Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Dr Osman Mahgoub Gaafar

 
 

 

Publications:

 

 
A. Refereed papers:
  1. Osman Mahgoub, Isam Kadim, I.T., Musab Al Busaidi, Kanthi Annamalai, Naseeb Al-Saqri. 2006. Effects of feeding ensiled date palm fronds and a by-product concentrate on performance and meat quality of Omani sheep. Animal Feed Science & Technology (In press).
  2. Khalid Al-Habsi, Eugene H. Johnson, Isam T. Kadim, Anandarajah Srikandakumar, Kanthi Annamalai, Rashid Al-Busaidi, Osman Mahgoub, 2006. Effects of low concentrations of dietary cobalt on live weight gains, haematology, serum vitamin B12 and biochemistry of Omani goats. The Veterinary Journal (in press).
  3. Kadim, I.T., Mahgoub, O., Al-Kindi, A., Al-Marzooqi, W., Al-Saqri, N.M 2006. Effect of transportation at high ambient temperatures on physiological responses, carcass and meat quality characteristics in two age groups of Omani sheep. Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Science (In press).
  4. Mahgoub, O., Kadim, I.T., Ann Mothershaw, Al Zadjali, S.A., Annamalai, K. 2006. Use of Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) for detection of antibiotic and anabolic residues in goat and sheep meat. World Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2(3): 298-302.
  5. Kadim, I.T, Mahgoub, O., Al-Ajmi, D.S., Al-Habsi, K.R., Johnson, E.H. 2006. Comparative effects of low levels of dietary cobalt and parenteral injections of Vitamin B12 on body dimensions I different breeds of Omani goats. Small Ruminant Research 66: 244-252.
  6. Guizani, N., Z. Al-Attabi, S. Kasapis and O. Mahgoub. 2006. Ripening profile of semi-hard standard goat cheese made from pasteurized milk International Journal of Food Properties 9: 523-532.
  7. Kadim, I.T, Mahgoub, O., Al-Kindi, A., Al-Marzooqi, W., Al-Saqri, N.M. 2006. Effects of transportation at high ambient temperatures on physiological responses, carcass and meat quality characteristics of three breeds of Omani goats. Meat Science 73: 626-634.
  8. Kadim, I.T, Mahgoub, O., Al-Marzooqi, W., Al-Zadjali, S., Annamalai, K., M.H. Mansour. 2006. Effects of age on composition and quality of muscle Longissimus throacis of the Omani Arabian camel (Camelus dromedaries). Meat Science 73: 619-625.
  9. Tabook, N.M., Kadim, I.T., Mahgoub, O., Al-Marzooqi, W. 2006. The effect of date fibre supplemented with an exogenous enzymes on the performance and meat quality of broiler chickens. British Poultry Science 47(1), 57-66.
  10. Kadim, I.T., Al-Marzooqi, W., O. Mahgoub, and Annamalai, K. 2005. Prediction of composition of broiler chicken excreta using near-infrared reflection spectroscopy. Agricultural & Marine Sciences 10, 13-19. 
  11. Lu, C.D., Kawas, J.R., Mahgoub, O. 2005. Fibre digestion and utilization in goats. Small Ruminant Research 60: 45-52. 
  12. Al-Kindi, A. Kadim, I.T., Mahmoud, I.Y., Mahgoub, O., Plude, J., Al-Manni, M. and Bakheit, C.S. 2005. Physiological response of two age groups of Omani sheep to short road transportation in relation to circulating levels of gondadotropins, cortisol, thyroid hormones, sex steroids and plasma chemistry. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 4: 737-741.
  13. Al-Kindi, A. Kadim, I.T., Mahmoud, I.Y., Mahgoub, O., Plude, J., Al-Manni, M. and Bakheit, C.S. 2005. Physiological response of two age groups of Omani male goats to short road transportation in relation to circulating levels of gondadotropins, cortisol, thyroid hormones, sex steroids and plasma chemistry. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 4: 742-746.
