Animal Production

Academic Staff

May 31, 2026, 9:41 a.m.
Shekhmous Hasan Hussen
Shekhmous Hasan Hussen (PhD)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Poultry Breeding

Animal Production
College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences
University of Duhok
[email protected]
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  • Poultry breeding and Genetics

Professional Roles and Contributions

  • Director of the Animal Production Project, Department of Animal Production, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region–Iraq (since June 20, 2021).
  • Assistant Professor of Poultry Breeding and Genetics at the University of Duhok, with responsibilities in teaching, training, research supervision, and academic development.
  • Conducted comprehensive assessments of poultry production projects, including field visits to vulnerable farmers and evaluation of technical, financial, and operational requirements.
  • Provided detailed analyses of workforce needs, budget requirements, and production constraints for local chicken projects, submitting recommendations and action plans to the Ministry of Agriculture.
  • Author of the curriculum Technical Development of Poultry Production, developed for GOAL Organization (Duhok Province) in 2019 to train refugee and rural farmers.
  • Served as supervisor for two private broiler farms in Babelo village, Duhok (2016–2019).
  • Facilitated coordination between the University of Duhok and the Directorate of Agriculture to support field activities in 2014 and 2018.
  • University of Duhok representative in a poultry rearing workshop organized by GOAL Organization at Jiyan Hotel, Duhok (2017).
  • Senior Lecturer for a vocational training course on broiler production, Directorate of Agriculture, Bagira (May 2015).
  • Chair of the Scientific Committee for the workshop on local chicken production in Duhok (June 22, 2014).

Research

  • Hussen, S. H. (2025). Forecasting of COVID-19 cases in Kurdistan Region using some statistical models. Academic Journal of Applied Mathematical Sciences, 6(8), 172–180.
  • Salih, J. H., Hassan, A. M., & Hussen, S. H. (2023). A study of egg quality characteristics for two Asiatic (Coturnix japonica) and two European (Coturnix coturnix) quail lines. Earth and Environmental Science, 1252, 012139.
  • Abdullah, M. S., Hussen, S. H., & Baper, M. I. (2022). Growth performance and genetic parameters of chickens using full diallel cross between local and super-harco breeds. ProEnvironment, 15(50), 105–111.
  • Hussen, S. H., & Hassan, A. M. (2021). Poultry breeding. UoD Publications, 1, 245.
  • Mohammeda, D. A., Salih, J. H., & Hussen, S. H. (2021). Effect of different protein sources with different levels on growth performance and carcass dissection of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Science Journal of University of Zakho, 9(1), 1–7.
  • Salih, J. H., Mohammed, D. A., & Hussen, S. H. (2021). Impact of protein source and its levels on egg production and egg quality of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Science Journal of University of Zakho, 9(3), 138–143.
  • Hussen, S. H. (2020). Carcass characteristics in three lines of quail (Coturnix coturnix spp) and their crosses II-the percentages. Syrian Journal of Agricultural Research, 7(3), 454–466.
  • Hussen, S. H., Hassan, A. M., Salih, J. H., & Hussein, K. N. (2020). Carcass characteristics in three lines of quail (Coturnix coturnix spp) and their crosses. I- The weights. Syrian Journal of Agricultural Research, 7(2), 323–333.
  • Hussen, S. H., & Saleh, J. H. (2019). Productive performance of nine quail genotypes resulted from full diallel crossing. Syrian Journal of Agricultural Research, 6(1), 420–433.
  • Hussen, S. H., & Saleh, J. H. (2019). Comparison among three quail (Coturnix coturnix spp) lines in their productive performance. Syrian Journal of Agricultural Research, 6(4), 516–527.
  • Salih, J. H., & Hussen, S. H. (2019). Genetic evaluation of three quail lines by full diallel cross design II-egg production. UoD Journal, 22(1), 243–251.
  • Meshabaz, R. A., Sulaiman, K. M., Hussen, S. H., Berwary, M., Salih, J. H., Ahmed, S., et al. (2017). Hematological study in three lines of quail and their crosses. Journal of University of Zakho, 5(3), 249–253.
  • Hassan, A., Mohammed, D., Hussein, K., & Hussen, S. H. (2017). Comparison among three lines of quail for egg quality characters. Journal of University of Zakho, 5(4), 296–300.
  • Hussen, S. H., Al-Khdri, A. M. A., & Hassan, A. M. (2016). Response to selection for body weight in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science, 6(2), 453–459.
  • Hussen, S. H., & Salih, J. H. (2018). Genetic evaluation of three quail lines by full diallel cross design I-growth traits. Journal of University of Duhok, 21(1), 75–86.
  • Hussen, S. H., Hassan, A., & Al-Khdri, A. (2016). Estimation of some genetic parameters for egg quality traits in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Journal of University of Duhok, 19(1), 32–37.
  • Berwary, M. S., Oramari, R., & Hussen, S. H. (2015). Correlated response to selection for residual feed intake in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Journal of Duhok University, 18(1), 135–144.
  • Hussen, S. H., Fathi, M. M., & Galal, A. (2000). Residual feed consumption in three Egyptian local genotypes of chicken segregating for naked neck gene. Egyptian Poultry Science Journal, 20(2), 311–326.
  • Hussen, S. H. (2000). Interaction between some environmental factors and different genotypes in some Egyptian local strains of chickens. Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture, Egypt.
  • Hussen, S. H. (1997). Effect of some environmental conditions on performance of some traits in chicks. Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture, Egypt.

