04/2022         Accepted: 2/10/2022

Abstract: 

A study was conducted during 2018- 2017 seasons at the farm of college of education in Qurna ,university of Basrah  was to study the effect of salicylic acid ,ascorbic acid and tocophrol. The experiment included 28 factorial factors, which are the interaction between four concentrations of lead, which are 0, 400, 600 and 800 mg/kg soil, and seven spray treatments are distilled water, salicylic acid at a concentration of 25 and 50 mg/L ascorbic acid at two concentrations of 50 and 100 mg/L and tocopherol at two concentrations of 100 and 200 mg/L  design.  Randomized complete blocks and three replicates and the adoption of the least significant difference test at the 0.05 .Results coned be summarized as follow: when lead  concentration increased, it caused  a decrease in chlorophyll, carbohydrates and protein . Proline was increased as lead concentration increased in the soil. The highest activity of catalase enzyme was record plant at 600 mg /kg soil . Treatments by salicylic, ascorbic and tocophrol increased leave content of  chlorophyll, carbohydrates and protein while proline was decreased under those treatment. Catalase activity increased when plants sprayed by salicylic acid, ascorbic acid and tocopherol. The interaction between the two factors caused significant effect in all studied parameters.

key word : Salicylic acid ,Ascorbic acid , Tocophrol ,Lead.

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Bhuwan Bohara ^{(1) *}, Bikram Bhatta ⁽²⁾, Rajeev Joshi ⁽¹⁾, and Kabita Subedi ⁽³⁾

(1) Faculty of Agriculture, Doon (PG) College of Agriculture science and technology, Selaqui, Dehradun, India

(2) Faculty of Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan 44209, Nepal

(3) Plant Protection Officer, Department of Agriculture, Hariharbhawan, Lalitpur, Nepal.

(*Corresponding author: Bhuwan Bohara Email: bhuwanbohara50@gmail.com)

Received:16/12/2021          Accepted: 13/11/2022

Abstract: 

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different weed management practices and row spacing in yield and yield attributing characteristics of green gram (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) during spring season, 29^th Feb – 24^th May, 2020 in Duduwa, Banke, Nepal. Nine treatment combinations consisting of three weed management treatments (W₁: Control (no weeding), W₂: Pre-emergence application of Pendemethalin at a rate of 1lit.ha^-1, and W₃: Hand weeding at 30 DAS (Days after sowing)) and three row spacing (S₁: 30 cm × 10 cm, S₂: 40 cm × 10 cm, S₃: 50 cm × 10 cm) were tested by deploying factorial randomized block design (FRBD) with three replications. The plant height (55.73 cm), Number of pods per plant (43.00), Number of seeds per pod (10.83), and 100 grain weight (7.08 gm.) was recorded more in W₃. Dry weight of weeds (9.39 gm. m^-2) was recorded more in W₂. More seed yield (1136 kg. ha^-1) and biological yield (3222 kg. ha^-1) were found in W₁. Significantly, the plant population during 16 DAS (43.72 plant. m^-2) and during 86 DAS (42.17 plant. m^-2), and plant height (57.73 cm) and 50 % flowering (51.44 days) were the highest in the treatment S₁. However, days to maturity, number of pods per plant and 100 grain weight did not show any significant differences to the various row spacing. The dry weight of weeds (7.93 gm. m^-2) and number of seeds per pod (10.57) were found more in the treatment S₃. However, more seed yield (1120 kg. ha^-1) and biological yield (3240.11 kg. ha^-1) were found in the treatment S₁. To achieve more profitable yield of spring green gram, the crop should be sown at 30 cm x 10 cm spacing and followed by pre-emergence application of Pendimethalin at a rate of 1lit.ha^-1 coupled with hand weeding at 30 DAS.

Key words: green gram, weed management, row spacing, yield.

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Abdulla  Farid  Zaid^*(1) and Asraa  YaCoob  Yousif ⁽¹⁾

(1) Department of Animal Production,College of Agriculture, University of Basrah , Basrah ,

(*Corresponding author: Abdulla Zaid , Email: agripg.abdulla.farid@uobasrah.edu.iq)

Received:16/12/2021          Accepted: 25/08/2022

Abstract: 

The study was conducted in the laboratories of the Department of Animal Production of the College of Agriculture – University of Basrah from the date of 1\10\2021 to 1\3\2022. Where 15 pieces of beef burger weighing 50 g were manufactured and divided into 3 treatments, Control T1 treatment, T2 and T3 treatment to which conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) was added at a concentration of 4% which is a group of positional and geometric similarities associated with linoleic acid. The CLA commercial main isomers are Cis-9, trans- 11 and trans-10, cis-12. The values ​​of TBARs and FFA were lower (p≤ 0.05) for the treatments to which CLA was added compared to the control treatment. It also included a higher color, flavor, freshness and juice (p ≤ 0.05) compared to the control treatment. The addition of CLA to beef burgers increased myoglobin and Oxymyoglobin pigments and reduced the proportion of meta myoglobin in meat burgers.

Key words: conjugated linoleic acid, meat burger, meat oxidation, myoglobin, meta myoglobin.

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