  14. Kadim, I.T., O. Mahgoub, Al-Marzooqi, W.S and Annamalai, K. 2005. Prediction of whole carcass composition in broiler chicken using near-infrared reflection spectroscopy. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 18 (7), 1036-1040. 
  15. Mohammed Shafiur Rahman, Zeinab Salman, Isam T. Kadim, Ann Mothershaw, Mohd Hamad Al-Riziqi, Nejib Guizani, Osman Mahgoub, Amanat Ali. 2005. Microbial and physico-chemical characteristics of dried meat processed by different methods. International Journal of Food Engineering 1(2): 1-14).
  16. Mahgoub, Isam T. Kadim, Neil E. Forsberg, Dawood S. Al-Ajmi, Naseeb M. Al-Saqry, Abdullah S. Al-Abri, Kanthi Annamalai. 2005. Evaluation of Meskit (Prosopis juliflora) pods for feeding goats in the Sultanate of Oman Animal Feed Science & Technology 121, 319-327. 
  17. Mahgoub, O., I. T. Kadim, S.M. Al-Jufaily, N.M. Al-Saqry, K. Annamalai; A. Ritchie. 2005. Evaluation of sun-dried sardines as a protein supplement for Omani sheep Animal Feed Science & Technology 120, 245-257.
  18. Mahgoub, O., Isam T. Kadim, Eugene. H. Johnson, A. Srikandakumar, Naseeb M. Al-Saqri, Abdullah S. Al-Abri, Andrew Ritchie. 2005. The use of a concentrate containing Meskit (Prosopis juliflora) pods and date palm by-products to replace commercial concentrate in diets of Omani sheep. Animal Feed Science & Technology 120, 33-41.
  19. Mahgoub, O., C.D. Lu, M.S. Hameed, A. Ritchie A.S. Al-Halhali and K. Annamalai. 2005. Performance of Omani goats fed diets containing various metabolizable energy densities. Small Ruminant Research 58, 175-180.
  20. Mahgoub, O, I.T. Kadim, N.M. Al-Saqri, R.M. Al-Busaidi. 2005. Potential of the Omani Jebel Akhdar goat for meat production under feedlot. Small Ruminant Research 56, 223-230.
  21. Johnson, E.H., al-Habsi, K., Kaplan, E., Srikandakumar, A., Kadim, I.T., Annamalai, K., Al-Busaidi, R. and Mahgoub, O. 2004. Caprine hepatic lipidosis induced through the intake of low levels of dietary cobalt. Veterinary Journal 168, 174-179.
  22. Zaibet, L, Dharmapala, S.P., Boughanmi, H., Mahgoub, O., Al-Marshudi, A. 2004. Social changes, economic performance and development: The case of goat production in Oman. Small Ruminant Research 54(1,2), 131-140.
  23. Mahgoub, O, and Lu, C.D. 2004. Effects of various levels of metabolizable energy on chemical composition of whole carcass and non-carcass portion of goats and sheep. South Africa Journal of Animal Science 34, 81-84.
  24. Mahgoub, O., I. T. Kadim, D.S. Al-Ajmi, N.M. Al-Saqry, A.S. Al-Abri, A.R. Ritchie, A.S. Al-Halhali and N.E. Forsberg. 2004. Use of local range tree (Prosopis spp.) pods in feeding sheep and goats in the Sultanate of Oman. Options Méditerranéennes. Serie A: Séminaires Méditerranéennes, Numéro 59, 191-195.
  25. Mahgoub, O, I.T. Kadim, N.M. Al-Saqri, R.M. Al-Busaidi. 2004. Effects of body weight and sex on carcass tissue distribution in goats. Meat Science 67(4), 577-585.
  26. Kadim, I.T., Mahgoub, O., Srikandakumar, A., Al-Ajmi, D.S., Al-Maqbaly, R.S., Al-Saqri, N.M. and Johnson, E.H. 2004. Comparative effect of low levels of dietary cobalt and parenteral injection of vitamin B12 on carcass and meat quality characteristics in Omani goats. Meat Science 66: 837-844.
