Academic Staff

May 31, 2026, 9:39 a.m.
Merkhan Mahdi Mustafa (PhD)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Poultry Nutrition

Animal Production
College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences
University of Duhok

  • Ph.D. in Poultry Nutrition,Yüzüncü Yıl University, Turkey, 2021.
  • M.Sc. in Poultry Production, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region – Iraq, 2009.
  • B.Sc. in Animal Production, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region – Iraq, 2004.

  • Poultry production
  • Poultry Nutrition
  • Hatching and hatchery management
  • Teaching MSc and PhD students on poultry nutrition and metabolic disorders

Conferences and Scientific Events

  • Participated in a video conference held in Erbil on 24 May 2010.
  • Attended the Food Security Conference, Erbil, 23 November 2014.
  • Attended the International Agricultural Science Conference, Van, Turkey, 9–12 May 2018.

Training Courses and Workshops

  • Workshop on Agriculture (Animal Production), American University of Beirut, 2005.
  • Workshop on undergraduate curriculum development, 2014.
  • Workshop on Quality Assurance, 2014.
  • Workshop titled Toward Self-Sufficiency in Local Poultry Products, 2014.
  • Workshop on Poultry Health Problems, Veterinary Directorate, 17 December 2014.
  • Workshop on undergraduate curriculum development, 2015.
  • Workshop on Poultry Health Problems, Veterinary Directorate, 17 December 2015.
  • Workshop on Poultry Feed Additives (Lushtec, French Company), 2019.

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

  1. Chairman, Sale and Valuation Committee, 2009.
  2. Chairman, Committee of Sales, 2010.
  3. Member, Committee for Supervising Summer Training, 2010.
  4. Member, Committee for Monitoring Contract Terms between the Faculty of Agriculture and Poultry Farmers, 2011.
  5. Member, Department Council Committee, 2014–2016.
  6. Member, Quality Assurance Committee, 2014.
  7. Member, Scientific Committee of the Workshop on Poultry Problems, 2014.
  8. Chairman, Poultry Farm Supervision Committee, 2014 and 2016.
  9. Member, Consultant Bureau (Counselor), 2014–2016.
  10. Provided training for farmers on poultry rearing (ZSLVP Organization).
  11. Participated in the Erbil International Fair with Lushtec Company, 2013 and 2015.
  12. Member, Discussion Committee for MSc Student Proposals, 2015.
  13. Member, Supervision Committee for College Animal Farms, 2016.
  14. Member, Committee for Establishing a Poultry Slaughterhouse, 2016.
  15. Member, Scientific Committee, Department of Animal Production, 2022.
  16. Member, Graduation Project Committee (Poultry Production), 2022.

Research

  • Poultry Science
  • Poultry Nutrition
  • Poultry Production
  • Herbals as alternative to chemical growth promoters