LIST OF COURSES FOR MASTERS DEGREE IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION

 

ENG   055  : ENGLISH

ANPR 511 : ADVANCED ANIMAL NUTRITION

ANPR 512 :  ADVANCED POULTRY NUTRITION

ANPR 513 : ADVANCED METABOLISM

ANPR 515 : FEED ADDITIVES

ANPR 516 : ADVANCED POULTRY PHYSIOLOGY

ANPR 531 : ADVANCED REPRODUCTIVE   PHYSIOLOGY

ANPR 533: MILK SECRETION

ANPR 535 : DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY

ANPR 536: HORMONES & FARM ANIMALS

ANPR 551: GENETIC IMPROVEMENT

ANPR 553 : ADVANCED ANIMAL BREEDING

ANPR 561: ADVANCED SHEEP PRODUCTION

ANPR 562 : EGG PRODUCTION

ANPR 563 : ADVANCED MEAT PRODUCTION

ANPR 564 : BROILER PRODUCTION

ANPR 565 : ADVANCED DAIRY CATTLE

ANPR 566 : FERTILITY & HATCHABILITY

ANPR 568 : POULTRY INDUSTRY

ANPR 567 : CAMEL PRODUCTION

ANPR 581: ANIMAL HEALTH CARE

ANPR 591 : LIVESTOCK EXPERIMENTS

ANPR 592 : ANIMALS OF ARID ZONES

ANPR 594 : ADVANCES IN ANIMAL PRODUCION RESEARCHES

ANPR 595 : SPECIAL STUDIES

ANPR 582 : POULTRY HEALTH CARE

ANPR 593 : ADVANCES IN POULTRY PRODUCION RESEARCHES

ANPR 600 : THESIS

 

   

COURSES PLAN OF MASTERS DEGREE IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION

 

 A- FARM ANIMAL MAJOR

 

FIRST LEVEL

 

  SECOND LEVEL

Credits	Course Title	Code&No.
2	HORMONES & FARM ANIMALS	ANPR 536
2	ADVANCED SHEEP PRODUCTION	ANPR 561
2	ANIMAL HEALTH CARE	ANPR 581
3	LIVESTOCK EXPERIMENTS	ANPR 591

 

THIRD LEVEL*

Credits	Course Title	Code&No.
3	ADVANCED METABOLISM	ANPR 513
2	FEED ADDITIVES	ANPR 515
3	ADVANCED REPRODUCT- IVE   PHYSIOLOGY	ANPR 531
2	MILK SECRETION	ANPR 533
2	DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY	ANPR 535
2	ADVANCED ANIMAL BREEDING	ANPR 553
2	ADVANCED MEAT PRODUCTION	ANPR 563
2	ADVANCED DAIRY CATTLE	ANPR 565
2	CAMEL PRODUCTION	ANPR 567
1	SEMINAR	ANPR 590
2	ANIMALS OF ARID ZONES	ANPR 592
1	ADVANCES IN ANIMAL PRODUCION  RESEARCHES	ANPR 594
2	SPECIAL STUDIES	ANPR 595
1	THESIS	ANPR 600

  

B- POULTRY MAJOR

 

FIRST LEVEL

Credits	Course Title	Code No.
3	ADVANCED POULTRY PHYSIOLOGY	ANPR 516
2	GENETIC IMPROVEMENT	ANPR 551
6	ENGLISH	ENG 55

SECOND LEVEL

Credits	Course Title	Code No.
3	ADVANCED POULTRY NUTRITION	ANPR 512
2	HORMONES & FARM ANIMALS	ANPR 536
2	POULTRY HEALTH CARE	ANPR 582
3	LIVESTOCK EXPERIMENTS	ANPR 591

 

THIRD LEVEL*

Credits	Course Title	Code No.
3	EGG PRODUCTION	ANPR 562
3	BROILER PRODUCTION	ANPR 564
3	FERTILITY & HATCHABILITY	ANPR 566
3	POULTRY INDUSTRY	ANPR 568
1	SEMINAR	ANPR 590
1	ADVANCES IN POULTRY PRODUCION RESEARCHES	ANPR 593
2	SPECIAL STUDIES	ANPR 595
1	THESIS	ANPR 600

 

THE DEPARTMENT SELECTS AT LEAST 9 CREDET HOURS FROM TH THIRD LEVEL COURSES.