  27. Mahgoub, O., I.T., Kadim, N.M., Al-Saqry, D.S., Al-Ajmi, A.S., Al-Abri, A.R., Ritchie, K. Annamalai, and N.E. Forsberg. 2004. Effects of Replacing Rhodes Grass (Chloris gayana) Hay with Ghaf (Prosopis cineraria) Pods on Performance of Omani Native Sheep. Tropical Animal Health and Production 36(3): 281-294.
  28. Kadim, I.T., Mahgoub, O., Al-Ajmi, D.S., Al-Maqbaly, R.S. Al-Mugheiry, S.M. and Bartolome, D. Y. 2004. The influence of season on quality characteristics of hot-boned beef M. longissimus thoracis. Meat Science 66: 831-836.
  29. Sablani, S.S., M.S. Rahman, I. Haffar, O. Mahgoub and A.S. Al-Marzouki. 2003. Drying rates and quality parameters of fish sardines processed using solar dryers. Agricultural & Marine Sciences 8(2): 79-86. 
  30. Srikandakumar, A., Johnson, E.H., Mahgoub, O., Kadim, I.T. and Al-Ajmi, D.S. 2003. Anatomy and histology of the reproductive tract of the female Arabian camel. Agricultural & Marine Sciences 8(2): 63-66.
  31. Kadim, I.T., Johnson, E.H, Mahgoub, O., Srikandakumar, A., Al-Ajmi, D.S., Ritchie, A., Annamalai, K. and Al-Halhali, A. 2003. Effect of low levels of dietary cobalt on apparent nutrient digestibility in Omani goats. Animal Feed Science & Technology 109: 209-216.
  32. Kadim, I.T., Mahgoub, O., A., Al-Ajmi, D.S., Al-Maqbaly, R.S., Al-Saqri, N.M. and Ritchie, A. 2003. An evaluation of the growth, carcass and meat quality characteristics of Omani goat breeds. Meat Science 66:203-210.
  33. Srikandakumar, A., Johnson, E.H, Mahgoub, O. 2003. Effect of heat stress on respiratory rate, rectal temperature and blood chemistry in Omani and Australian Merino sheep. Small Ruminant Research 49: 193-198.
  34. A. Kharbotly, O. Mahgoub, A.A. Al-Subhi and A.S. Al-Halhali. 2003. Studies on Omani indigenous grass species with potential for maintaining rangeland and livestock feeding. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 95(2-3): 623 – 627.
  35. Kadim, I.T., Mahgoub, O., Al-Maqbaly, R.S., Annamalai and Al-Ajmi, D.S. 2002. Effects of age on fatty acid composition of the hump and abdominal depot fats of the Arabian camel (Cameulus dromedaries). Meat Science 62: 245 – 251.
  36. Mahgoub, O., A.J. Khan, R.S. Al-Maqbaly, J.N. Al-Sabahi, K. Annamalai and N.M. Al-Saqry. 2002. Fatty Acid Composition of Muscle and Fat Tissues of Omani Jebel Akhdar Goats of Different Sexes and Weights. Meat Science 61(4): 381 - 357.
  37. Sablani, S.S., R.M. Myhara, Mahgoub, Z.H. Al-Attabi, & M.M. Al-Mugheiry. 2001. Water sorption osotherms of freeze dried fish sardines. Drying Technology 10: 673 – 680.
  38. Mahgoub, O., G.K. Barrell & A.R. Sykes. 2001. Effect of gender, gonadectomy and oestradiol–17β on growth in lambs under grazing conditions. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge 137: 351 - 364.
  39. Early, R.J. O. Mahgoub, C.D. Lu, A. Ritchie, A.S. Al-Halhali & K. Annamalai. 2001.Nutritional evaluation of solar dried sardines as a ruminant protein supplement. Small Ruminant Research 41(1): 39 – 49
  40. Early, R.J. O. Mahgoub and C.D. Lu. 2001. Energy and protein utilization for maintenance and growth in Omani ram lambs in hot climates. II. Composition of tissue growth and nitrogen metabolism. The Journal of Agricultural Science (Cambridge), 136: 461-470
  41. Early, R.J. O. Mahgoub and C.D. Lu. 2001. Energy and protein utilisation for maintenance and growth in Omani ram lambs in hot climates. I. Estimates of energy requirements and efficiency. The Journal of Agricultural Science (Cambridge), 136: 451-459.
