Personal Information

 Professor

Department of  Arid Regions Agriculture

Faculty of Environmental Sciences

Contact Information

Phone: 64866

Email: yaattia@kau.edu.sa

Youssef Abd-Elwahab Youssef Attia

 Professor

Profile

Education

  • 1993

    Doctorate degree from Animal Production Faculty of Agriculture , University of Zagzig and Georgia University , الزقازيق, مصــــــــر

Employment

  • 1983-2012

    Assoicate lecture-Professor, ARC, Alexanderia University, Damanhour University, الاسكندرية, مصــــــــر

Research Interests

  1. Protein, energy, digestibility, fertility and hatchability and blood component for laying hens.
  2. Energy requirements of broiler breeder males and females.
  3. Molting methods for broiler breeders and relationship between uterine lipids and shell quality of broiler breeder hens were also studied.
  4. Utilization of agriculture by-products and home grown feedstuffs by ducks and their effects on poultry performance and meat quality.
  5. Effect of enzyme mixture supplementation on improving nutritional quality of agriculture by-products and home grown feedstuffs.
  6. Feed restriction regimen for broilers.
  7. Effect of energy levels on egg production, semen quality and reproduction efficiency of Egyptian breeds.
  8. Enriching poultry meat with omega-3 fatty acid.
  9. Reduce environmental pollution hazards related to animal waste.
  10. Reduce the negative impact of heat stress on bird's performance.
  11. The effect of Vit. E, C and organic Se on poultry performance.
  12. The impact of organic source of trace minerals Zn, Cr and Cu on poultry performance and product quality.
  13. Effect of phytase on broiler, roasters and laying hens performance.
  14. Production of nutritionally modified animal products for human health benefits.
  15. Methods to control salmonella entrititids in poultry.
  16. Determination of the Cu, Cr and Zn requirements of poultry to control environmental pollution and improve economic efficiency and meat quality.
  17. Improve rabbit's performance in the tropic through use of glucose supplementation during summer seasons.
  18. Seeking for alternative to antibiotic in poultry and rabbit's diets and quantitative the effect of bee pollen in this regard.  
  19. Management, husbandry and nutritional aspects of broiler breeders, broiler, turkeys, layers, ducks, quails and rabbits; TME and AME procedures as well amino acid availability’s, semen evaluation, feed evaluation, chemical composition and low cost rations computer programs.
  20. Reducing the negative effects of low water quality on poultry performance using magnetic treatments and feed additives.
  21.  Energy utilization by ostrich.
  22.  Effect of water restriction on rabbit performance.
  23.  Effect of group size on chicken performance. 

Scientific interests

Courses

Adminstration of animal production projects 462 ARG

Areas of expertise

Animal and Poultry production and Husbandry Animal and poultry breeding, husbandry, nutrition with emphasis on poultry breeding, husbandry, production and nutrition
Poultry production, husbandry, breeding and nutrition and rabbits production Expertise in poultry production, husbandry, breeding and nutrition and rabbits production as well.
Poultry production, husbandry, breeding and nutrition and rabbits production as well. Poultry production, husbandry, breeding and nutrition and rabbits production as well