 

Courses Description 

 

ANPR 511 : Advanced Animal Nutrition    3 (2+1)

Nutrients and metabolism ‑ nutrient requirements for maintenance and production ‑ sources of nutrients modern techniques in animals nutrition.

ANPR 512 : Advanced Poultry Nutrition      3 (2+1)

Factors affecting digestion and food utilization nutritients  ‑ current trends in nutrition.

ANPR 513 : Advanced Metabolism    3(3+0)

Nutrient requirements and metabolism ‑ factors affecting metabolism ‑ feed utilization efficiency and productivity.

ANPR 516  :Advanced Poultry Physiology 3(2+1)          3 units    (2+1)

Functions of body systems as related to environment blood characteristics ‑ energy metabolism ‑endocrine glands and reproduction ‑ hormones and metabolism neurchormonal regulation.

ANPR 531 : Advanced Reproductive Physiology 3 (2+1)

Hormonal regulation of reproduction ‑ fertility in farm animals ‑ modern techniques in reproduction reproductive failure.

ANPR 533 : Lactation  2 (2‑0)

Milk synthesis ‑ neuro‑hormonal effects on mammary gland growth and function ‑ induced lactation hormones in milk.

ANPR 536 : Hormones in Farm Animals 2 (1+1)

Hormones: classification, mode of action‑ control Of secretion – essays ‑ growth –reproduction – milk secretion and hormones ‑ role of hormones in water mineral and food metabolism of farm animals environmental and behavioral endocrinology.

ANPR 551 : Genetic Improvement 2 (2+0)

Variability and population mean ‑ forces changing gene frequency ‑ mating systems ‑ genetic parameters choice of effective breeding plan

ANPR 553 :  Advanced Dairy Cattle Breeding 2 (2+0)

                 Selection ‑ aids to selection – selection index cattle breeding ‑ sheep breeding ‑ horse breeding.

ANPR561 : Advanced Sheep Production 2 (2+0)  2 units (2+0)

Preparing the flock during different stages of production ‑ lamb production ‑ system of sheep production.

ANPR562 :  Egg Production 3 (3+0)

Environmental and  production , parent stock production  ‑  egg  production  .

ANPR563  : Advanced Meat Production   2 (2+0)

Factors affecting meat measurement and evaluation.

ANPR564 :  Broiler Production  3 (3+0)

Environmental and genetic production ‑ parent stock broiler .genetic factors affecting egg commercial hybrid production –carcass  grades and cuts. Factors affecting Broiler and commercial hybrids ‑

ANPR565 :  Advanced Dairy Cattle 2(2+0)       2 units (2+0)

Dairy herd husbandry ‑ factors affecting production improving productivity ‑ breeding centers and bull selection.

ANPR566 :  Fertility and Hatchability 3 (2+1)

 Fertility and hatchability as environmental and genetic factors development ‑ Causes of embryonic artificial insemination in birds effected by ‑embryonic mortality

ANPR567 :  Camel Production  2(2+0)

General introduction. the importance of camel production in the arid zones , camel production ( meat , milk , wool ..) . Camel management ( nutrition , reproduction , health care ) .          

ANPR581 :  Animal Health Care                         2 (1+1)

Disease, environmental and heredity interactions ‑ epizootic and production diseases ‑ health management programmers ‑ control of epizootic.

ANPR582 :  Poultry Health Care 2(1+1)

Poultry Diseases ‑ periodic health monitoring ‑ health care programmers and control of epizootic ‑ vaccination and chemotherapy.

ANPR 590 :  Seminar  1 (1+0)

Discussion of a specific topic proposed by the supervisor.

ANPR591 :  Livestock Experiments 3 (2+1)

Characteristics of farm animal and poultry experiments appropriate designs ‑ data collection and analyses –

Computerization of farm animals records.

ANPR592 : Animals of Arid Zones   2(2+0)

Breeds compatible with tropical and sub‑tropical environments – factors affecting production and ways of overcoming environmental stresses.

ANPR595 :  Special Studies 2(2+0)

Student will study a selected topic supervision of a staff  member.