  42. Mahgoub, O., G.K. Barrell & J.J. Bass. 2001. Effects of oestradiol implants on musculo-skeletal growth of wether and ewe lambs. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 44: 37-46.
  43. Myhara, R.M., Byerley, D.J., Mahgoub O. & Chesworth, J.M. 2000. Effects of testicular status and feeding diets containing date palm by-product on the sensory attributes of Omani lamb meat. Small Ruminant Research 38 (1): 57 – 61.
  44. Mahgoub, O., C.D. Lu & R.J. Early. 2000. Effects of dietary density on feed intake, body weight gain and carcass chemical composition of Omani lambs. Small Ruminant Research 37: 35-42.
  45. Lu, C.D., R.J. Early, A.S. Kumar, O. Mahgoub, A. Ritchie, K. Annamalai & A.S. Al-Abri. 1999. Performance of lactating dairy cows fed dried sardines. Agricultural Sciences 4(1): 35-42.
  46. Mahgoub, O. & G.A. Lodge. 1998. A comparative study on growth, body composition and carcass tissue distribution in Omani sheep and goats. The Journal of Agricultural Science (Cambridge) 131(3): 329-340.
  47. Mahgoub, O., G.M.J. Horton & F.H. Olvey. 1998. Effect of method and time of castration on growth and carcass characteristics of Omani sheep. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 11 (2): 120-126.
  48. Mahgoub, O. & C.D. Lu. 1998. Growth, body composition and carcass tissue distribution in goats of large and small. Small Ruminant Research. 27: 267- 278.
  49. Mahgoub, O., D.J. Byerley, J.M. Chesworth & R.M. Myhara. 1998. Effect of testicular status and feeding diets containing palm by-products on growth and composition of the rack cut in Omani sheep. Small Ruminant Research. 28: 281- 288.
  50. Mahgoub, O. 1998. Ultrasonic scanning measurements of the longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle to predict carcass muscle content in sheep. Meat Science. 48/1-2: 41-48.
  51. Mahgoub, O. 1998. Relationships between live body and carcass measurements and carcass composition in Omani sheep. Journal for Scientific Research - Agricultural Sciences- Sultan Qaboos University. 3: 27 - 34.
  52. Mahgoub, O. 1997. Meat production characteristics of the Omani Dhofari goat. 1. Live-weight growth and carcass and non-carcass characteristics. International Journal of Animal Sciences. 12: 25-30.
  53. Mahgoub, O. 1997. Meat production characteristics of Omani Dhofari goat. 2. Growth and distribution of the musculature and the skeleton. International Journal of Animal Sciences. 12: 31-38.
  54. Mahgoub, O. & G.A. Lodge. 1996. Growth and body composition in meat production of Omani Batina goats. Small Ruminant Research. 19: 233-246.
  55. Mahgoub, O., F.H. Olvey & D.C. Jeffrey. 1995. Growth and composition of the Omani Dhofari cattle. 1. Body weight growth and carcass composition. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 8(6): 611-616. 
  56. Mahgoub, O., F.H. Olvey & D.C. Jeffrey. 1995. Growth and composition of the Omani Dhofari cattle. 2. Distribution of carcass tissues. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 8(6): 617-625.
  57. Mahgoub, O. & G.A. Lodge. 1994. Growth and body composition of Omani local sheep. 1. Live-weight growth and carcass and non-carcass characteristics. Animal Production. 58 (3): 365-372.
  58. Mahgoub, O. & G.A. Lodge. 1994. Growth and body composition of Omani local sheep. 2. Growth and distribution of the musculature and skeleton. Animal Production. 58 (3): 373-379.
  59. Mahgoub, O. & E.S.E. Gaili. 1994. Effects of feeding poor quality desert grass and subsequent re-feeding on a high plane of nutrition on growth and body composition of Sudan Desert lambs. Tropicultura/Agri-Overseas (Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, du Commerce Exterieur et de la Cooperation au Developpement-Belgium) 12 (3): 98-102.
