Animal Production

Academic Staff

May 31, 2026, 9:30 a.m.
Vahel Jaladet Taha
Vahel Jaladet Taha (PhD)
Assistant Professor - PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor in Animal Nutrition

Animal Production
College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences
University of Duhok
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  • Ph.D. Degree in Animal Nutrition from Harper Adams University, Shropshire, UK in 2015
  • MS.c. Degree in Animal Breeding from the University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq in 2009
  • Bachelor's Degree in Animal Production from the University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq in 2001

Animal Nutrition, Ruminant Nutrition, Ruminant Management

  • The 3rd International Scientific Conference on Small Ruminant Development, Hurghada, Egypt, April, 2010.
  • Healthy food from healthy animal, British Society of Animal Science, annual meeting conference. Nottingham, UK, 2012.
  • The 11th World Conference of Animal Production (WCAP11). Beijing, China, 2013.
  • Statistical analysis program workshop. 2013. University of Leeds, Leeds. UK.
  • Presentations skills improvement workshop.2012 Harper Adams University. Newport, Shropshire, UK.
  • American Society of Animal Science, American Society of Dairy Science, Canadian Society of Animal Science. Joint annual meeting conference. 2014, Kansas City, USA.
  • British Society of Animal Science, annual meeting conference. 2014. Nottingham, UK.
  • British Society of Animal Science, annual meeting conference. 2015. Chester, UK.
  • Dairy farm management, economics and housing of dairy cattle training, at Dairy Training Center, Leeuwarden, the Netherland, from October 31st 2017 to November 24th 2017.

Research

  1. EFFECT OF FATTENING PERIOD ON GROWTH RATE AND CARCASS CHARACTRISTICS OF MERIZ AND BLACK GOATS
  2. Effect of supplemental tannin on silage quality and animal performance
  3. Effect of fattening period on growth rate and carcass characteristics of Meriz and local black goats
  4. Effect of supplementary tannin on fed intake and digestibility in ewes offered lucerne silage during late pregnancy and early lactation
  5. A Survey Study Of Sheep And Goats Raised Under Farm Conditions
  6. EFFECT OF IMPLANTING ZERANOL ON GROWTH AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF AWASSI LAMBS AND GOAT KIDS RAISED UNDER COMMERCIAL CONDITION
  7. Using a Mix of Three Microbial Strains on Fermentation and Aerobic Stability of Grass Silage
  8. Effect of subcutaneous zeranol implants on meat quality of Awassi lambs and cross-bred Khalkhali and Abadeh goat kids
  9. EFFECT OF USING QUERCUS INFECTORIA GALLS IN THE DIET ON SHEEP PERFORMANCE IN LATE PREGNANCY AND EARLY LACTATION
  10. Effect of supplemental tannin (chestnut) at feeding on rumen pH and protozoa number in vivo.
  11. Effect of supplementary tannin on fed intake and digestibility in ewes offered lucerne silage during late pregnancy and early lactation
  12. Effect of tannin or inoculum as silage additives on silage quality and rumen fermentation kinetics.
  13. Effect of silage additive (tannin or inoculate) on protein degradability of legume and grass silage. Proceeding of the British Society of Animal Science, Annual conference.
  14. Effect of supplemental tannin on in situ protein degradability in ensiled forages and prediction using a laboratory based protein fractionation technique.

  • Animal Nutrition
  • Ruminant Production
  • Silage making
  • pasture