ANPR600 :   Thesis     1(1+0)

COURSES PLAN OF PhD DEGREE IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION 

list of courses

BCH   530 : BIOCHEMICAL METHODOLOGY

ANPR 611: ADVANCED GENETIC IMPROVEMENT

ANPR 612 : SELECTED TOPICS IN ANIMAL BREEDING

ANPR 613: SELECTED TOPICS IN POULTRY BREEDING

ANPR 621: ENERGY METABOLISM

ANPR 622 : VITAMIN AND MINERAL METABOLISM

ANPR 623: PROTEIN METABOLISM

ANPR 631 : HORMONAL REGULATION IN FARM ANIMALS

ANPR 632 : ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF FARM ANIMALS  

ANPR 633 : ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF POULTRY      

ANPR 634 : DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY OF RUMINANTS              

ANPR 635 : DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY OF MONOGASTRICS       

ANPR 636 : SELECTED TOPICS IN ANIMAL REPRODUCTION   

ANPR 637 : SELECTED TOPICS IN FERTILITY AND  HATCHABILITY      

ANPR 641 : ADVANCED DESIGN OF LIVESTOCK EXPERIMENTS     

ANPR 642 : GROWTH IN FARM ANIMALS                          

ANPR 643 : SELECTED TOPICS IN MILK PRODUCTION  

ANPR 644 : SELECTED TOPICS IN ANIMAL HEALTH     

ANPR 645 : SELECTED TOPICS IN POULTRY  HEALTH               

ANPR 646 : SELECTED TOPICS IN MEAT PRODUCTION      

ZOO651 : MOLECULAR GENETICS                                                

ANPR700: THESIS

  

THE STUDY PLAN  OF THE Ph.D. DEGREE IN ANIMAL AND POULTRY PRODUCTION

 

FIRST SEMESTER

The student should take at least 9 credit- hours (selected by the department ) from the following courses.

 

 

SECOND SEMESTER

The student should take at least 10 credit- hours (selected by the department ) from the following courses.

 

 

 

Courses Description

 

BCH    530 : BIOCHEMICAL METHODOLOGY               3(0+3)

                   Spectrometry : spectrophotometry ( scanning ) , J.R. analysis , spectrofluoremetry .

Chromatography : purification of proteins , affinity and / or hydrophobic chromatography .

Electrophorasim : polymacrylamide gel electrophoresis     ( e.g. L.D.H. Isoanzymes ), Polyacrylamide gel Electrophoresis (molecular weight determination), Emmunoelcrophorosis . Centrifugation : sub-cellular fraction , molecular weight determination by sucrose density gradient .Radioactive counting and radioimmunoassay

Gas chromatography of lipids . Transport of ions  in biomembranes 

: ANPR 611  ADVANCED GENETIC IMPROVEMENT        2(2+0)

Predicting breeding values using mixed Animal model - Applications of mixed model in: selection, dominance, embryo transfer and embryo splitting - Selection using  gene marker - Genetic resistance to diseases - Response to selection for multiple traits with continuous and discrete distributions .    

ANPR 612 : SELECTED TOPICS IN ANIMAL  BREEDING

ANPR 613 : SELECTED TOPICS IN POULTRY  BREEDING  

Direct and correlated responses to selection - Selection and reproductive fitness - restricted and nonrestricted selection indices - limits of selection - Inbreeding and heterosis .

ANPR 621 : ENERGY METABOLISM                                     2(2+0)

Sources of energy in feedstuffs - Carbohydrate and fat digestion, absorption, and metabolism - Disorders of energy metabolism - Control of energy utilization for production - Measurement of energetic efficiency - Factors affecting body thermo genesis.

ANPR 622 : VITAMIN AND MINERAL  METABOLISM     2(2+0)

Functions and characteristics of vitamins and minerals - Sources of vitamins and minerals in feedstuffs - Vitamin metabolism - Macro- and micro-mineral metabolism - Vitamin and mineral requirements - Vitamin and mineral deficiency - Vitamin and mineral toxicity.

ANPR 623 : PROTEIN METABOLISM                                 2(2+0)

Protein digestion in ruminants and monogastrics - Metabolic pathways of amino acids - Nitrogen balance - Hormonal regulation of amino acid bio-availability - Amino acid balance, imbalance, antagonism, and toxicity - Protein-energy relationship - Bioassay of protein quality and amino acid metabolism .