  60. Mahgoub, O., G.K. Barrell & A.R. Sykes. 1988. Effects of oestradiol on skeletal growth in lambs. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production Vol. 48: 25 - 28.
  61. Gaili, E.S.E. & O. Mahgoub. 1983. Studies on Sudan Desert Sheep. 1. Effects of feeding to lambs poor quality desert grass (humra) and subsequent rehabilitation on a high plane of nutrition on live weight growth, carcass yield and offals. Sudan Journal of Veterinary Research. Vol. XVII (4): 111 - 117.
  62. Gaili, E.S.E. & O. Mahgoub. 1981. Sex differences in body composition of Sudan Desert Sheep. World Review of Animal Production. Vol. XVIII (3): 27 - 30.
 
B. Proceedings and Abstracts:
  1. Kadim, I and Mahgoub, O. 2006. Meat Quality and composition of Longissimus thoracis from Arabian camel (Camelus dromedaries) and Omani beef: A comparative study. First Conference of the International Society of Camelids Research and Development (ISOCARD), April, 15-17, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirate.
  2. Kadim, I. Mahgoub. O. and Al-Nasseri, H. 2006. Attitudes and behaviour of consumers towards meat in the Sultanate of Oman. Hygienic Meat Production – Best Practices, February 13-14, 2006, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
  3. Mahgoub, O, Kadim, I., Mothersahw, A, Al Zadjali, S.A. and Annamalai, K. 2006. ELISA testing for residues in meat. Hygienic Meat Production – Best Practices, February 13-14, 2006, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
  4. O. Mahgoub, I.T. Kadim, M.H. Al-Busaidi, K. Annamalai, N.M. Al-Saqri, A. M. Al-Yaqoubi. 2005. Use of date palm by-products for feeding Omani sheep. 11th Seminar of the FAO-CIHEAM Sub-Network on Sheep and Goat Nutrition “Advanced Nutrition and Feeding Strategies to Improve Sheep and Goat Production”. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Catania, Sicily, Italy.
  5. Kadim, I.T., A. Al-Kindi & O. Mahgoub. 2005. Effects of short road transport on blood metabolites and meat quality characteristics of three breeds of Omani goats. Proceeding of the International Conference on Postharvest Technology and Quality Management in Arid Tropics. Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Pp. 335-339.
  6. Mahgoub, O., Kadim, I.T., Mothershaw, A., Al Zidjali, S.A., Annamalai, K. and Al-Mibsili, F.A. 2004. Chemical composition and quality attributes of meat from native and imported goats slaughtered at the central slaughterhouse in the Sultanate of Oman. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Goats. Pretoria, South Africa July 2004. 
  7. Kadim, I.T. & Mahgoub, O. 2004. Camelidae genetic resources: Report on three Arabian Gulf Countries. 34th ICAR Session and INTERBULL Meeting, Sousse-Tunisia, May 28-June 2004. 
  8. Mahgoub, O., Isam Kadim, Issa Al-Amri & Aisha Ambu Ali. 2004. Assessment of fibre types in Omani native sheep wool using Electron microscopy. Oman’s 1st Electron Microscopy Conference, SQU, Oman, March 2004.
  9. Sablani, S. S., Rahman, M. S., Al-Habsi, N., Al-Belushi, R., Al-Ruzeiqi, M., Mahgoub, O., Al-Marzouki, A. 2004. Drying of fish and seafood. Poster presentation. CAMS Fisherman’s Day, 13 April, 2004.
  10. Kadim, I.T., Mahgoub, O., Al-Ajmi, D.S. and Al-Maqbaly, R.S. 2003. The influence of climate changes on the relationship between ultimate pH and meat quality characteristics of beef M. longissimus thoracis. 49th ICoMST, 49th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology. Brazil, 25-30 September 2003 Volume 2: 768 – 769.
