Department of Animal Production Labs

Vision:

Acquiring new and advanced laboratory equipment and involving laboratory officials in specialized training courses outside Iraq to stay informed about the latest advancements in the field of food analysis. Transferring this expertise through conducting training courses for those specializing in the field.

Message:

The Animal Nutrition Laboratory in the Animal Production Department provides some specialized devices for analyzing animal feed, educating undergraduate students in animal nutrition. It also conducts various analyses for postgraduate students (master’s and doctoral), as well as students in the fourth stage of research graduation, whose research addresses nutritional aspects. Additionally, the laboratory provides scientific consultations to students in other agricultural colleges regarding chemical analysis and various procedures.

Objectives:

A. Prepare students with laboratory analysis experience and enhance their skills. B. Assist postgraduate students in their research and keep them abreast of the latest advancements in the field. C. Contribute to the development of scientific research by supervising students, postgraduate students, and researchers.

The laboratory of meat technology addresses, in its practical part, the economic importance of animal products, including cattle, buffalo, sheep, and goats, in terms of their breeds, classification, nutritional needs for breeding, how to manage records and enclosures, and the various field operations performed on them. The student learns about the detailed practical and field aspects of the animal’s body. The laboratory is equipped with various devices, including an oven, a home meat grinder, a muscle tenderness meter, a bone hardness measurement device, an electric cutting saw, a light microscope, autoclave, Soxhlet apparatus, protein digestion heater, an incinerator, a digital sensitive scale (200 grams), an incubator, and an acidity measurement device.

The laboratory was established in 1952 to benefit both undergraduate and postgraduate students in addition to faculty members.

Vision:

Providing students with the necessary knowledge regarding fundamental information related to the science and technology of meat through the study of meat chemically, microbiologically, and manufacturably. The laboratory aspires to obtain educational quality system certifications for laboratories, along with methods for their implementation in meat factories and technical foundations for quality control in meat factories and the standard specifications for meat and its products. Assisting researchers and postgraduate students in publishing sound scientific research in accredited scientific journals. Obtaining ISO/IEC 17025 certification or general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, and conducting courses and workshops related to meat technology.

Message:

The Meat Technology Laboratory seeks to provide all the necessary requirements needed by beneficiaries, including undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers in the laboratory, from the location and scientific equipment to conduct their experiments. This includes the scientific and practical experience available in the laboratory’s supervising professors with academic titles (professor, assistant professor, and lecturer), in addition to specialized technicians operating laboratory equipment.

Objectives:

1. Prepare students with mental skills to analyze meat manufacturing problems and present appropriate solutions.

2. Prepare graduates with scientific and practical skills in operating equipment and conducting laboratory experiments.

3. Develop scientific research by enhancing the quality of research conducted within the laboratory to the level of sound scientific research.

4. Develop the practical applied aspect for students in the theories of meat manufacturing and its products.

The laboratory specializes in the field of microbiology, where the micro-flora of poultry, ruminants, and fish can be analyzed. Microorganisms can be isolated and diagnosed from feces, blood, tissues, and meat, enriching and contributing to the advancement of scientific research. The laboratory is equipped with several microscopes, an incubator, a hood, autoclave, sensitive balance, centrifuge, shaker, and a water bath.

The laboratory was established in 2016 to benefit undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as faculty members.

Vision:

1. Assisting students in acquiring skills in the isolation and diagnosis of bacteria from various types of samples.

2. Facilitating the dissemination of scientific research for graduate students and research projects.

3. Conducting a number of training courses on operating available equipment.

Message:

The Microbiology Laboratory aims to provide scientific equipment for the purpose of conducting all required microbiological examinations by postgraduate students and research project students. This is to elevate the level of research in our esteemed college.

Objectives:

1. Contributing to the development of scientific research and raising the level of scientific research to keep pace with global scientific progress.

2. Training a specialized cadre of students and technicians with experience in various microbiological examinations.

The laboratory focuses on implementing practical lessons for undergraduate students, such as the courses in “Fish Technology” and “Fish Farming Engineering.” Additionally, it covers related sciences like breeding, nutrition, physiology, and genetics. Experiments related to fish nutrition and breeding can be conducted, for example, using various-sized glass tanks and studying the impact of some medicinal plants on the growth and health of the fish.

Special experiments in the field of fish physiology can also be conducted, such as studying the effect of certain dietary additives on the growth, blood picture, and biochemistry of the fish. The laboratory is equipped with several devices, including a compound microscope and a dissecting microscope, in addition to various-sized tanks for fish breeding.

The laboratory was established in 1982 to benefit undergraduate students.

Vision:

Assisting undergraduate students in acquiring skills in fish farming through a systematic scientific approach to become a kernel of future fish breeders.

Message:

Enhancing the community’s pool of highly competent graduates, enabling them to contribute to the construction of various institutions and the transfer of technology.

Objectives:

Providing undergraduate students with all the necessary information and excellent training to prepare them as competent breeders, capable of serving the reality of the fishery wealth in Iraq and advancing its progress.

The laboratory specializes in the field of molecular genetics at the fundamental level. It enables the conduct of experiments related to this field, such as extracting DNA and RNA, determining the genetic structures of targeted genes, utilizing Restriction Enzymes to identify genetic variations, and providing training courses related to molecular genetics. The laboratory is equipped with several microscopes, an incubator, hoods, autoclave, PCR machine, REAL-TIME PCR, sensitive balance, micro-centrifuge, stirrer, small incubator water bath, hot plate, red and yellow tubes, micro-pipettes, electrophoresis apparatus, pH meter, and a UV light device.

The laboratory was established in 1995 to benefit postgraduate students and faculty members.

Vision:

• Acquiring students’ necessary knowledge regarding fundamental information related to the sciences of biology and molecular genetics.

• Aspiring for the laboratory to obtain international quality system certification.

• Assisting researchers and postgraduate students in publishing sound scientific research in international journals.

• Obtaining ISO certification or general requirements for the competence of examination and calibration laboratories.

• Conducting courses and workshops related to the molecular aspects of the cell.

Message:

The Animal Biology Laboratory seeks to provide all the necessary requirements needed by those working in the laboratory, including postgraduate students and researchers, from place and scientific equipment for conducting their experiments, in addition to the scientific and practical experience of the faculty members supervising the laboratory.

Objectives:

• Preparing students who possess scientific and practical experiences in the field of molecular genetics.

• Developing scientific research by enhancing the quality of research conducted within the laboratory to the level of international research.

• Developing the practical application aspect for postgraduate students in the field of molecular genetics.

The laboratory specializes in the field of animal nutrition. It can conduct analyses related to animal nutrition, such as moisture, ash, fibre, protein, ether extract, carbohydrates, etc. Additionally, experiments in the field of enzymes, such as catalase and peroxidase enzymes, can be performed. The laboratory is equipped with various devices including an oven, an incinerator, Soxhlet apparatus, fibre measurement device, Kjeldahl apparatus, hot plate, electric blender (stirrer), protein digestion heater, and a sensitive digital balance with a capacity of 200 grams.

The laboratory was established in 2007 to benefit postgraduate students and faculty members. It is also available for use by undergraduate students.