The comparison of several methods for calculating the degree of heritability and calculating the number of genes in maize (Zea mays L.). I. Agronomic traits B H Hadi1, W A Hassan1 and K M Wuhiab1

Abstract The objective of present study was to compare of several methods for estimating the degree of heritability and calculating the number of genes using generation mean analysis of maize (Zea mays L.). The experiment was conducted at the field of Field Crop Dept. College of Agric / Univ. of Baghdad, Read more

Performance of three soybeans genotypes under different intra and inter row planting arrangements M I Mohammed1, K K Ahmed1 and S H Mohammed2

Abstract A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of three genotypes of soybean Iman, Taqa and Lee74 planted on lines with three different spacing 40, 50 and 60 cm and two plant spacings on each row 5 and 10 cm. The experiment was carried out according to the Read more

Effect of six herbicides to control the wild barley and other weeds accompanied with wheat S H Al-Ziady1 and R K Shati1

Abstract A field experiment was carried out in the fields of one of the farmers in the province of Wasit Al-Ahrar area during the agricultural season 2015-2016 to control the wild barley and other weeds accompanied with the wheat. The experiment included six herbicides (Sulfon using 50 g.h−1, Granysam with Read more

Comparative study to evaluate productive performance of Iraqi Turkey female Strains. Y A M AL-Janabi1, S S Khafaji2, T K ALJanabi2, S M S Altaie2 and A M AL-Nedawi3

Abstract The turkey females were randomly distributed on four groups, each group consisted of 12 birds depend on strain. The strains as follow, (T1): red turkey strain, (T2): bronze turkey strain, (T3): white turkey strain, (T4): black turkey strain. Each group constituted from 3 replicates and each replicate has 4 Read more

Isolation of Citrobacter species from common carp, Cyprinus carpio cultivated in floating cages at Al-Hilla river, Babylon province S M Al-Haider1, K S Al-Niaeem2 and A K Resen2

Abstract About 144 moribund of the common carp were examined were brought to the laboratory for examination after an epizootic of citrobacteriosis on cultivated in floating cages at Al-Hilla river, during the period December 2017- November 2018. The bacterium was identified by Vitek II system. The fish displayed dark color Read more

Effect of Flaxseed on some hormonal profile and genomic DNA concentration in Karadi lambs A N Yousif1

Abstract The aims of the current study were to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of flaxseed powder on some hormonal profile and genomic DNA concentration of Karadi male lambs. Twelve healthy Karadi ram lambs, 6 months old, were randomly divided into 3 equal groups (4 lambs/group); and the treatments Read more

Influence of spraying different solutions at different incubation periods on hatchability parameters of local Iraqi’s eggs. S M Gatea1, S M S Altaie1, S S Khafaji1, T K ALjanabi1, D H Shatti2 and M A Hussain3

Abstract This study was carried out on 26/5/2019 until 17/6/2019 At local hatchery (College of Agriculture / University of Karbala), to investigate of Different spraying protocols on the eggs of local chicken with the eggs of local chicken with different solutions at variant periods on embryonic mortality during incubation period Read more

Influence of spraying different solutions at different incubation periods on hatchability parameters of local Iraqi’s eggs. S M Gatea1, S M S Altaie1, S S Khafaji1, T K ALjanabi1, D H Shatti2 and M A Hussain3

Abstract This study was carried out on 26/5/2019 until 17/6/2019 At local hatchery (College of Agriculture / University of Karbala), to investigate of Different spraying protocols on the eggs of local chicken with the eggs of local chicken with different solutions at variant periods on embryonic mortality during incubation period Read more

Detection of Melanocortin 1 Receptor (MC1R) polymorphism and its relation to plumage colors in local turkey M M Abdullah1, A N Yousif1, Q A Amen1 and A S Shaker2

Abstract Identification of genetic markers in relation to phenotypic differences is important for local turkey breed identification, Melanocortin 1 Receptor (MC1R) is a transmembrane G-protein-coupled receptor, which has a fundamental role in the regulation of black (eumelanin) and red (pheomelanin) pigment synthesis. In an attempt to detect and analyze the Read more

Comparison between effect of adding propolis and antibiotic in in broiler chickens on productive performance and carcass traits A A T Alani1, A S A Alheeti2 and E N S Alani1

Abstract This study was conducted to Compare effect between addition of propolis and antibiotic in performance and carcass traits of broiler from 07/02/2018 until 20/03/2018. 135 one day old unsexed chicks (Ross, 308) were reared for 42 day, they distributed to three treatments, three replicates per treatment (15 birds in Read more