  11. Sablani, S. S., Rahman, M. S., Haffar, I., Mahgoub, O., Al-Marzouki, A. S., Al-Ruzeiqi, M. H., Al-Habsi, N. H., Al-Belushi, R. H. 2003. Drying rates and quality parameters of fish sardines processed using solar dryers. Proceeding of the 2nd Nordic Drying Conference (NDC 2003) in Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-27 June 2003.
  12. Kadim, I.T., Mahgoub, O., Srikandakumar, A., Al-Ajmi, D.S. and Al-Maqbaly, R.S. 2002. Effects of aging on quality characteristics of goat longissimus dorsi muscle. 48th ICoMST, 48th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology. Rome, 25-30 August 2002 Volume 2: 768 – 769.
  13. Sablani, S. S., Rahman, M. S., Mahgoub, O., Al-Marzouki, A. S.2002. Sun and solar drying of fish sardines. IDS2002, 13th International Drying Symposium, Bejing, P. R. China, 26-30 August 2002; In: Drying 2002. Cao, C. W., Pan, Y. K., liu, X. D., Qu, Y. X.(eds), pp. 1662-1666.
  14. Srikandakumar, A., E. H. Johnson, O. Mahgoub, I.T. Kadim and D. S. Al-Ajmi. 2001. Anatomy and Histology of the Female Reproductive Tract of the Arabian camel. Sixth Annual conference for Animal Production under Arid conditions, “International Twin conference on Reproduction/production in Camelids, UAE”.
  15. Kadim I.T., O. Mahgoub, R.S. Al-Maqbaly, D. S. Al-Ajmi, K. Annamalai and N.M. Al-Saqry. 2001. Fatty acid composition of the hump lipids of the Arabia Camel (Camelus dromedarius). Sixth Annual conference for Animal Production under Arid conditions, “International Twin conference on Reproduction/production in Camelids, UAE”.
  16. Zaibet, L., O. Mahgoub, H. Boughanmi, O. Al-Jabri, H. Al-Nabhani & A. Al-Halhali. 2000. Transformation of traditional animal production systems in Oman. International Conference on Small Holder Livestock Production Systems in Developing countries (November 24th-27th) – Thrissur, Kerala, India. Pp 105.
  17. Mahgoub, O., C.D. Lu, M.S. Hameed, A. Richie and K. Annamalai. 2000. Performance of Omani goats fed diets containing various metabolizable energy densities. 7th International Conference on Goats. 15-21 May, Tours-Poitiers, France.
  18. Mahgoub, O., C.D. Lu, M.S. Hameed, A. Richie and A.S. Al-Halhali. 2000. Estimation of energy requirements for growth of Omani. 7th International Conference on Goats. 15-21 May, Tours-Poitiers, France.
  19. Mahgoub, O. & C.D. Lu. 1998. Muscle: bone relationships in Omani sheep of different sexes and body weights. Presented in the 8th World Conference on Animal Production, Seoul - Korea, June 28 - July 4/1998. Vol. 1 (#PN4-15): 936-937.
  20. Mahgoub, O. & C.D. Lu. 1998. Effects of breed, sex and slaughter weight on carcass composition of Omani goats. Presented in the 8th World Conference on Animal Production, Seoul - Korea, June 28 - July 4/1998. Vol. 1 (#PN4-16): 938-939.
  21. Mahgoub, O. 1998. A novel approach using ultrasonic scanning to predict carcass muscle content in sheep. Presented in the 8th World Conference on Animal Production, Seoul - Korea, June 28 - July 4/1998. Vol. 2 (#OP1-4: 200 - 201.
  22. Mahgoub, O., R.J. Early, C.D. Lu. 1998. Energy and protein utilisation for maintenance and growth in Omani sheep in hot climates. I. Estimates of energy and protein requirements. Presented in the 1998 American Dairy Science Association and the American Society of Animal Science - Denver, Colorado USA, July 27-31 1998. #365 pp.95.
  23. R.J. Early, O. Mahgoub, C.D. Lu. 1998. Energy and protein utilisation for maintenance and growth in Omani sheep in hot climates. II. Estimates of efficiency of energy and protein utilisation for maintenance and growth. Presented in the 1998 American Dairy Science Association and the American Society of Animal Science - Denver, Colorado USA, July 27-31 1998.#366 pp.95.