ANPR 631 : HORMONAL REGULATION IN FARM ANIMALS      (2+0)

Developments in molecular biology - Hormonal receptors and receptor regulation - Gene regulation by hormones - Molecular evolution of the endocrine system - Hormonal inter-relationships - Hormonal regulation of production: regulation of lactation, growth, reproduction and adaptation .

ANPR 632 : ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF FARM ANIMALS   2(2+0)

Bioclimatology and adaptation - Thermoregulation in farm animals - Impact of the environment on: vital body functions, growth, milk production and reproduction - Physiological and anatomical adaptations.

ANPR 633 : ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF POULTRY      2(2+0)

Recent trends and applications of molecular and immunological techniques  in stress physiology - Advances in temperature regulation and stress physiology in poultry - Impact of environment on: vital body functions, growth, metabolism and reproduction - Management of environmental stresses

ANPR 634 : DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY OF RUMINANTS        2(2+0)

Comparative physiology of digestion - Behavioural physiology and nutrition - Microbial ecosystem of the rumen - Rumen digestion characteristics - Manipulation of rumen digestion  - Mineral metabolism - Intermediary metabolism - Problems related to the digestive tract.

ANPR 635 : DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY OF MONOGASTRICS        2(2+0)

Comparative physiology and anatomy of the digestive tract - Ontogenesis of the digestive tract -  Motor activity and digestive transit  - Neurohormonal control - Digestion and absorption of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates -  Secretion and absorption of electrolytes.

ANPR 636 : SELECTED TOPICS IN ANIMAL REPRODUCTION    2(2+0) 

 Collection and  in vitro maturation and fertilization of ova in farm animals - Cloning by nuclear transfer and embryo splitting in livestock -  Establishment of embryonic stem cells and potential applications - Prospects of producing transgenic farm animals

ANPR 637 : SELECTED TOPICS IN FERTILITY AND  HATCHABILITY       2(2+0)

  Artificial insemination and fertility - Factors               affecting fertility and hatchability - Embryo growth and development - Factors affecting embryo development - Modern hatchery systems.

ANPR 641 : ADVANCED DESIGN OF LIVESTOCK EXPERIMENTS        2(2+0)

Unbalanced data analysis using fixed, random and  mixed linear models - Nonlinear models in data analysis - Categorical data analysis - Maximum Likelihood and Restricted Maximum Likelihood - Bayesian analysis - Time series for data analysis.

ANPR 642 : GROWTH IN FARM ANIMALS                           2(2+0)

Hormonal control of protein and adipose tissue growth - Muscle protein and adipose tissue accretion - Control of bone growth - Energetic efficiency of livestock growth - Potential uses of genetic variation in livestock growth - Methods of growth measurement - Impact of exogenous substances on livestock growth.

ANPR 643 : SELECTED TOPICS IN MILK PRODUCTION   2(2+0)

New developments in milk production technology - Differentiation and gene expression in mammary gland cells - Mammary gland physiology- Hormone receptors in mammary gland cells - Recent management techniques of dairy farms - Alternative methods for reducing the effect  of environmental stressors.

ANPR 644 : SELECTED TOPICS IN ANIMAL HEALTH      2(2+0)

Recent trends in epidemiological and economic studies of animal diseases - Emerging animal diseases - Applications of biotechnology in the diagnosis and control of diseases - Advances in the development of animal vaccines.

ANPR 645 : SELECTED TOPICS IN POULTRY  HEALTH                2(2+0)

 Selected topics in the epidemiology and the economics of poultry diseases - Emerging poultry diseases - Recent developments in diagnosis and control of poultry diseases - Recent advances in poultry vaccine production .

ANPR 646 : SELECTED TOPICS IN MEAT PRODUCTION        2(2+0)

                   Recent trends in utilization of feed additives and growth promotants - Selected topics in environmental and genetic factors affecting ante- and post-mortem meat quality - Ultra-structure of muscle fibers.

ZOO651 MOLECULAR GENETICS                                                   2(2+0)

                    Control of gene expression and enzyme differentiation , hormonal control of gene expression , genetic polymorphism among enzyme loci , molecular population , genetic  and its techniques , DNA sequencing , genetic factors in developmental regulation  and the molecular basis of the cytoplasmic inheritance .

 ANPR 700: THESIS