Osman Mahgoub

TL;DR: The effect of heat stress (HS) on changes in respiratory rate, rectal temperature and blood chemistry parameters were evaluated in mature black wooly Omani and white wooly Australian Merino wethers.

TL;DR: Evidence from 844 zebu mitochondrial DNA sequences surveyed from 19 Asiatic countries comprising 8 regional groups is reported, which identify 2 distinct mitochondrial haplogroups, termed I1 and I2, which support the Indus Valley as the most likely center of origin for the I1 haplogroup and a primary center of zebe domestication.

TL;DR: Future research efforts need to focus on exploiting the potential of the camel as a source of meat through multidisplinary research into efficient production systems, and improved meat technology and marketing.

TL;DR: This study indicated that meat production from sheep in Oman will be improved in form of higher BW gains and better carcass composition by increasing energy levels in the diet.

TL;DR: Body weight, growth, carcass and meat quality characteristics were evaluated in three breeds of goats in Oman and muscles from the Batina goats had significantly higher ultimate pH values and lower percent cooking loss than Dhofari and Jabal Akdhar goats.