Internationally Published Textbooks

  • Shekhmous Hussen & Asia Hassan (2021). Poultry Breeding. Academic textbook (English), First Edition. University of Duhok Publication. Card Number: D-/2413/21. Website: https://www.uod.ac. Duhok, Kurdistan Region – Iraq.
  • Shekhmous Hussen (2020). Poultry Production (Broilers) / إنتاج الدواجن – فروج اللحم. Textbook (Arabic). NOOR Publishing. Website: https://www.noor-publishing.com/catalog. ISBN: 978-3-330-97348-0. Stabu Street 15-141, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia.
  • Shekhmous Hussen (2020). Statistical Analysis Using SAS and SPSS Software. Textbook. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Website: https://www.lap-publishing.com/. ISBN: 978-620-2-55363-6. Germany.
  • Shekhmous Hussen (2020). Quail Production and Breeding. Textbook. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Website: https://www.lap-publishing.com/. ISBN: 978-620-0-85030-0. Germany.
  • Shekhmous Hussen & Jameela Salih (2019). Genetic Evaluation of Three Quail Lines in a Full Diallel Cross. Textbook. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Website: https://www.lap-publishing.com/. ISBN: 978-620-0-25331-6. Germany.

  • Poultry breeding
  • Poultry genetics
  • Data analysis

Supervision and Committee Membership

  • Member, Ph.D. Dissertation Registration Committee (Proposal Committee), for postgraduate student Narin Nidhammedin, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan Region – Iraq, 23 April 2021.
  • Member, M.Sc. Thesis Discussion Committee (Certificate Equalization) for postgraduate student Nizar I. Yousif, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University (Turkey), held at the University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region – Iraq, 8 April 2021.
  • Member, Ph.D. Dissertation Discussion Committee for postgraduate student Kurdman M. Ali, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan Region – Iraq, 11 December 2020.
  • Member, Ph.D. Dissertation Discussion Committee for postgraduate student Mohammed Sulaiman, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region – Iraq, 23 January 2020.
  • International Editorial Board Member, Syrian Journal of Agricultural Researches (SJAR), since March 2019.
  • Supervisor, Technical Training Course II, GOAL Organization, on Poultry Production Projects, Shekhan, 7–29 April 2019.
  • Supervisor, Technical Training Course, GOAL Organization, on Poultry Production Projects, Duhok Province, 6 March – 4 April 2019.
  • Technical Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Poultry Science, Bangladesh, since 2018.
  • Member, M.Sc. Thesis Discussion Committee for postgraduate student Taher Dosky, University of Duhok, 5 June 2017.
  • Member and Supervisor, M.Sc. Thesis Discussion Committee for postgraduate student Jameela H. Saleh, University of Duhok, 10 December 2016.
  • Supervisor, M.Sc. thesis of Jameela H. Saleh, Poultry Breeding, titled “Genetic Evaluation of Three Lines of Quail in a Full Diallel Cross.” Successfully defended and approved, December 2016, University of Duhok.
  • Supervisor, M.Sc. thesis of Saifaldein A. Abdullah, Chicken Production, titled “Effect of Partial or Total Replacement of Soybean Protein Instead of Animal Protein on the Laying Performance of Lohman Hybrid Chickens.” Successfully defended and approved, June 2015, University of Duhok.
  • Member and Supervisor, M.Sc. Thesis Discussion Committee for postgraduate student Saifaldein Abdullah, University of Duhok, 23 June 2015.
  • Member, M.Sc. Thesis Discussion Committee for postgraduate student Dejeen M. Abdulaziz, University of Duhok, 23 June 2014.
  • Member, M.Sc. Thesis Discussion Committee for postgraduate student Nareen S. Nedhamedin, University of Duhok, 21 June 2014.
  • Member, M.Sc. Thesis Discussion Committee for postgraduate student Azad H. Ismail, University of Duhok, 5 June 2014.
  • Supervisor for at least one final-year undergraduate research project per academic year, 2013–2020.