  24. Chesworth, J.M., Byerley, D.J. and Mahgoub, O. 1996. Evaluation of whole date palm frond as a forage source for sheep. Proceedings of the 11th meeting of the British Society of Animal Science (Scarborough, 18-20 March 1996). Animal Science. 62(3): 664.
  25. Mahgoub, O. 1996. Distribution of carcass tissues in the Batina and Dhofari Omani goats of different body sizes. Proceedings of the VI International Conference on Goats (Beijing, China 6-11 May 1996). 1: 400.
  26. Mahgoub, O., A.L. Olvey, N.M. Al-Saqry & R.M. Al-Busaidi. 1995. Production of goat meat under intensive management in the tropics. Proceedings of the International Conference on Animal Production in Hot Climates (Muscat, Sultanate of Oman). P A1.
  27. Mahgoub, O., A.L. Olvey, N.M. Al-Saqry & R.M. Al-Busaidi. 1995. Raising native sheep for meat production in hot climates. Proceedings of the International Conference on Animal Production in Hot Climates (Muscat, Sultanate of Oman). P A2.
  28. Mahgoub, O., G.M.J. Horton & F.H. Olvey. 1995. Effects of castration on growth and carcass characteristics of Omani sheep. Proceedings of the International Conference on Animal Production in Hot Climates (Muscat, Sultanate of Oman). P A4.
  29. Mahgoub, O., F.H. Olvey & D.C. Jeffrey. 1995. Beef production from native cattle in hot environments. Proceedings of the International Conference on Animal Production in Hot Climates (Muscat, Sultanate of Oman). P A11.
  30. Mahgoub, O. & F.H. Olvey. 1994. Omani Dhofari Cattle - A Tropical Beef Breed. Proceedings of the 7th Asian-Australasian Associations of Animal Production Societies (Bali- Indonesia). pp 229-230.
  31. Mahgoub, O. & G.A. Lodge. 1994. Meat production from Omani native sheep and goats. Proceedings of the 7th Asian-Australasian Associations of Animal Production Societies (Bali- Indonesia) pp 379-380.
  32. Mahgoub, O., G.K. Barrell & J.J. Bass. 1987. Effects of oestrogen implants on skeletal growth of sheep. Proceedings of the 3rd. Asian-Australasian Associations of Animal Production Societies (Hamilton, New Zealand). PP 493.
 
C.  Reports, Book Chapters and Non-Refereed Articles:
  1.  Kadim, I.T & Mahgoub, O. 2007. Postharvest Handling of Red Meat. In: Handbook of Food Preservation. 2nd edition. Francis and Taylor (In press).
  2. Mahgoub, O. 1995. Traditional livestock practices. In: Traditional Agriculture and Fishing in the Sultanate of Oman. College of Agriculture, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman. pp. 26-32.
  3. Tabook, N.M., Kadim, I.T., Mahgoub, O. and Al-Marzooqi, W. 2006. effect of date fiber and enzyme supplementation on diet metabolizability and broiler performance. Feedinfo News Service (http//www.feedinfo.com/console/Page Viewer).
  4. Kadim, I.T., Mahgoub, O. et al. 2004. Quantitative assessment of antibiotic and anabolic agents in broiler chicken meat sold in the Sultanate e of Oman. Submitted to Muscat Municipality, Oman.
  5. Mahgoub O. & N.H.I. Osman. 1988. Evaluation of the Animal Production Section at the Hacienda Rupanco (Chile). A Technical Report submitted to the SAAR Foundation, 555 Grove Street, Herndon, Virginia, USA.
  6. Mahgoub, O. 1996. Management and improvement of native goat and sheep breeds in the Sultanate of Oman. A lecture presented to a staff development meeting of Oman Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Al Suwaiq, Al Batina Region (Arabic), 20 pp.
  7. Mahgoub, O. 1996. Evaluation of Omani Batina goats fed barley sprout. A Technical Report prepared for The Royal Diwan Court, Sultanate of Oman. 7 pp.
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